Conversation Practice Opportunities in and Around Ann Arbor
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In and around Ann Arbor…
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Year-round
- LRC Conversation Partner Site
- Go to this page to sign up or find a conversation partner. Please notify the LRC if you notice problems (e.g. outdated records etc.). Don’t be shy: the more people sign up, the better the site will work!
- The site is intended “for people at the University of Michigan, as well as people from the greater Ann Arbor area.”
- A2 Stammtisch (Founded in 1999!)
- A German Stammtisch meets every other week, usually on Thursdays at 8:00 pm at Grizzly Peak, 120 West Washington St. Pre-registration is requested: Contact Mechthild Heerde-Olind at heerdeolind “at” yahoo.com to be added to the email list. You can also check the event listings in the Ann Arbor Observer for info on meeting times and locations. [last verified: 1/23/2023]
- German Speakers’ Round Table (Deutsche Tafelrunde)
- Meets every other Tuesday at 7:30 at Grizzly Peak, 120 West Washington St. Welcomes “all German speakers, either native or non-native.”
- Check the event listings in the Ann Arbor Observer for info on meeting times and locations, or call 734 453-2394. [last verified: 1/23/2023]
- Stammtisch
- Meets Thursdays 12-1, generally at Dominick’s (812 Monroe Street, near the Law Quad) in the summer, and at Gourmet Garden, 2255 W. Stadium Blvd, when Dominick’s closes for the Winter. Contact Ted Wilson for more information. [last verified: 5/23/17]
Fall & Winter only
- Schokoladenstunde, Convo on the Go, Kreativwerkstatt (in any given Fall/Winter, two of these take place; possibly at some point all three)
- These conversation hours take place weekly, and are open to current UofM students and alumni.
- Please consult the most recent weekly email to find out the current term’s meeting times and locations.
- Students in German 101-232 can make up an absence by attending: just ask the person in charge to let your instructor know you were there.
- Kaffeestunde & Deutschtisch in North Quad
- These events are organized by the Max Kade German Residence in North Quad.
- Both events takes place weekly, and are open to current UofM students and alumni.
- Please consult the most recent weekly email to find out the current term’s meeting times and locations.
- Deutschtisch takes place in the North Quad dining hall, so in order to attend, you need to have a Residence Hall meal plan. Alternatively, you could pay for dinner in order to enter the dining hall, but this can be expensive 🙁
- Students in German 101-232 can make up an absence by attending: just ask the person in charge to let your instructor know you were there.
- RC Coffee Hour
- Takes place in the Residential College in East Quad, currently (last update: Winter 2023) on Friday afternoons, 3-4 pm in Greene Lounge. All are welcome. Very rarely, it may be cancelled if it conflicts with other major RC events ==> email Karein Goertz (goertz “at” umich.edu) before you go to confirm the time and location.
Spring & Summer only
- Deutschtisch
- The Spring/Summer Deutschtisch is associated with German 100 in the Spring, and with German 230 in the Summer semester, but speakers of all levels are welcome. It generally meets twice a week over lunch from 12:15-1, but may start slightly early or late depending on what is happening in the 100/230 class on that day. All members of the University of Michigan community are welcome.
- Please consult the most recent weekly email to find out the current term’s meeting times.