Stockholm University has started its online Language Cafes and Tandem Language Buddy programme for the term (September - December 2025) and we are all invited!
Through the Tandem programme, you can be matched with a language buddy to practise each other's languages. Your language buddy is a native-level speaker of your target language and vice versa.
It is not about formal teaching, but rather an informal language exchange for which you decide the methods and forms (such as how often you meet and for how long).
The programme is open to all students and members of staff at CIVIS universities, thus all languages are welcome.
*registrations are valid for the current term only, so you have to fill out the form each term.
Practise your language skills and cultural awareness by talking to native speakers and other learners, in an informal setting.
The cafés are run by student native-level speakers on a voluntary basis. No credits are given and no teachers are present, unless they are learners, too. You are welcome to participate on a regular basis or drop in spontaneously.
The Language Cafés are organised both online (via Zoom) and on campus at Stockholm University. The languages and meeting format are decided by the language competences and the meeting preferences of the students volunteering as coordinators (language supporters).
All languages are welcome!
The registration form is open all term, so go ahead and
More information and the current Language Cafe schedule can be found on Stockholm University's Språkstudion.
Students who are interested in volunteering as coordinators in their first (or very strong) language(s) are encouraged to contact Språkstudion for more information and registration. More details can also be found here.
Coordinator sign-up is open all term!
¡Bienvenidos! – Bem-vindos! – Bienvenus! – Benvenuti! – Bine ai venit! at the Romance Language Cafe - an event bringing together students who speak any Romance language for a plurilingual exchange: you speak Italian, your conversation partner speaks French, someone else speaks Romanian – and you can still understand each other.
How is that possible?
Thanks to their common origin, Romance languages have similar vocabulary (e.g. es. universidad, pt. universidad, fr. université, it. università, ro. universitate) and comparable grammar structures, i.e. a high degree of mutual intelligibility – even if you’ve never studied the other language.
The Romance Language Cafe helps you practice expressing yourself clearly and accessibly, even for people who don’t speak your exact language. You’ll develop cross-language communication strategies, such as:
The event is led by Dr. Cristoph Hülsmann, Senior Scientist at Sprachenzentrum. All students and staff at CIVIS universities are welcome to participate. No registration required.
and be part of a plurilingual experience, whether you're brushing up your language skills, exploring new varieties, or just curious about how far Romance-language understanding can go.
