LanguageLunchTable

Overview

Are you interested in practicing a foreign language? Meeting fellow countrymen or people of diverse backgrounds who speak your language? Having an enjoyable lunch with lively discussion?

Then please join us at a Language Lunch Table!

GRA is organizing lunchtime meetings where you can practice your language skills and meet other friendly NIST employees. We plan to host on separate days lunchtime meetings for Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, English... If you want to request another language, just let us know (see “Contacts” below). We will post here the dates, times, and languages, and plan to bring your lunch to the NIST Cafeteria. We will post a sign so you can find us.

How to join

Come directly during the event held in the NIST cafeteria by the wall far from the cash registers. Look for Ariel and for the GRA sign!

Schedule

Each month, every Wednesday between 12am and 1pm you can practice a different a language!
1st Wednesdays of the month: Portuguese
2nd Wednesdays of the month: English
3rd Wednesdays of the month: Spanish
4th Wednesdays of the month: French

Dates of the events are also posted to the GRA calendar .
According to the demand new languages may be added, so do not hesitate to manifest your wishes! and stay tuned!

Languages

Currently we are speaking: Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.
If you are interested in speaking other languages do not hesitate to contact us by specifying your language of interest and your level of knowledge (none, basic, advanced, native speaker).

Contacts

If you are interested in joining the table, suggesting a new language... question or suggestion don't hesitate to contact us! There are many ways to do so:

• By email: gra@nist.gov,
• post a message on the GRA forum.