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Language
Center Services
The
Language Center at City College of San Francisco supports credit/non-credit courses
in American Sign Language, (Cantonese and Mandarin) Chinese, French,
German, (modern) Greek, Italian, Japanese, Pilipino, Russian, and Spanish.
Services
provided include:
Audio
and video stations for student use
The Language Center is a state-of-the-art facility equipped with 53 iMac stations, 20 PC stations, eight DVD stations, five VHS
stations, and six 8mm video stations.
Language-learning software
We provide instructional software for American Sign Language, (Cantonese and Mandarin) Chinese,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and Tagalog (Pilipino).
Duplication
Service
Some tapes may be duplicated in the Language Center for student use.
The duplication service takes three (3) working days. Please check with the
Language Center to see whether your tapes may be duplicated or are available
for purchase in the CCSF Bookstore. For further information, please consult the Language Center
tape duplication procedures. Students may also request tape duplication at the Castro, Downtown, and Marina campuses.
Online
Language Lab
Many of the Language Center audio materials are available on the Language
Center’s Online Language Lab. You must obtain a user name and password
from your instructor to use these materials. Check the Online
Language Lab page to see if the resources you need are available.
Internet
Access
The Language Center provides high-speed internet access to students enrolled in
Foreign Language Department courses with internet-based assignments.
The Language Center’s website also has language-learning links for many languages taught at City College of San Francisco.
Language
Center Electronic Classroom
The multimedia Electronic classroom (R-205E) can be reserved by foreign language
and ESL instructors for a variety of presentations and activities. There
are 33 audio/PC stations with internet access, an instructor’s console
with projection system, multistandard DVD and VHS players, karaoke,
laser disk player, and presentation stand.
Professional Development
Instructors are encouraged to make appointments to come in individually,
or in small groups for informal training in the technologies of their
choice. Occasional formal workshops are also offered on FLEX days or at other times during the semester by request.
Materials for Instructor Use
The Language Center maintains a collection of foreign language and language
instruction-oriented DVDs, videos, audio cassette tapes, laser disks,
and other media which can be checked out by instructors for use in their
classes. Please contact the Language Center at 415-452-5555 for further information.
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