Starting a conversation group with the LCE

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They're low commitment (1-2 hours/week), easy to join (you don't need to search for a language partner), and a great way to meet other learners of the language ... Skiptomaincontent MobileMainnavigation ReturntoLCEBlog StartingaconversationgroupwiththeLCE Areyoutryingtobrushuponyourlanguageconversationskills?Aconversationgroupisagreatwaytogetlanguagepracticeandbuildacommunityofpeopleexcitedaboutlearningalanguage. Conversationgroupsaregroupsofpeoplethatmeetonaregularweeklybasistopracticespeakingalanguage.They'relowcommitment(1-2hours/week),easytojoin(youdon'tneedtosearchforalanguagepartner),andagreatwaytomeetotherlearnersofthelanguageyouareinterestedinpracticing. Conversationgroupsarealsoeasytostart!We'recurrentlylookingforpeoplewhoareinterestedinstartinggroupsforvariouslanguages.Youdonotneedtobeanativespeakerofalanguagetostartaconversationgroup!Ifyou'reinterested,checkoutourstepsandtipsbelowforhowyoucangoaboutit.Thisisn'ttheonlywaytoorganizeaconversationgroup,butit'sagoodplacetostart. Stepstostartingaconversationgroup 1.Getintouch!WeattheLCEwanttofosterthesegroupdiscussions.First,checkourLCESlackSpacetoseeifthere'salreadyaconversationgroupforthelanguageyouwanttopracticethatyoumightbeabletojoin.Ifnot,letusknowthatyou'[email protected]!We'rehappytohelpoutandgiveyousometips. 2.Figureoutatimethatworks. TheMITCommunitySlackisagreatresourceforcoordinatinglanguagediscussions.WerecommendsendingaWhenIsGoodpolltotheSlackchannelcorrespondingtothelanguageyouwanttospeak.PeoplewhoareinterestedinjoiningcanfillouttheWhenIsGoodwiththeiravailability,andthenyoucandecidewhentohostyourmeeting.We'vefound1-hourmeetingsonceaweekworkwellforstartingoff. 3.SendoutaZoomlink.YoucansendthemeetinginformationtothecorrespondingSlackchannel.Ithelpstokeepthelinkconstant,soit'seasytofindforreturningparticipants. 4.Haveyourfirstmeeting.Ifyoucan,ithelpstofindafriendoralanguagebuddywhoisalsoexcitedaboutspeakingthelanguagewhowillattendthefirstfewmeetingswithyou.Thatway,youknowatleastoneotherpersontotalkto!Mostofall,havefun! 5.Keepitgoing.Conversationgroupsgetbetterwithtime!Don'tbediscouragedifyouhavelowparticipationatthebeginning.Overtime,morepeoplewillfindoutaboutthegroupandstartjoining,andasyougettoknowtheregulars,theconversationwillflowmorenaturally.Inthemeantime,youcanhaveafunandproductivesmall-groupdiscussionwiththreepeople!  We'vefoundthatusingSlackasacommunicationtoolworksprettywellforsendingoutremindersaboutmeetingsandcoordinatinganytimechangesthatmaycomeup. Haveyoustartedasmall-grouplanguagesession?Letusknowsowecanhelpgetthewordoutandconnectparticipantstoyourgroup!Wealsowanttohearwhatworkedforyourgroup.Sendusanemailatlce@mit.edu. LCEBlog Howtohaveasuccessfullanguageconversationexchange Withsomethoughtandplanning,youcancreateaproductiveone-on-oneconversationexchange. Feb2,2021 CreatingourCommunity Howcanwecreateacommunitywhereeveryonefeelsresponsibleforallparticipants’languagelearningexperience? Jan25,2021 Resourcesforconversationpartnersandgroups Needideasforthingstodowithyourpartnerorsmallgroup?We’vecompiledourfavoriteshere. Jan25,2021



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