The Language Cafes are open to all students and staff at the following universities:

• Stockholm University
• All CIVIS universities
• Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea
• Leipzig University, Germany
• Osaka University, Japan
• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

Alumni from Stockholm University can also sign up by emailing info@sprakstudion.su.se.

You are welcome to participate on a regular basis or drop in spontaneously. The language cafes are a complement to your more formal classes and participation generates no course credits. We don't save the information of your presence at the language cafe.

Currently, most language cafes are held on campus in Språkstudion's rooms at Stockholm University. The schedule above shows which cafes are currently being held on campus.

Språkstudion's rooms are located in Södra Huset, house E, floor 2.
Please come by our front desk when you arrive, and we will show you to the correct room for the language cafe you want to join.

Several language cafes are also held through Zoom. To take part in a cafe session, you need to download Zoom and activate your camera and microphone. Using a headset is recommended.

The cafe meeting room in Zoom will open about 10 minutes before the start of the language cafe. When you enter the room, you will first enter the lobby. Staff from Språkstudion will then let one person in at a time and make sure that you're placed in the correct cafe group.

Link to the autumn term's Zoom meeting room

The Language Cafes are led by native-level student volunteers who function as conversational partners and language supporters. As a coordinator, you lead conversations in your language(s) and thereby support other learners at the cafes.

Photo: Språkstudion

Become a Language Cafe coordinator

You are very welcome to join as a coordinator at any point during the term! Get in touch with us through email (info@sprakstudion.su.se) or phone (08-16 35 40), or come by our front desk in Södra huset, house E, floor 2, and we'll provide more information and help you sign up.

What does a coordinator do?

Leading a cafe does not entail teaching a language – it is about contributing with your language to other students' informal learning. Becoming a coordinator means engaging yourself in student life and sharing your knowledge of your language while you support others in their language learning.

The basic tasks of a coordinator are to:

• Provide topics and get the conversations started
  • Language Cafe conversation topic suggestions (86 Kb)
• Make sure that conversations are flowing smoothly
• Try to make sure that all participants are included
• Ask and answer questions

Coordinators are expected to:

• Join the meeting room five minutes before the cafe starts to check in
• Notify Språkstudion in advance if they are unable to attend

What you get:

• The opportunity to share your language and culture with other students
• A chance to get to know new people and make friends
• Experience of leading a group
• If you have participated as a coordinator at least 8 sessions during the semester: a certificate issued by the director of Språkstudion.

Schedule

The schedule for the Language Cafes are set during a meeting held at the start of the semester with consideration to the availability of interested coordinators and the schedule of the language institutions. Cafes are usually held once a week per language, one hour at a time, Monday through Friday after 12pm.

Do you have any questions? Don’t hesitate to e-mail us at info@sprakstudion.su.se.