Every week, 100-150 language café participants meet in the Mensa ReWi to practice their foreign language skills or communicate in their native language with foreign language learners and make new contacts.

Anyone who would like to speak languages and meet people. The language café is open to everyone: students and all people from the city and the region. 

Just drop by. Registration is not necessary.

The main languages are German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Japanese and Russian. There is also a “mixed” group. You can also suggest new languages or arrange to practise a specific language. In the past, Italian, Arabic, Turkish, Malay, Romanian and Portuguese have already been offered.

For active participation, we recommend at least level B1 in the language you wish to practise. If you can speak A2 and understand B1, you are also welcome. In this case, it is advisable to sit at the edge of a group and listen first.

Please note: The language café is not a language course. We assume basic knowledge and do not offer a language course. Our aim is to provide a platform for speaking, using and improving existing language skills.

When you arrive, you first write a name tag and stick on the stickers of the languages you speak. Then you simply sit down at the table that has the sign with the language you want to speak on it. And then you talk to the people sitting there who want to speak the same language. You can also change tables in one evening and speak different languages. You are free to choose which conversation you want to join in with and participate at your own language level. 

1. when you arrive, you create a name tag and mark the languages you speak.
2. you sit down at the table with the language you want to practise.
3. you can freely choose which conversations you take part in and join in according to your language level.
4. it is possible to change tables/groups and practise different languages in one evening.

This structure allows you to improve your language skills and meet new people in a relaxed atmosphere.

The Language Café will be even better with you! We welcome all native speakers, prospective linguists and future teachers who would like to offer a table in a new language or join the Language Café team. You don't have to be perfect, don't worry! The main thing is that you can give others the opportunity to use the language you offer, to understand it better and to express themselves in it. We sometimes develop topics and conversation starters together. Incidentally, the German team gets to know most of the internationals. 

The language café team meets once a month to talk to each other in peace and quiet and in between we have a lot of digital contact. We exchange ideas and support each other.

Get in touch at sprachcafe@studierendenwerk-mainz.de and let us know which language you would like to offer.

After one semester as a language moderator, you will receive a certificate for your voluntary work from us! You can use this for applications, scholarships, applications for a stay abroad or internships, for example. 

Bring your own drink, coffee or tea or get a drink from the vending machine in the cellar. Or simply drink nothing. Just as you like.

After the language café, participants can stay seated and continue chatting until the building closes at 10 pm. The organizers from Studierendenwerk Mainz are only there until 8 p.m., but if you're having a good time, just stay seated!