Conversation Circles
Each semester department instructors and advanced undergraduate students organize conversation groups. These get-togethers are a great opportunity to speak French or Italian in a relaxed environment (local coffee shops or bookstores). Graduate students, undergraduates, and community members participate, and speakers of all levels are welcome.
Cercle de Conversation information will be posted online and on the French and Italian department bulletin board at the beginning of each semester; an Italian conversation circle is part of the Italian Club.
Several conversation groups not affiliated with the University meet in various locations in the Metro area. Contact the Alliance Française de Minneapolis-St. Paul for more information on their language circles.
Current non-University language circle times and places are as follows:
Mondays:
4- 7 pm at the One Mean Bean Coffee Shop, 17769 Juniper Path, Lakeville.
Tuesdays: 11:30 am- 1 pm at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Restaurant,
2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis.
Wednesdays: 1:30 - 3 pm at The Cube, Coffman Union. (Contact Deb
Helm for more information.); 5:30 pm at the Loring Pasta Bar, 327 14th
Ave SE Minneapolis; 5- 7 pm at the Magic Carpet Cafe, 509 Sibley St #175,
St. Paul.
Thursdays: 5- 7 pm at the Hotel Sofitel, 5601 W 78th St, Bloomington; 6-
8 pm at the Barnes & Noble, Har Mar Mall Roseville
Fridays: 1:30- 3 pm at The Cube, Coffman Union (Contact Deb
Helm for more information).
Saturdays: 10 am at the Espresso Royale Cafe, Hennepin Ave and 13th Street,
Downtown Minneapolis.