Language Café Club
The mission of this club is to enhance the informal virtual language exchange between the EUNICE universities.
The objective is built up a practicing and exchange space where primarily students but also staff can apply their language knowledge and learnings and find the people to communicate in different languages with.
Join this language café club
to improve informal virtual
language exchange!
Applications are open!
Haven’t had the opportunity to apply but would like to join the Club?
Get in touch with the Coordinator: jimenand@b-tu.de
Club activities:
Bi-weekly online meetups via Microsoft Teams (BTU-supported), structured
through themed breakout rooms.
A rotating bi-weekly program will be created, focusing on specific themes,
languages, and cultural topics.
Activities include:
- Mini-presentations by members about cultural aspects (e.g., food,
traditions, idioms, customs) - Language & Culture Game Nights using tools like Kahoot or Jeopardystyle quizzes
- Cultural Speed-Dating: short breakout sessions where members share
quick cultural facts or language insights - Cooking, music, or film exchange sessions to explore international
diversity - A Language Buddy System to pair learners for regular informal
conversations - Low-barrier competitions like tongue-twister duels, idiom battles, or
“phrase of the week” - The goal is to intertwine language learning with cultural exchange in a
playful, low-pressure environment
All activities take place in breakout rooms to encourage small-group interaction.
Each session is time-limited to 60 minutes to keep engagement high and
participation enjoyable
- Target Groups: Mainly students who want to learn, practice and strengthen their knowledge and language competences.
Coordinator
Andrés Jimenez and Katharina Timm, BTU
Any questions about this club? Contact eunice@b-tu.de
Resources Available
- Online meeting platforms: Zoom (preferred) for its simplicity and breakout room features; Microsoft Teams as the BTU-supported alternative Future Moodle section for club coordination and materials (once officially registered)
- Online-meeting-rooms, coordinator at the Language Center BTU
(Indicate the material and human resources currently available to the club, such as meeting rooms, online tools, materials, administrative staff, etc.)
Aditional information
- The Language Café aims to grow into a multilingual and multicultural virtual meeting point for students and staff across the EUNICE network
- We welcome student-led initiatives, intercultural workshops, and creative contributions
- Planned: development of community-driven digital resources (e.g.,
phrasebooks, cultural tips, idiom collections, short podcasts) - The club promotes the use of creative, gamified formats such as Actionbound (e.g., for language scavenger hunts) to boost motivation
- Participation is designed to be low-barrier and inclusive, encouraging relaxed exchange and international friendships through informal conversation
