Do you speak Spanish or English? Want to learn Spanish or English? If you answered "yes" to both of these questions, you are in the right place! Find a conversation partner, and have a chat! Here are some suggestions for an effective practice conversation: - Speak 15 min. in English, then 15 min. in Spanish - Speak in your practice language, while your partner speaks their practice language - Or using any other method you think may work! Look forward to seeing you in our next conversation Me …

Read All About It! is a great opportunity to read and understand an English-language newspaper. Practice speaking, increase vocabulary, and build public speaking confidence. Learn about the world and be able to converse with others! Develop reading fluency, discuss current events using English vocabulary and grammar, and expand world knowledge. We read articles from a wide variety of news sources ranging from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to The African Business Magazine. Improv …

This group is for anyone learning English who is interested in learning more about American history and culture, as well as the rich history of New York City! I started this group because I am an ESL teacher and I enjoy teaching students about this country's fascinating history and culture. All events will be completely FREE; English learners of all levels and backgrounds are welcome to join our discussions (as well as native English speakers who would like to discuss these topics with English l …

Watch movies, Talk about it, Understand American culture, and Practice English face to face. We are MSLers. (Movie as second language)

Join the best ESL Meet-up in New York City!  Plan to have fun in conversation circles to practice proper English with a variety of native speakers and special guests.  Join us for exciting and new activities including meet-up happy hours at interesting bars, museums, festivals, and more!  You'll improve your English Skills and meet new friends from all over the world!

Our passion is teaching English to immigrants...and learning English from experts! Join us to study English in a loose, closely knit group, among friends. Not your regular classroom setting, but caring and sharing. Here is a post about the literature classes that I posted in my blog in May of 2011. It has links to the text and a bit about them.

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Interested in improving your pronunciation of American English?  New York Accent Reduction Meetup group is for anyone who has learned English as a second language and wants reduce their foreign accent in a fun, welcoming environment.

Whether you're looking for new amis, l'amour or connections for your entreprise, at these French-American networking soirées, you get to mix and mingle with native speakers and other Francophiles as you savor French flavors. The first hour of the party consists of a "speed-friending" game where you'll get to meet the maximum number of potential conversation partners, followed by a talent show of French theater, music and more (All are invited to submit an "act"), followed by more informal mixing …

I am a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese from Taiwan and I want to create a community where all the Chinese Mandarin learners/students can get together and practice spoken Chinese. Our focus will be on speaking and listening rather than writing and reading. You will learn the practical spoken Mandarin at this meetup. We have advanced Mandarin Chinese conversation meeting regularly and also have small classes for beginner and intermediate learners.

This group is for anyone looking to do fun things with great people! We do SO MANY types of activities, you will certainly find something you enjoy: dinners, bars, picnics, museums, trips, volunteering... even down to the most obscure things. The purpose of this group is to introduce foreigners to Americans, so we can all learn about each other and one another's culture. MONTHLY DUES: $2/month (to cover organizational expenses) WARNING You will be removed from the group for any of the followi …

This group is for all those engaged in learning a new language and need someone to practice with. You can do all the book study you want, but without constant practice, the book work is moot. Perhaps you are a new immigrant who needs to practice your English or you will be moving to France next year and need to master the language? Simply answer the profile questions and I will be setting up partners where you will meet once a week in person or via skype or IM (whatever is convenient for the t …

Do you want to learn or practice a foreign language and have the opportunity for language exchange? Regular practice is the key! Join us at this well established weekly language exchange meeting organized every Sunday from 4pm to 6pm to brush up on a foreign language or learn some key sentences before traveling abroad. More than 40 members split into smaller practice groups to improve their french, german, english, spanish, portuguese, korean, chinese and many other languages, and you can also h …

Hola amig@s: We are a wonderful community of fun and friendly people that enjoys participating in Spanish-themed cultural events and conversation. Being a member is FREE. We invite you to become a member and immerse yourself into BOTH language and culture, have fun and make tons of amigos! We have several events for our members: Informal Spanish conversation events in Manhattan Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced: Monthly Spanish Conversation Workshops for each level Private Movie Event in S …

El Centro de Educación de Trabajadores has been serving the Hell's Kitchen community since 1975. Through evening education programs, community organizing and cultural events, we help students learn new languages and participate in an exciting cultural exchange. Classes are offered in Spanish, English and Mandarin. An all-volunteer teaching and administrative staff makes classes available at low cost. Our teachers are Native speakers and bring both a passion for teaching and a love of language in …

Meet a professional English teacher, Anthony, and chat over drinks!

Welcome to Rainbow ESL! This is a group where English learners who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender can meet to practice their English skills. We will have coffee events, bar events, movies and more - casual conversation! This is a great opportunity to practice your English as well as meet other gay learners! I am an ESL instructor and I look forward to getting this group started! Have fun while you improve your English!

Let's get together to exchange Japanese and English. This is a group where it's all about conversation, conversation, conversation. Our goal is to also build strong friendships between the Japanese and English speaking community.

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Don't be a wallflower! Come and help us tame some idioms. Take one or two home as your favorite pets. Some idioms need a home of their own. An idiom in need is a friend indeed.

You will learn colloquial Chinese and Taiwanese fast. Native or advanced speakers may want to join and volunteer to guide our events. We meet to PRACTICE proper USAGE and PRONUNCIATION. Our session groups are kept small in order to focus our attention. Activities provide essential practice. We get involved! >>> We happily welcome willing native Chinese and Taiwanese speakers who want to develop their ENGLISH conversation skills while helping international English speakers to learn the Chines …

New York is an incredible city with no other place in the world quite like it. You can be whoever you want, and start a new life. Of course, coming from another country, it can be difficult to break out of your own culture and community, and take advantage of everything New York has to offer. If you feel you still have yet to experience a full, happy life in New York and the U.S., this group is for you. We are two Chinese-speaking Americans who help Chinese speakers connect with local New Yorker …

Let's go to the Met! It's fun to learn about art and culture, meet tourists and hang around outside eating cup cakes, pretzels and hot dogs. This is for people who like to talk and can use the Met as inspiration.

Konnichiha! Douzo Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu! こんにちは！どうぞよろしくお願いします！ Pleased to meet you all! welcome to The Japan Cultural Appreciation group! Mission Statement The purpose of the Japan Cultural Appreciation Group (JCAG) is to promote both Japanese and English language as well as Japanese culture. This is accomplished by providing a service that helps people to learn either language who may otherwise have learning or financial difficulties doing so. In a friendly environment, people from all over t …

Our ESL students want to meet native-English speakers. Meet students who are native speakers of Spanish, Italian, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish; exchange conversation in their language and in English. You should join if you are a native-English speaker and you want practice your Spanish, Italian, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, or Turkish.

El Centro de Educación de Trabajadores has been serving the Hell's Kitchen community since 1975. Through evening education programs, community organizing and cultural events, we help students learn new languages and participate in an exciting cultural exchange. Classes are offered in Spanish, English and Mandarin. An all-volunteer teaching and administrative staff makes classes available at low cost. Our teachers are Native speakers and bring both a passion for teaching and a love of language in …

As many of you know, there are several different Chinese meetup groups in New York. At most of these meetups, speakers of all levels are welcome. This means that quite a large percentage of the conversation tends to be in English. To learn and improve, it's necessary to immerse oneself and not to feel as if you can just switch to English anytime you want. I have started this meetup to create a place where intermediate, advanced, or native speakers can go and speak entirely in Chinese. Sure, you …

I wanted to practice speaking and listening in Spanish. Since most of the Spanish Language Meetups are in Manhattan I decided to start one here in Westbury in Nassau County. Join us if you too want to improve your fluency in Spanish while socializing and enjoying a meal.  We encourage only speaking in Spanish but do not worry we will help if you get stuck.