Meet with local fans of the English Premier League, the best professional football (soccer) league in the World. We have a growing group of fans from all over the world who gather Saturday and Sunday mornings for up to 4 games at 1 time. We also show reshows throughout the day. Also drink specials for all meetup.com members!

Are you a business professional who speaks English as a Second Language? Are you looking for opportunities to discuss business and news in English and get feedback? Meetup with others in your area who are also interested in learning and practicing professional English, pronunciation, business conversation, and small talk. Open to adult professionals. All levels are welcome! Membership is free! (This group is hosted by Ovient English. On the Web at http://www.ovient.com.)

Are you looking to improve your American English pronunciation or accent? Are you a Silicon Valley professional who uses English for business? Are you looking for opportunities to network and meet other professionals who speak English as a Second Language? This meetup is a support group for professionals looking to improve their American English pronunciation and accent. We are supported by Ovient English (http://www.ovient.com), a Silicon Valley company that provides English Training for Profes …

Come to practice English or any foreign language. We gather informally to chat, make new friends, learn about other cultures and maybe find a language exchange partner. Come share your English or foreign language skills while socializing and meeting interesting and worldy people. Languages you may hear at our events are English, Spanish, Korean, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, Turkish, Italian, Arabic, German, Thai, Russian and much more!

Introducing and practicing Spanish for English speaking families. I love my language! This is a group to give support and tools to anyone who needs to refresh your Spanish, wants to be able to communicate in Spanish, or would love for your children to become bilingual. I have been teaching Spanish and understand there are a lot of families who can't make it to a formal class. I want to make unformal gatherings to show you that Spanish can be fun and you can practice practical Spanish in a relax …

Hi Everyone! Inspired by the several San Francisco Mandarin study groups that are just too far away, I'd like to start an East Bay study group, primarily in Berkeley and Oakland. If you're a Mandarin speaker who wants to help, please join us! We'll be eternally grateful and give you tips on English if you ask :) Update: We are working on regrouping people, The next meetup will be in August.

Do you love World Music?  Like to move to different rhythms?  There are many folk dance groups, Contra Dance and English Country dance groups in the greater Sacramento area, from Davis to Placerville and Reno. They represent both partner and non-partner dances, and various skill levels, from beginner to performer. We sometimes go to the Bay Area, or other parts of Northern or Southern California for dance events. Most clubs meet in the evenings except for some summer weeks. All groups, except st …

This group was formed to support second language learning for native speakers of Spanish and native speakers of English, learning Spanish. Both will have the opportunity to converse and learn from each other. We strongly support language learning, as a way, to improve our quality of life. Learning about other's cultures, customs and countries. Improving your second language and making new friends. It's free to join and fun. Thank you and we'll see you soon, Richard Sing. Este groupo se formó par …

Conversation Group for English language learners. Come practice English conversation in a relaxed group setting. Group facilitator is TESOL certified and an ESL tutor. This group is for anyone, from any country who is learning English as a second language. All levels welcome.

Mandarin English Bilingual Toastmasters - or MET - is a fun and friendly way to improve your Mandarin and English communication skills. Mandarin-speakers and English-speakers of all levels are welcome! You are invited to visit a meeting and observe as a guest.  Meetings start at 7pm sharp every Wednesday and every Thursday: http://sj-met.wikispaces.com/ http://mandarinenglish.wikispaces.com/ You're welcome to visit our sister clubs in Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Francisco: http://www.meet …

Located in San Francisco Bay Area, this groups is dedicated to kids who want to interact with other French speaking children. Most of us are French speaking parent who try to use French Languages to maintain our heritages via the use of French communication at home. However often with preponderance of English all arround our children activities, daycare, pre-school etc... they often choose to drop out using the French all together (especially true when you are 4 to 5year old and all your little …

Mandarin English Bilingual Toastmasters - or MET - is a fun and friendly way to improve your Mandarin and English communication skills. Mandarin-speakers and English-speakers of all levels are welcome! You are invited to visit a meeting and observe as a guest.  Meetings start at 6:30 pm sharp every Wednesday.  Please note: advance RSVP and picture ID is required for entry into the building. You're welcome to visit our sister clubs in Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Silicon Valley: http://www.m …

The purpose of our MeetUp Group is to provide free ESL resources and support for professionals working in the Silicon Valley. Our group includes both learners and teachers of English, and we welcome any language enthusiasts to join in anytime. Meetups feature fun and function as we convene in interesting hotspots and get to know one another. We are social but with a purpose. If you have questions about English, ask them. If you have answers, offer them. As with most MeetUp groups, any member is …

We are a group of English as a Second Language (ESL) learners who support and motivate each other in San Francisco. Our focus is to improve our English skill while we enjoy a variety of activities. If you have any questions feel free to ask the organizer. The logo image was made by Luisa, one of our members.

Want to practice speaking and listening in English? Want to meet more friends in San Francisco? This is a great opportunity! If you are a non-native English speaker who would like to improve your conversation skills in a supportive environment, come join us! We will meet at a ESL school in downtown SF with dictionaries and other learning materials available.

An informal conversation class to benefit students of Campus Education San Francisco and international students in the bay area looking to practice and improve English Conversational Skills. Come join our vibrant community, make friends and experience the friendliest Language School in San Francisco! This group is for NON-NATIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ONLY! ABSOLUTELY FREE! NO OBLIGATION! JUST COME AND PRACTICE!

Silicon Valley Japanese-English Toastmasters (SVJETS) is a bilingual public speaking club for Japanese and English. Whether you need to improve your presentation skills for work, or are just looking to brush up your conversation, SVJETS is the best place for both Japanese and English speaking people! Our meetings feature interesting speeches, good jokes, and table topics Q&A sessions that challenges people to answer on the spot. Guests are welcome to participate in the table topics sessions, …

Silicon Valley English-Vietnamese Toastmasters is a fun and friendly group. Improve your Vietnamese and English language skills, your ability to speak in front of a group, and meet new friends. Guests are always welcome. To learn more, visit a meeting.

Practice your Japanese or English while having fun with us!

Thank you for your interest in Upwardly Global Toastmasters. http://upwardlyglobaltoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org/ Upwardly Global Toastmasters was chartered in May, 2011 with the intention of helping immigrant professionals practice speaking English, improve public speaking, and develop leadership skills. Our members include professionals from diverse countries such as Hungary, Colombia, Brazil, Ghana, Argentina, Mexico, Korea, Philippines, Peru, Mongolia, Maylasia, Ukraine, United States, F …

This is a group for anyone who enjoys dancing to LIVE MUSIC, exercise, fun, socializing, etc. Our Contra and English Country dances* are held every week at various venues in Sonoma & Marin counties. All skill levels and ages are welcome. No prior dance experience is necessary, and every dance is preceded by a lesson.The dances are very social by nature, and attract people of all ages/status — married and unmarried couples, singles, alone or with friends. Children are welcome at dances if supervi …

You are learning Chinese and believe real casual interaction is the best way to go? You lived in China and fear to lose your leve l now that you are in the USA? You are Chinese and want to help laowai perfect their tones and maybe learn some English, French, Spanish... From Chinese 'tong' expert to curious everyone is welcome to meet-up for a milk tea and chat in mandarin! Here is a dropbox of some Chinese learning materials. http://db.tt/RxHwRAiQ Hope you enjoy it and shoot me an email if you …

A great place for non native English Learners to get together, chat, practice their language skills and receive guidance from a fully qualified English teacher.

Mucho Gusto Bilingual Spanish-English Toastmasters Club is a group to practice your Spanish and English speaking skills. Join us to become a better speaker and presenter, improve your listening skills and develop your leadership skills. Learn at your own pace in a supportive and fun atmosphere. Guests are always welcome and free. Membership fee applies. Come to one of our meetings to learn more. We are part of Toastmasters International. For more information about the educational program and lea …

English Corner was created to help internationals strengthen their English-speaking abilities and gain confidence conversing in English. The sessions will include conversations in big and small groups, presentation skills and reading techniques. English Corner is organized by Karen Hong and Jonathan McCall of City Hope and is a free program. Jonathan organized two similar programs for students and professionals when he recently worked in China, and Karen taught a similar class in Boston for inte …

This group is for advanced ESL people who want to learn and share ideas of improving English speaking. This group will be focusing on practicing real-life English speaking. If you already know enough vocabulary and be able to communicate with native Americans and you still want to improve your English speaking ability, please join us. Everyone has her own way of learning a second language, in this group, we will share ideas and try many different approaches to improve our English speaking.

This bulldog group is for bulldogs and their owners to meetup and socialize! Both humans and dogs will benefit from attending events. I am a dog lover x 1 million and love meeting others that feel the same. I have learned in a very short time of owning this wonderful breed, that there are so many things to know about English Bulldogs in order to provide them a healthy, long lived life. They are my favorite breed of dogs and I also feel it takes a special someone (human) to own and care for a EBD …

Are you interested in bringing technology to your ESL classroom? Are you frustrated with basic institutional LMS tools that don't service the needs of ESL/EFL students? Do you want to be a more effective independent ESL/EFL tutor? If yes, then this group is for you. If you're a teacher passionate about using, creating, or getting together with technologists to figure our better tools or to contribute to improve existing educational projects, then this group is for you!