CONVERSATION PARTNERS PROGRAM



Conversation Partner Program:

Volunteer Application Form

Spring 2016

The Conversation Partner Program introduces students of English with native English speakers for conversation, culture, and friendship.

Today’s Date: ____________________

|Full Name | |

|(Last name, First name) | |

|Gender | ( Male ( Female |Major/Field of Study | |

|Phone number | |ODU E-mail address You must have a | |

| | |valid ODU email address to | |

| | |participate in this program. | |

|Do you need to fulfill any course |( Yes ( No |Number of students with whom you | ( 1 ( 2 |

|requirements or community service? |If yes, please specify: |wish to work | |

| | |

|Please match me with a speaker of this |( If my language request cannot be met, please match me with ANY student who needs to practice English. |

|language: | |

| |( If my language request cannot be met, please DO NOT match me with a conversation partner. |

|_________________ | |

|Partner Preference |Would you be willing to accept a Conversation Partner of the opposite sex? |

| |( Yes ( No |

|Availability |Can you commit to meeting with your Conversation Partner for a minimum of one hour per week? |

| |( Yes ( No |

| | |

| |When can you meet your partner? Please, be as flexible as possible. |

| |( Morning ( Afternoon ( Evening ( Any time |

| | |

| |( Monday ( Tuesday ( Wednesday ( Thursday ( Friday |

| |( Saturday ( Sunday |

|Other comments | |

|Students are matched based on availability, demand, and sometimes language preference. |

|You may not receive a partner right away. Please be patient. Your application will not be ignored. |

|If you sign up late in a semester, it is very difficult to match you with a university student and you may have to wait until next semester. |

|We do not offer the Conversation Partner program during the summer semester. |

|If, at any time, your partner does not contact you for more than a week, please tell me, and I will attempt to find you a new partner. |

|Any person who fails to contact his or her partner for more than a week will be removed from the program for the rest of the semester. |

|Any request for a new partner for any reason (aside from a problem with matching time availability) will be honored only in special cases. |

|Program participants will be placed on an email list where they will receive ideas about conversation topics and meet-ups. |

|Program participants are welcome to join the “ELC Conversation Partners” facebook group. |

|Program participants are welcome to follow on Instagram (oduelc) and Twitter @ODUELC |

|( I understand how the Conversation Partner matching works. |

I will contact you through your ODU e-mail address. After which, please make contact with your assigned partner and arrange a time to meet. If you have any questions or issues, please contact me at your convenience. Also, please keep in touch with me to let me know how your experience is going.

Please return this form to the ODU English Language Center (ELC)

in Dragas 1108 or by e-mail at l2miller@odu.edu

(Please include ‘Conversation Partner’ in the subject line.)

Questions? Call the ELC at 757-683-4424. Thank you for volunteering to be an English Conversation Partner.

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