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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. Event sponsors: UW Language Learning Center, UW Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (Circle)> International & English Language Programs . Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty. Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 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. Event sponsors: UW Language Learning Center, UW Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (Circle)> International & English Language Programs . Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty. Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 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. Event sponsors: UW Language Learning Center, UW Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (Circle)> International & English Language Programs . Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty. Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 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. Event sponsors: The UW Language Pedagogy Circle is a faculty-led initiative organized by the Language Learning Center and facilitated by Irina Markina, Eduardo Viana da Silva, Angie McMillan-Major and Russell Hugo. Light Refreshments provided by the Language Learning Center. Target Audience: Language instructors and graduate students who are studying language teaching. Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:00 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. Event sponsors: UW Language Learning Center, UW Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (Circle)> International & English Language Programs . Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty. Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 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. Event sponsors: UW Language Learning Center, UW Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (Circle)> International & English Language Programs . Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty. Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 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. Event sponsors: UW Language Learning Center, UW Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (Circle)> International & English Language Programs . Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty. Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 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. Event sponsors: The UW Language Pedagogy Circle is a faculty-led initiative organized by the Language Learning Center and facilitated by Irina Markina, Eduardo Viana da Silva, Angie McMillan-Major and Russell Hugo. Light Refreshments provided by the Language Learning Center. Target Audience: Language instructors and graduate students who are studying language teaching. Thursday, February 12, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 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. Event sponsors: UW Language Learning Center, UW Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (Circle)> International & English Language Programs . Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty. Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 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. Event sponsors: UW Language Learning Center, UW Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (Circle)> International & English Language Programs . Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty. Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 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. Event sponsors: UW Language Learning Center, UW Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (Circle)> International & English Language Programs . Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty. Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 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. Event sponsors: UW Language Learning Center, UW Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (Circle)> International & English Language Programs . Target Audience: Students, Staff, Faculty. Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.