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Students who are passionate about languages have the opportunity to join us in their free time to chat about all things related to languages and cultures in a relaxed and casual environment. Tutors of native-speaker level will be there to co-ordinate the events. Participants are encouraged to actively contribute to the sessions and have their say in planning future topics and activities. Emphasis is placed primarily on conversation - language and culture should be experienced and discussed together.
Language cafés meet both online and on-campus regularly during the lecture period.
Sprachcafé Deutsch als Fremdsprache
Online: Thursdays, 15:30-16:30 On campus: Tuesdays, 16:00-17:00
Impressions: "Die Vielfalt der Themen war gut gewählt." (WiSe 21/22)
"Man konnte ihr (der Tutorin) immer gut folgen." (WiSe 21/22)
English Language Café
Online: Mondays, 16:00-17:00 On campus: Wednesdays, 16:00 - 17:00
Impressions: "Enjoyed practicing English in a friendly group." (WiSe 21/22)
"Multitude of topics - never got boring, loved the flexibility." (WiSe 21/22)
NEW in the winter semester 2022/23
Café Francophone
Thursdays, 17:15 - Alternating between online and on campus every week
Nouveau cette année: venez pratiquer votre français au Café Francophone de l'université!
Conversación y Café
Mondays, 17:00 - Alternating between online and on campus every week
Impressions: “Mir hat besonders gefallen, dass man die Sprache sprechen üben konnte ohne den Druck zu haben richtig zu sprechen. Weiterhin fand ich die Vernetzung mit anderen Studenten sehr wichtig.” (SoSe 21)
“Me encanta el formato flexible de las sesiones: a veces leemos textos, a veces hablamos de tradiciones del mundo hispanohablante, a veces jugamos. Es siempre divertido!” (WiSe 21/22)
Students from our EDUC partner universities are welcome to participate in the language cafés at the University of Potsdam.
This semester we are offering language cafés in four languages – English, French, German and Spanish. The cafés will take place both online and on-campus regularly during the lecture period. Please note that no ECTS points can be awarded for participation in language cafés. Students can join the language café groups at any time during the whole semester.
Tandem Language Partnerships present another great opportunity to get to know other students from the University of Potsdam. Interested students can find more information about language tandems at Zessko’s Sprachentandem web pages.