The Michael Pincus Language Resource Center

Education Center

25 St. Philip Street

Holdings Policies and Procedures Hours of Operation

Georgia Schlau Director ECTR 204, phone 953-7136	Sabine Hagn-Ford Supervisor ECTR 226, phone 953-8172
Multi Media Lab ECTR 225, phone 953-8174	Language Lab Annex ECTR 204, phone 953-7136
Telefax: 953-7137 ECTR 204

The Language Resource Center was named in honor of Michael Pincus, former Head of the Division of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, who encouraged and promoted the integration of technology in the teaching of foreign languages. The Center provides the following facilities to the students and faculty of foreign languages:

The Sony Audio-Visual Lab (ECTR 225)

The Multi Media Lab (ECTR 204)

Audio cassette check-out service for students (ECTR 225)

Video tape check-out service for faculty (ECTR 225)

Internet access for students in Foreign Languages (ECTR 204)

Assistance with PowerPoint projects and software questions (ECTR 204)

Poster/flyer production for special courses and events (ECTR 204)

Special class arrangements during the semester for faculty unable to meet their class for various reasons

Personnel and facilities for make up tests

Webpage creation for faculty and special events (ECTR 204)

Portable laptop/projector (ECTR 204)

Digital video camera, still camera, boom boxes (ECTR 204)

VHS/DVD converter, NTSC only, and if not copyrighted (ECTR 204)

Creating and printing CofC business cards

PDF conversion

Laptop-ready classroom in ECTR 225

Policies and Procedures

General Information
This catalog contains titles available from the Michael Pincus Language Resource Center at the College of Charleston, updated as needed. These titles will be listed as holdings on the Center's Web page: http://lcwa.cofc.edu/langlab/holdings. A hard copy of the catalog is available at each department's main office.

To check out Video Tapes
Videos for classroom or student use: Faculty may call 953-8172 or come by ECTR 226 to reserve a video tape for class or to put it on reserve for their students in the Media Communication Lab in room ECTR 207. Videos for personal use: Faculty may check out a video for two weeks.

Audio Lab Reservation
The Sony Audio Lab in room ECTR 225 may be used for special activities not easily duplicated in the classroom or for testing. Classroom use of the Lab to listen to audio cassettes that accompany the textbook is not encouraged. Reservations may be made well in advance by calling 953-8172. There is a limit of two hours per day per instructor.

To Check out Audio Cassettes
College of Charleston students of foreign languages may freely check out three tapes at a time. These three tapes may be returned to check out three more tapes until the student has finished the series that accompanies the textbook.

Audio tapes are available online with password protection at languagelab.cofc.edu:

Username: langlab
Password: languages

Record Time in Audio Lab
College of Charleston students may be required by their instructor to listen to tapes in the Lab and record their time. It is the student's responsibility to notify the lab assistant to record their time in the Lab.

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Hours of Operation

Fall and Spring Semester:

Monday - Thursday	9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Friday	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Maymester:

Monday - Thursday	12:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday	12:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Summer Semester:

Monday - Thursday	9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Holidays:

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