Language Center
Resources and Services


The Language Center at City College of San Francisco supports credit courses in American Sign Language, (Cantonese and Mandarin) Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Pilipino, Russian, and Spanish, as well as (Modern) Greek in the non-credit program.


Audio and Video Stations
The Language Center houses 37 Mac stations, 20 PC stations, four DVD stations, nine VHS stations, 40 audio stations, and six 8mm video stations for student use.

Language-Learning Software

We provide instructional software for American Sign Language, (Cantonese and Mandarin) Chinese, French, German, (Modern) Greek, Italian, Japanese, Pilipino, Russian, and Spanish.

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 resources. Check the Online Language Lab page to see if the audio files you need are available.

Internet Access
The Language Center provides 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 all languages taught in the credit program at City College of San Francisco as well as for (Modern) Greek in the non-credit program.


Language Center Classroom

The multimedia 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, and laser disk player. You may view the Language Center Classroom reservation schedule online.


Instructor Training

Instructors are encouraged to make individual or small group appointments for informal training in the technologies of their choice. Formal workshops are also offered on FLEX days, throughout the semester and by special request. Click here for more information about workshops offered at the Language Center.

Library of 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 that can be checked out by instructors for use in their classes. Please come into the Language Center or consult the Materials page for any individual language.

Duplication Services
Some audio materials may be copied onto audio cassettes for student use. The Language Center’s duplication service takes 3 working days. Please check with the Language Center to see whether your audio resources may be duplicated onto tapes or are available for purchase in the CCSF Bookstore. Please click here for tape duplication instructions. Students may also request tape duplication from the Castro, Downtown, Marina, and Mission campuses.

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Updated: 11/03/2009


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