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. Campus visitors and members of the public must adhere to Cornell's public health requirements for events.
We also have a variety of board games available for checkout (for a complete list of games, check our LRC library holdings)!
Spring 2023 Schedule
Conversation Hours start on Monday, January 30 and run through the last day of instruction on Tuesday, May 9. There are no sessions during February Break (2/25-28) and Spring Break (4/1-9). We are in the process of scheduling additional spring 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.
| Language | Date, Time & Location | Facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language | Wednesdays, 4:15-5:15 pm | Nora Owen |
| Arabic | Wednesdays, 5-6 pm | Suzanna Moustafa & Mohammed Al-Labadi |
| Azerbaijani | Wednesdays, 7-8 pm (on Zoom) meets on 2/8, 3/1, 4/5, 5/3 |
Hamid Razifard |
| Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian (BCS) | Tuesdays, 4:15-5:15 pm meets on 2/7, 2/14, 3/14, 3/28, 4/18, 5/2 |
Larisa Kasumagic- Kafedzic |
| Cantonese | Thursdays, 4-5 pm | Toby Yung & Wilson Kan |
| Dutch | Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm (G24A and on Zoom) | Robbert Van Renesse |
| English | Thursdays, 3-4 pm starts on 2/9 |
Serene Wang |
| French (beginning) | Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 pm no session on 2/16 |
Alix Choinet |
| French (intermediate) | Tuesdays, 6-7 pm starts on 2/7 |
Adrien Martin Sion & Mika Jean Yannick Cassou-Souvre |
| French (advanced) | Mondays, 2-3 pm starts on 2/13 |
Claire Beck-Belaman |
| Georgian | Tuesdays, 6-7 pm (on Zoom) meets on 2/7, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/11, 4/25, 5/9 |
Suzanna Moustafa |
| German (Sprachcafé*) | Mondays, 5-6 pm (Big Red Barn) |
Isabel Choinowski & Dennis Wegner |
| Gujarati | Sundays, 3-4 pm starts on 2/12 |
Naiya Patel |
| Hindi | Sundays, 4-5 pm starts on 2/12 |
Naiya Patel |
| Hungarian | Mondays, 6-7 pm (G12 and on Zoom) no session on 3/6 |
Krisztina Ambrus |
| Italian | Thursdays, 3-4 pm no session on 3/16 |
Valentina Fulginiti |
| Japanese | Fridays, 4-5 pm (G12) no session on 3/31 |
Bora Shin |
| Korean | Thursdays, 5-6 pm no session on 2/16 |
Doyeon Kong |
| Mandarin | Fridays, 4-5 pm | April Chen |
| Mandarin | Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 pm meets on 2/9, 2/23, 3/9, 3/23, 4/13, 4/27 |
Qiyu "Kelly" Hu & Toby Yung |
| Norwegian | Tuesdays, 5-6 pm no session on 2/21 |
Sarah Uttormark |
| Polish | Thursdays, 6-7 pm no session on 2/23 |
Julia Pienkowska |
| Portuguese | Thursdays, 12:20-1:20 pm | |
| Quechua | Wednesdays, 12-1 pm starts on 2/8 |
Janeth Arias |
| Russian | Thursdays, 5-6 pm | Daria Kuzoukova & Arina Danilina |
| Spanish (beginning) | Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 pm no session on 3/9 |
Pedro Pontes García |
| Spanish (intermediate) | Wednesdays, 5-6 pm no session on 3/22 |
Julia Khinno |
| Spanish (advanced) | Wednesdays, 1:30-2:30 pm no session on 2/22 |
Nicolas Arce Zevallos |
| Swahili | Fridays, 3-4 pm (G24A and on Zoom) meets on 2/10, 2/17, 3/3, 3/17, 4/14, 4/28 |
Jensen Njagi |
| Thai | Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 pm starts on 2/7 |
Thitirat "June" Boonyanuphong |
| Turkish | Wednesdays, 5-6 pm meets on 2/8, 2/22, 3/22, 4/12, 4/26 |
Marla Munkh-Achit |
| Turkish | Fridays, 12-1 pm meets on 3/17, 3/31, 4/14, 4/28 |
Berk Can Balkir |
| Ukrainian | Mondays, 5-6 pm starts on 2/6 |
Krystyna Golovakova |
| Vietnamese | Tuesdays, 5-6 pm starts on 2/14 |
Trung-Nghia Le |
| Yiddish | Fridays, 12-1 pm (on Zoom) | David Forman |