LANGUAGEs

German Weekly Conversation

Want to practice your German skills? Join us on either Monday mornings (weekly ZOOM) and/or Wednesday mornings at Stauffacher Starbucks. All levels are welcome.

Contact Info:

Lisa Bond (Chairperson)

Email: lisa.r.bond@icloud.com

German for fun

Led by two German native speakers, who enjoy and have fun speaking to you in person discussing various current topics and help you to improve your German pronunciation and grammar. We usually meet once a month on Mondays at the 3rd-floor restaurant in the Jelmoli Zürich department store at 10:00 am, for about 1,5 Hour. If you wish to join us, contact us by email. You can find the upcoming dates on the ZIWA website activities calendar.

Contact Info:

Barbara Wohlfeil (Chairperson)

Email: bwohlfeil2005@yahoo.de

Anke Bründl (Co-Chairperson)

Email: Anke.bruendl@aon.at

English Conversation Advanced

If your English is quite fluent and you enjoy reading and discussing newspaper articles or a controversial book, you’re free twice a month on Monday afternoons and are happy to visit different homes around Lake Zürich… then you are welcome to join our group. Our discussions are invariably lively and enjoyed with coffee, tea and something tasty!

Contact Info:

June Schmid (Chairperson)

Tel. 044 926 36 07

Email: june.schmid@gmx.ch

French Conversation Advanced

Join us once a month in a central Zürich restaurant for a fun chat in French. Our topics vary – from philosophy to fish, from current affairs to cosmetics… always friendly and fun, but never the same conversation!

Contact Info:

Irena Fisher (Co-Chairperson)

Email: irena.fisher@bluewin.ch

Elisabeth Hess (Co-chairperson)

Tel: 044 948 04 40

Email: e.hess.ottiger@gmx.ch

Learn Italian with fun

Would you like to improve the knowledge of your italian in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere? Let’s meet twice a month on Mondays in Zürich. During our meetings we will start from personal experiences or topical issues to facilitate the conversation. We will practice communicative skills, vocabulary and grammar, but at the same time we will deepen the knowledge of the Italian culture through some practical activities. A minimal language knowledge is preferred.

If you are interested, please contact us!

Contact Info:

Barbara Cremasco

Email: bcremasco@gmail.com

Giovanna Viggiano

Email: giovanna_viggiano@sunrise.ch

Language Buddies

Do you

- need a bit of encouragement to speak German / French / English / …?

- wish you had opportunities to practice your Spanish / Japanese / Dutch / …?

- want to help another ZIWA member with her Mandarin/Italian/Russian/ …?

Language Buddies may be the answer! It’s an informal way to find a language partner with whom you can chat, polish your respective language skills and have fun. We endeavour to match you up. You choose where and when you meet. It’s as simple as that!

Contact Info:

Mariuccia Bazzolo Cherubini (Chairperson)

Email: mariuccia.cherubini@hotmail.com

Cristina Coffaro-Borruso (Co-chairperson)

Email: aborruso1@gmail.com

Spanish Conversation

Open to all members who are interested in learning and/or practicing the language. We meet in central Zürich in central Zurich on the 2nd Thursday afternoon of each month .

Contact Info:

Martha Vargas (Co-chairperson)

Email: martha.vargas@bluewin.ch

Rosemarie Demuth (Co-chairperson)

Email: rdemuth@bluewin.ch