Language Partner/Tutor Sessions Fall 2026

Contact: Birgit Deir, bdeir9@naz.edu

The Emerson Language Lab offers drop-in sessions with language partners/tutors - in person or via Zoom. Both options are available during the day; after 3:30 p.m. only Zoom is available. The language partners/tutors are student workers who are native speakers or have studied a foreign language extensively. 

Language partner/tutor sessions start on Monday, September 14th in GAC-423. You can reserve sessions during drop-in hours by logging into your Nazareth email and using your Google calendar.

The Emerson Language Lab is closed on Thursday, October 8th and Friday, October 9th for Reading Days. The lab closes for Thanksgiving break on Tuesday, November 24th. It reopens on Monday, November 30th.

Most language partner/tutor hours are offered every week; some are offered in either Week 1 or Week 2. See alternating lab schedules below. Sessions are provided for the following languages at the following times:

French (TBD): 

Every Week: 
Monday 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Tuesday 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 4:00-4:30 p.m., 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Friday 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

In Week 2
Tuesday 2:30-4:00 p.m.

German (TBD): 

Every Week
Monday 12:30-1:30 p.m., 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Sunday, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

In Week 2
Wednesday 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Italian (TBD): 

Every Week
Tuesday 12:00-2:30 p.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Thursday 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Friday 12:30-1:30 p.m., 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Spanish (TBD): 

Every Week
Monday 10:30-11:30 a.m., 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Wednesday 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:30-5:00 p.m.
Thursday 12:30-1:00 p.m.

In Week 2
Wednesday 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Thursday 12:30-3:00 p.m.

Note: If you cannot connect with a tutor in person, use Zoom. 

Students with scheduling conflicts can request one-on-one tutoring provided by the Emerson Language Lab. Please contact the tutors of your language.

Lab Equipment and Schedules

Nazareth's fully-equipped Emerson Language Lab has 22 computers, headsets with microphones, and is used for an assortment of interactive multimedia activities. The Emerson Language Lab director and language partners facilitate the use of the lab.

Professors and students have assistance during their regular lab sessions. There are also open lab times during the fall 2026 semester, starting Tuesday, September 8th.