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Champaign

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

I love anime, music and marching band! I love playing video games...

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is nice and likes some humor! I like talking to people who are open minded and open to practice!

My learning goals

Id love to learn more about the Japanese culture! I’d love to visit or possibly live there someday! I’d also love to have someone to practice with. Maybe we can help each other learn together and share tips and tricks!

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Champaign

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English

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Spanish

Ideal language community partner

I’d like to talk to someone my age who can become a lifelong...

My learning goals

I used to be fluent in Spanish, but since I didn’t use the language often I lost much of my vocabulary. I’d like to build it up again and regain my fluency in Spanish.

My favorite topics

I like talking about philosophy, life, and anything funny.

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Champaign

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

Learn more about the culture of other place...

My favorite topics

Movies Sports Science News

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone really that I could get to know about other countries

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Champaign

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

My favorite topics

TV, travel, tea, economics, politic...

Perfect language exchange partner

just looking for some casual conversations, school keeps me pretty busy so I might have long gaps between when I'm online ^.^

My learning goals

improve my conversational Mandarin and make new friends!

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English speakers in Champaign

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Champaign

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Korean

I want a conversation partner who is

I think people are so interesting. I love learning new things...

My learning goals

I want to help people learn English. I’m in the extreme beginner stages of Korean, so I would like to learn simple phrases that I can use as I travel.

My favorite topics

Art is the love of my life. My dream is to be an illustrator, but I also love drawing, painting, sculpting, and graphic design. I work as a designer, photographer, magazine editor, and barista.

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Champaign

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Arabic

My learning goals

I want to improve my conversational skills in Arabic, Spanish,...

My favorite topics

Different cultures and ways of life! I love learning languages and being able to connect with new people.

My language exchange partner is

Native speakers of Italian, Spanish, French, Arabic, or German.

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Champaign

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Korean

My favorite topics

취미가 좀 많은데 특히 음악, 영화/드라마와 춤이 좋아요...

Ideal language community partner

한국어 원어민! 그리고 그냥... 재미있는 사람? ㅋㅋ

My learning goals

그냥 한국어로 얘기할때 좀 더 편하고 빠르게 대답할 수 있으면 좋겠어요.

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Champaign

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English

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Spanish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Friendly, social...

My learning goals

I want to become fluent in speaking Spanish.

My favorite topics

Sports, school, travel, personal, movies, electronics.

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Champaign

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

Ya yo cold post gold toe road...

My favorite topics

Math CS dual degree. I teach TOEFL and AP Calculus 成都人

Perfect language exchange partner

Kechie kechie kekechie

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J.

Champaign

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English

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Psychology, travel, books, music, televisio...

I want a conversation partner who is

Native Spanish Speakers

My learning goals

Intermediate Spanish

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L.

Champaign

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My language exchange partner is

I like the person who have lots of topics and can start conversation....

My learning goals

I am new to America to start my Graduate program. I am really bad at English listening and speaking. I hope can I exercise much more oral English to involve school life and American culture.

My favorite topics

schoollife,America,design(my major)

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B.

Champaign

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Spanish

My learning goals

Fluenc...

My favorite topics

Grammar and basics

Ideal language community partner

Sympathetic listener

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Champaign

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English

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French

My favorite topics

French learning Language exchang...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

French native who speaks English and wish to learn to learn Chinese so that I can help with

My learning goals

Improve French

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Fitchburg

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English

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German

Perfect language exchange partner

Patient, funny, smar...

My learning goals

Conversational german

My favorite topics

Family, friends, pop culture

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Champaign

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

Shall we tal...

My favorite topics

Gym music traveling and U

I want a conversation partner who is

Funny people who interested in music and sports.

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Champaign

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Culture, daily life, sports, cookin...

My language exchange partner is

Anyone who’d like make new friends

My learning goals

Improve my spoken english

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Jun uses Tandem to improve his English speaking and listening skills.

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T.

Champaign

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Emoji

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English

Ideal language community partner

Friendly and fun/sometimes need patience/could help me to practice...

My learning goals

Fluency and crystal clear in my oral English

My favorite topics

cmpus culture/swimming badminton/anything you like

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K.

Champaign

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Korean

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English

My learning goals

I want to study English...

My favorite topics

Sing 노래듣기, 노래 부르기

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Someone what they really want to exchange their language.

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English

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My favorite topics

Movies, TV shows, books, languages, biology, anthropology, etc...

Perfect language exchange partner

I would like to find people to practice my language skills with and help one another improve on the languages we know.

My learning goals

I want to be able to hold a conversation in my target languages and be able to say what comes to my mind without switching back to english.

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V.

Champaign

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Russian

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English

I want a conversation partner who is

Purposeful Cheerful Curious ...

My learning goals

Language Speaking Writing

My favorite topics

Culture Work Dreams

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Champaign

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Spanish

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English

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Portuguese

My learning goals

To learn a little about everything!...

My favorite topics

Music Movies Language Family Books

My language exchange partner is

Funny people

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Champaign

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English

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Korean

My favorite topics

I enjoy topics about food, music, and foreign cultures. I like...

Ideal language community partner

Someone who is patient, encouraging, and makes learning enjoyable.

My learning goals

I want to be fluent, or at least semi-fluent, in a new language.

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L.

Champaign

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

Ideal conversation exchange partner

热情,友好,积...

My learning goals

熟练口语表达

My favorite topics

生活场景,商务场景

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J.

Champaign

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Spanish

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Italian

My learning goals

I want to have fun conversations and learn new languages...

My favorite topics

I enjoy talking about art, microscopy, movies, and interesting TV shows.

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who is funny and has out of the box conversation topics.

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H.

Champaign

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

My favorite topics

Movies! Food! Travel! Study in Americ...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice, have the same interests

My learning goals

Handle daily communication

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H.

Champaign

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Korean

My language exchange partner is

Kind, careful, happ...

My learning goals

I can talk easily with native speaker,and know some phrases that I cannot learn through text book

My favorite topics

Daily Life,some games,study.

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A.

Champaign

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English

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Korean

My learning goals

Improving my language learning skills. And talking to more people...

My favorite topics

I love playing my favorite sports volleyball and softball. Pero yo like to listen to K-pop and Latin music. I play 2 string instruments.

Ideal language community partner

To somebody who is helpful. But also funny and able to keep conversation. Someone who is chill

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I.

Champaign

Fluent

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Korean

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Japanese

My favorite topics

음악, 사진, 영화를 좋아해요...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

일본어가 가능한 친구 (일본어 공부중입니다:))

My learning goals

일본어 친숙해지기! 일상대화 가능해지기!

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F.

Champaign

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Italian

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English

Perfect language exchange partner

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My learning goals

My favorite topics

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H.

Champaign

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English

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Spanish

My learning goals

To speak the spanish language fluentl...

My favorite topics

Travel, sports

I want a conversation partner who is

Adventure, nice, kind, fun, good sense of humor

Looking for an online language exchange partner in Champaign, United States?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 33 English speakers in Champaign looking to learn English together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know how many Tandem members are available for English language exchange in Champaign?

In Champaign there are 33 members ready to have a English language exchange.

Are there other locations in United States other than Champaign where I can find a English language exchange partner?

You can also find a English Tandem partner in <a href=/learn/english/philadelphia />Philadelphia, <a href=/learn/english/newark />Newark, and <a href=/learn/english/charleston />Charleston.

What is the Tandem app all about?

Tandem is a language exchange app where people teach each other their native language. Each month more than 500,000 people visit Tandem with 33 of them coming from Champaign.