- LRC - Café Setting
When visitors enter the Language Resource Center, they arrive on the Café side of the facility -- an internationally focused, inviting and comfortable setting where pairs and small groups meet for conversation, tutoring, and authentic language use. Key to the Café setting is the global music that continually plays in the background as well as the international TV programming that is also meant to be a constant in the space.
The main activities that take place on the Café side include:
• Partner programs: – Language Partner Program: Department-sponsored tutoring in Classics, French, German and Spanish
– Conversation Partner Program: Native-speaker conversation sessions integrated with French and German courses; other integrated tutoring in Chinese, both undergraduate and MACS (Master of Arts in Chinese Studies) graduate programs
– English Conversation Partner Program: A new initiative in development connecting American and international students
• Resource counter
Films, dictionaries, reference support, and take-home materials on a variety of language learning strategies
• Study space
Available to all students but with an emphasis on meeting the needs and interests of language learners
• Lounge
Books of general and cultural interest, games, and other enrichment materials
• Viewing room
Quiet space for viewing films and international TV, recording audio, administering formal speaking assessments, and other sound-sensitive activities
• Kitchenette
Accommodates language clubs and other student groups who schedule activities in the LRC with a language or cultural component
Various activities are scheduled to take place in the Language Resource Center throughout the school year. During most activities that occur during regular hours, the LRC will remain open to the general student population. There are, however, some activities that require we close part or all of the LRC. All activities, including those for which we must close part of all of the LRC for a period of time, are included on the LRC calendar.