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 Spring 2025 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
ArabicAvailable on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 
and Sundays. 
Contact facilitator directly to schedule a time.
Mohammed Alrizqi
ArmenianWednesdays, 5-6 pmKaren Petrosyan
ASLWednesdays, 4-5 pm
starts on 9/4
Lisa Sunde
BanglaTuesdays, 1:50-2:50 pm
no session on 11/26
Samirah Tabassum
CantoneseThursdays, 4:15-5:15 pm
no session on 10/24, 11/7
Wilson Kan
Toby Yung
CatalanWednesdays, 4:30-5:30 pmClara Alcolea Vila
CayugaThursdays, 11 am - 12 pm
meets on 10/17, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5
Evelyn Fettes
DutchMondays, 5-6 pm (G24A)Noah Duguma
English°Tuesdays, 3-4 pm (on Zoom)
meets on 10/8, 11/5, 12/3
Nadia Sadati
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 &
Elda Abayneh
English°Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 pm
no session on 10/17, 11/7, 11/14
Isabella Riano
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, 2-3 pm (G24A & Zoom)
no session on 11/8, 11/15, 11/22
Katerina Dimitriadou-Shuster
FrenchTuesdays, 7-8 pm
no session on 11/26
Tess Crane
FrenchWednesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm
meets 10/2, 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, 12/4
Carly Hermann
FrenchThursdays, 5-6 pmJérémy Girardeau-Montaut
German (Sprachcafé*)Mondays, 5-6 pm (Big Red Barn)Rajvi Thakore
Anna Reynders
GermanFridays, 11 am - 12 pm
meets on 10/18, 11/15, 12/6
Max Kaplan
GreekWednesdays, 1-2 pm
no session on 11/13, 11/20
Katerina Dimitriadou-Shuster
Haitian CreoleFridays, 12-1 pm
no session on 10/4, last session on 10/11
Elizabeth Hays
IndonesianThursdays, 12-1 pm
meets on 10/3, 10/17, 11/21, 12/5
Evelyn Fettes
ItalianMondays, 3-4 pm
meets on 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2
Carmelo D'Urso
ItalianTuesdays, 3-4 pm
no session on 10/1, 11/26
Cameron Howland
ItalianWednesdays, 5-6 pm
meets on 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20, 12/4
Grace Aiono
ItalianThursdays, 6-7 pm
no session on 11/14
Antonio Abbatecola
ItalianFridays, 2:30-3:30 pm
no session on 11/22, 12/6
Rafaella Gonzalez
JapaneseWednesdays, 5-6:30 pmBora Shin & Tami Takada
KoreanTuesdays, 5:30-6:30 pmDoyeon Kong
Huieun Do
MandarinTuesdays, 10:15-11:15 am
meets on 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3
Elise Meng
MandarinThursdays, 3:15-4:15 pm
no session on 10/10, 10/24, 11/7
Toby Yung
MandarinFridays, 2-3 pm
meets on 9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15
Serene Wang
MandarinFridays, 3-4 pmZoe Zhu
NorwegianMondays, 5-6 pm (Big Red Barn)Sarah Uttormark
Persian/FarsiThursdays, 2-3 pm
meets on 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21
Maral Arzani
PolishThursdays, 7-8 pm
starts on 9/26
Jeremi Urbaniak
PolishSaturdays, 10-11 am (on Zoom)
starts on 9/21
Barbara Batycka
QuechuaTuesdays, 2-3 pmEddy Machaca
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
RussianMondays, 5-6 pm (on Zoom)Samantha Kalner
RussianTuesdays, 3-4 pm
no session on 11/26
Stefan Hiekin
RussianWednesdays, 3:30-4:30 pmAmeh Emmanuel Sunday
RussianFridays, 9-10 am
meets on 11/1, 11/15, 12/6
Victoria Franklin
RussianFridays, 2:30-3:30 pmDina Gamous
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
no session on 9/30, 11/25, 12/2
Maria Persaud Fernandez
SpanishTuesdays, 12-1 pm
no session on 11/26
Gillian Rzepka
SpanishThursdays, 3-4 pmDrew Soshensky
SpanishThursdays, 5:15-6:15 pmAidan Helfant
SwahiliThursdays, 7-8 pm
meets on 9/26, 10/3, 10/17, 10/31, 11/14, 12/5
Ben Mukeku
TaiwaneseTuesdays, 6-7 pm
no session on 11/26

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
UkrainianThursdays, 5:30-6:30 pm
meets on 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5
Krystyna Golovakova
VietnameseFridays, 3-4 pmQuynh Anh Tran
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 12/2/2024
Subject to change
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