Language Center Services


The Language Center at City College of San Francisco supports credit courses in American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Pilipino, Russian, and Spanish.


Services provided include:

Audio and video stations for student use.
The Language Center houses 80 audio stations, 4 DVD stations, 9 VHS station, and 6-8mm video stations, and 20 computer stations.


Language learning software
We provide instructional software for American Sign Language, 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 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. Please consult the Language Center tape duplication procedure here. Students may also request tape duplication from the Castro and Downtown Campuses and the Marina site.


Online Language Lab
Much 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 materials 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.


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 appointments to come in individually, or in small groups for informal training in the technologies of their choice. Occasional formal workshops are also given as part of staff development days (FLEX) or at other times during the semester by request. Workshops at the Language Center

Library of Materials for Instructor Use
The Language Center maintains a collection of foreign language and language instruction oriented dvd's, videos, audio cassette tapes, laser disks, and other media which 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.

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Updated: 09/10/2007


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