Conversation Partner Badges

When students make reservations for Spanish and French conversations, they may notice that some partners have badges on their profiles, as in the image below:

The purpose of the badges are to help students more easily select a suitable conversation partner. The badges include the following:

This badge highlights conversation partners who specialize in working with beginners. This badge only appears to students in sections where the professor has selected 0 to 1 years of previous language study. 

* This badge only appears for students studying Spanish, French, German, and Italian.

This badge highlights conversation partners who specialize in working with more advanced learners. This badge only appears to students in sections where the professor has selected 3 to 4+ years of previous language study. 

* This badge only appears for students studying Spanish.

This badge is always visible. It highlights conversation partners with a background related to healthcare. Students who wish to discuss healthcare-related topics or who are in medical language courses can consider selecting partners with this badge. See example topics with preparation and reflection activities here.