Calling all Languages! We’re kicking off fun NEW weekend meetups, Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. We hang out, drink coffee, make friends, and practice language skills. In ANY language. English? Korean? Spanish? French? Japanese? Punjabi? Polish? Italian? Russian? Armenian? Greek? Chinese? Croatian? Arabic? French? German? Hindi? Malay? Portuguese? Thai? Turkish? Albanian? Bulgarian? Filipino? Hungarian? Lithuanian? Romanian? Serbian? Slovak? Slovenian? Ukrainian? Vietnamese?   Welcome! No-stress environ …

Welcome to Rainbow ESL! This is a group where English learners who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender can meet to practice their English skills. We will have coffee events, bar events, movies and more - casual conversation! This is a great opportunity to practice your English as well as meet other gay learners! I am an ESL instructor and I look forward to getting this group started! Have fun while you improve your English!

Don't be a wallflower! Come and help us tame some idioms. Take one or two home as your favorite pets. Some idioms need a home of their own. An idiom in need is a friend indeed.

Interested in improving your pronunciation of American English?  New York Accent Reduction Meetup group is for anyone who has learned English as a second language and wants reduce their foreign accent in a fun, welcoming environment.

Our passion is teaching English to immigrants...and learning English from experts! Join us to study English in a loose, closely knit group, among friends. Not your regular classroom setting, but caring and sharing. Here is a post about the literature classes that I posted in my blog in May of 2011. It has links to the text and a bit about them.

We are crazy about the TOEFL iBT! Let's discuss strategy to succeed on the TOEFL and share test-taking experiences to attain the highest score possible. Anyone who has a TOEFL test coming up, has recently taken the test or just wants more information about it is welcome!

El Centro de Educación de Trabajadores has been serving the Hell's Kitchen community since 1975. Through evening education programs, community organizing and cultural events, we help students learn new languages and participate in an exciting cultural exchange. Classes are offered in Spanish, English and Mandarin. An all-volunteer teaching and administrative staff makes classes available at low cost. Our teachers are Native speakers and bring both a passion for teaching and a love of language in …

Meet a professional English teacher, Anthony, and chat over drinks!

This group is for anyone learning English who is interested in learning more about American history and culture, as well as the rich history of New York City! I started this group because I am an ESL teacher and I enjoy teaching students about this country's fascinating history and culture. All events will be completely FREE; English learners of all levels and backgrounds are welcome to join our discussions (as well as native English speakers who would like to discuss these topics with English l …

Speak English. Make Friends. Be a New Yorker! New York English is a diverse community of fun and friendly people. This group is designed for everyone who wants to improve their English in a fun and casual way. ALL LEVELS of English, from beginner to advanced, are welcome! We create events for each and all levels. If you join New York English, you will enjoy participating in cultural events and conversation while practicing their English with a native English speaker, who is an experienced, fri …

Read All About It! is a great opportunity to read and understand an English-language newspaper. Practice speaking, increase vocabulary, and build public speaking confidence. Learn about the world and be able to converse with others! Develop reading fluency, discuss current events using English vocabulary and grammar, and expand world knowledge. We read articles from a wide variety of news sources ranging from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to The African Business Magazine. Improv …

English Corner NYC - It’ll be a fun place to meet new people and practice your English with native speakers, all completely free of cost.

Konnichiwa! Douzo Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu! こんにちは！どうぞよろしくお願いします！ Pleased to meet you all! welcome to the Japan Cultural Appreciation group! Mission Statement The purpose of the Japan Cultural Appreciation Group (JCAG) is to promote both Japanese and English language as well as Japanese culture. This is accomplished by providing a service that helps people to learn either language who may otherwise have learning or financial difficulties doing so. In a friendly environment, people from all over t …

Our ESL students want to meet native-English speakers. Meet students who are native speakers of Spanish, Italian, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish; exchange conversation in their language and in English. You should join if you are a native-English speaker and you want practice your Spanish, Italian, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, or Turkish.

WHAT IT'S FOR: Intermediate/advanced French speakers seeking regular, fun opportunities to enjoy la plus belle langue du monde :) WHAT WE DO: Each meetup will be an event - museum, walk in a park, etc. - so we will be DOING something and there will always be plenty to talk about. Come on out, shy francophones! Feel free to post suggested events (that don't conflict with existing ones)! The more ideas, the merrier. HOW WE DO IT: We speak FRENCH ONLY, from the first greeting to the parting bisous …

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