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.
Language | Date, Time, & Location | Facilitator |
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Arabic | Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm | Mohammad Al-Labadi |
Armenian | Sundays, 3-4 pm | Armen Abrahamian |
ASL | Wednesdays, 4-5 pm starts on 9/4 | Lisa Sunde |
Bangla | Tuesdays, 1:50-2:50 pm | Samirah Tabassum |
Cantonese | Thursdays, 4:15-5:15 pm | Wilson Kan & Toby Yung |
Dutch | Mondays, 5-6 pm (G24A) | Noah Duguma |
English° | Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 pm (Plant Science Bldg 328A) | Bill Fry |
English° | Wednesdays, 6-7 pm | Paul Jensen |
English° | Thursdays, 1-2 pm | Oluwapelumi 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 |
French | Wednesdays, 7-8 pm starts on 9/18 | Carly Hermann |
French | Thursdays, 5-6 pm | Jérémy Girardeau-Montaut |
German (Sprachcafé*) | Mondays, 5-6 pm (Big Red Barn) | Rajvi Thakore & Anna Reynders |
Greek | Fridays, 2-3 pm (G24A & Zoom) | Katerina Dimitriadou-Shuster |
Haitian Creole | Fridays, 12-1 pm | Elizabeth Hays |
Japanese | Wednesdays, 5-6 pm | Bora Shin, Tami Takada, & Sara Goto |
Korean | Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm | Doyeon Kong & Huieun Do |
Mandarin | Thursdays, 3:15-4:15 pm | Toby Yung |
Mandarin | Fridays, 2-3 pm meets on 9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15 | Serene Wang |
Norwegian | Mondays, 5-6 pm (Big Red Barn) | Sarah Uttormark |
Persian/Farsi | Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 pm | Arezoo Dashtaki & Maral Arzani |
Polish | Saturdays, 10-11 am (on Zoom) starts on 9/21 | Barbara Batycka |
Portuguese | Mondays, 2-3 pm | Maria De Oliveira Segura |
Portuguese | Fridays, 1-2 pm | Maria De Oliveira Segura |
Romanian | Wednesdays, 12-1 pm meets on 9/25, 10/30, 11/20 | Patricia Young |
Russian | TBD | Arina Danilina |
Russian | Fridays, 11 am - 12 pm meets on 9/13, 10/18, 11/15, 12/6 | Max Kaplan |
Sinhala | Fridays, 2:45-3:45 pm meets on 9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/6 | Hasini Makawita |
Spanish | Mondays, 3-4 pm starts on 9/16 | Maria Persaud Fernandez |
Spanish | Thursdays, 3-4 pm | Drew Soshensky |
Spanish | Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 pm | Aidan Helfant |
Swahili | Thursdays, 7-8 pm meets on 9/26, 10/3, 10/17, 10/31, 11/14, 12/5 | Ben Mukeku |
Swahili | TBD (on Zoom) | Jensen Mwangi Njagi |
Taiwanese | Tuesdays, 6-7 pm | |
Thai | Mondays, 6-7 pm (on Zoom) meets on 9/16, 10/7, 11/4, 12/2 | June Boonyanuphong |
Turkish | Fridays, 3-4 pm | Pelin Kumbet |
Yiddish | Fridays, 12-1 pm (on Zoom) starts on 8/23 | David Forman |