Language Resource Centre
Providing resources and facilities for language learning and improvement as well as being a hub for intercultural exchange.
How can they help?
The Language Resource Centre can offer you:
- Resources and opportunities for language learning in over one hundred languages, including English.
- Remote access to language learning software.
- Resources for successful study skills, organising workloads, essay writing, note taking, giving presentations and pronunciation improvement.
- Specialist English language examination preparation material e.g. IELTS.
- Tandem-learning opportunities both online and face-to-face.
- World TV & Film – an extensive archive of films and TV programmes, available on demand.
- On-site access to International TV channels and a physical DVD collection.
- Online Institutional Tandem Exchange (e-Tandem) opportunities in France, Germany and Spain.
- The Centre runs bookable language learning, conversation practice, one-to-one and language taster sessions.
What do you need to know?
- The Centre is open to all students; you do not have to be formally studying a language.
- You must be a member of the Centre to access most of its facilities and services; you can join online. It is free.
- The Centre does not teach formal courses.
- Students provide a great deal of the activities that the Centre offers, including student employment opportunities.
- The Centre uses Canvas and Microsoft Teams extensively.
- You may be able to incorporate your learning sessions into NCL+.
Get in touch
The Language Resource Centre is number 26 on the campus map, located in the Old Library Building and accessed via the Old Quadrangle entrance.
Find out more: Language Resource Centre website
Email: language.resource@ncl.ac.uk