English Conversation Practice Hour
The UW LLC English Conversation Practice Hours are currently held during winter quarter once per week. All members of the UW community are encouraged to attend: Undergraduate Students , Graduate Students , Staff , Faculty, Students will practice in small groups, with discussions and practice activities guided by an English speaker.
We will do our best to accommodate the diverse interests of the attendees.
This is a great opportunity to connect, learn, and grow within our diverse language-learning community. We recognize that although there are reasons to develop English language competencies, the many languages and dialects spoken by our community are of vital importance as well. The goal for these sessions will be to help improve communication skills and comfort when speaking, but not to pressure individuals into adopting a “standard” form of English. All varieties of English are valued! We all ‘make mistakes’ when speaking, including L1 speakers of English. Mistakes are necessary for learning. This is a…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Schmitz Hall (SMZ). Campus room: 250 Schmitz Hall (CIRCLE). Accessibility Contact: llc@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Student Activities. Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
UW / UO Language Educator Summit | Strengthening language learning pathways with area studies
Please join us for our fall quarter UW/UO Summit. The topic will be "Strengthening language learning pathways with area studies".
This workshop presents methodologies and techniques for incorporating area and international studies into every post-secondary language classroom. Area studies are often greatly underutilized by educators as a means to foster meaningful student engagement with the target cultures as well as inspire long-term and in-country study which can lead to the development of important career pathways. You will leave the workshop with an understanding of the why’s and practical how to’s for more effectively integrating this linguistic and cultural content into your classrooms.
Presented by:
Guntis Šmidchens
Kazickas Family Endowed Professor in Baltic Studies; Associate Professor of Baltic Studies; Director, Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Jackson School of International Studies
This opportunity is open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Denny Hall (DEN). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93497783131. Campus room: Denny 156 and Online. Accessibility Contact: llc@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Language Instructors.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
English Conversation Practice Hour
The UW LLC English Conversation Practice Hours are currently held during winter quarter once per week. All members of the UW community are encouraged to attend: Undergraduate Students , Graduate Students , Staff , Faculty, Students will practice in small groups, with discussions and practice activities guided by an English speaker.
We will do our best to accommodate the diverse interests of the attendees.
This is a great opportunity to connect, learn, and grow within our diverse language-learning community. We recognize that although there are reasons to develop English language competencies, the many languages and dialects spoken by our community are of vital importance as well. The goal for these sessions will be to help improve communication skills and comfort when speaking, but not to pressure individuals into adopting a “standard” form of English. All varieties of English are valued! We all ‘make mistakes’ when speaking, including L1 speakers of English. Mistakes are necessary for learning. This is a…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Schmitz Hall (SMZ). Campus room: 250 Schmitz Hall (CIRCLE). Accessibility Contact: llc@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Student Activities. Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
English Conversation Practice Hour
The UW LLC English Conversation Practice Hours are currently held during winter quarter once per week. All members of the UW community are encouraged to attend: Undergraduate Students , Graduate Students , Staff , Faculty, Students will practice in small groups, with discussions and practice activities guided by an English speaker.
We will do our best to accommodate the diverse interests of the attendees.
This is a great opportunity to connect, learn, and grow within our diverse language-learning community. We recognize that although there are reasons to develop English language competencies, the many languages and dialects spoken by our community are of vital importance as well. The goal for these sessions will be to help improve communication skills and comfort when speaking, but not to pressure individuals into adopting a “standard” form of English. All varieties of English are valued! We all ‘make mistakes’ when speaking, including L1 speakers of English. Mistakes are necessary for learning. This is a…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Schmitz Hall (SMZ). Campus room: 250 Schmitz Hall (CIRCLE). Accessibility Contact: llc@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Student Activities. Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Winter Language Pedagogy Circle (Meet-and-Greet!)
We are pleased to announce our winter quarter meet-and-greet to build community among UW instructors of language and linguistics. Please join us for light refreshments and excellent discussions with your fellow staff and instructors from around campus. All those involved in the instruction of languages (teaching professors, tenure-track professors, part-time lecturers, graduate students, etc.) are welcome!
This opportunity is open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Denny Hall (DEN). Campus room: Denny 159. Accessibility Contact: llc@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Language instructors and graduate students who are studying language teaching.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
Winter Language Pedagogy Circle (Focused vs. Comprehensive Corrective Feedback)
For this LPC, we will be discussing:
Rahimi, M. (2021). A comparative study of the impact of focused vs. Comprehensive corrective feedback and revision on ESL learners’ writing accuracy and quality. Language Teaching Research, 25(5), 687–710. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168819879182
The discussion will be led by Sarah-Kate Moore (Frenital) and Ana Dobao (Spanport).
This opportunity is open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Denny Hall (DEN). Campus room: Denny 156. Accessibility Contact: llc@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Language instructors and graduate students who are studying language teaching.
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.