Conversation Hours

The LRC hosts conversation hours in many languages, some in collaboration with the language departments. These are led by speakers of the target language and offer an opportunity to use a language you are learning, outside of class, in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. They are open to any learner, but are probably most useful to those at an intermediate level or above. Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn more than you might think, without instruction or correction. Come to Conversation Hour in your language and have fun! If you are learning a language we don't have a conversation hour in, find a group of learners and we'll help set it up. See us in G04 Stimson Hall during the day or send us an email at cornelllrc@cornell.edu to get started. Conversation Hours are open to the public. 

If you are interested in facilitating a Conversation Hour, please complete our facilitator form and we will get back to you.

We also have a variety of board games available for checkout (for a complete list of games, check our LRC library holdings)!

Fall 2024 Schedule

Conversation Hours start on Monday, September 9 and run through Monday, December 9, unless noted otherwise. There is no tutoring during Fall Break (October 12-15) and Thanksgiving Break (November 27 - December 1). We are in the process of scheduling fall hours. Please check back for more details and follow us on social media (@CornellLRC).
Conversation Hours meet in G25 Stimson Hall unless noted otherwise.
All times are ET.

LanguageDate, Time, & LocationFacilitator
ArabicWednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pmMohammad Al-Labadi
ArmenianSundays, 3-4 pmArmen Abrahamian
ASLWednesdays, 4-5 pm
starts on 9/4
Lisa Sunde
BanglaTuesdays, 1:50-2:50 pmSamirah Tabassum
CantoneseThursdays, 4:15-5:15 pmWilson Kan
Toby Yung
DutchMondays, 5-6 pm (G24A)Noah Duguma
English°Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 pm (Plant Science Bldg 328A)Bill Fry
English°Wednesdays, 6-7 pmPaul Jensen
English°Thursdays, 1-2 pmOluwapelumi Egunjobi
English°Fridays, 2-3 pm
meets on 9/13, 9/27, 10/11, 10/25, 11/8, 11/22, 12/6
Serene Wang
English°Fridays, 3-4 pm (G24A & Zoom)Katerina Dimitriadou-Shuster
FrenchWednesdays, 7-8 pm
starts on 9/18
Carly Hermann
FrenchThursdays, 5-6 pmJérémy Girardeau-Montaut
German (Sprachcafé*)Mondays, 5-6 pm (Big Red Barn)Rajvi Thakore
Anna Reynders
GreekFridays, 2-3 pm (G24A & Zoom)Katerina Dimitriadou-Shuster
Haitian CreoleFridays, 12-1 pmElizabeth Hays
JapaneseWednesdays, 5-6 pmBora Shin, Tami Takada, &
Sara Goto
KoreanTuesdays, 5:30-6:30 pmDoyeon Kong
Huieun Do
MandarinThursdays, 3:15-4:15 pmToby Yung
MandarinFridays, 2-3 pm
meets on 9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15
Serene Wang
NorwegianMondays, 5-6 pm (Big Red Barn)Sarah Uttormark
Persian/FarsiThursdays, 4:30-5:30 pmArezoo Dashtaki
Maral Arzani
PolishSaturdays, 10-11 am (on Zoom)
starts on 9/21
Barbara Batycka
PortugueseMondays, 2-3 pmMaria De Oliveira Segura
PortugueseFridays, 1-2 pmMaria De Oliveira Segura
RomanianWednesdays, 12-1 pm
meets on 9/25, 10/30, 11/20
Patricia Young
RussianTBDArina Danilina
RussianFridays, 11 am - 12 pm
meets on 9/13, 10/18, 11/15, 12/6
Max Kaplan
SinhalaFridays, 2:45-3:45 pm
meets on 9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/6
Hasini Makawita
SpanishMondays, 3-4 pm
starts on 9/16
Maria Persaud Fernandez
SpanishThursdays, 3-4 pmDrew Soshensky
SpanishThursdays, 5:30-6:30 pmAidan Helfant
SwahiliThursdays, 7-8 pm
meets on 9/26, 10/3, 10/17, 10/31, 11/14, 12/5
Ben Mukeku
SwahiliTBD (on Zoom)Jensen Mwangi Njagi
TaiwaneseTuesdays, 6-7 pm

Zong-Yan Liu

ThaiMondays, 6-7 pm (on Zoom)
meets on 9/16, 10/7, 11/4, 12/2
June Boonyanuphong
TurkishFridays, 3-4 pmPelin Kumbet
YiddishFridays, 12-1 pm (on Zoom)
starts on 8/23
David Forman
*Organized by the German Studies Department.
°Co-sponsored by the English Language Support Office.
Current as of 9/10/2024
Subject to change
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