About The Language Resource Center (LRC)

The Language Resource Center at Buck 107

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Located in Buck Memorial Library Room 107, the Language Resource Center (LRC) at Illinois Wesleyan University provides students with facilities for technology-assisted activities in the world languages as well as tutoring in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin & Greek, and Spanish.

Resources & Equipment available at the LRC:

Windows workstations.
Macintosh workstations.
VHS viewing stations.
Laser printer.
Multi-standard VCR/DVD.
Printed bilingual dictionaries and grammar resources for language study.
Vocabulary-building activities and strategy games in different languages.

Tutoring

Thank You Languages

If you would like to become a language tutor, please fill out an application at the LRC (Buck 107).

Students who wish to have language papers reviewed by a tutor should
sign up for at least two consecutive 20-minute sessions.

Tutor Sign Up

Instructions for using the Tutor Sign Up (pdf)

¡Háblame! Program

The Department of Hispanic Studies hires conversation tutors for the ¡Háblame! Program. Under this program, students in Spanish 201 and Spanish 203 are required to sign up for a 15 minute guided conversation every week.

If you would like to become an ¡Háblame! tutor, please contact the LRC Student Coordinator Suzie Smeeton (309) 556-3044.

Online Resources

LRC Hours

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LRC Semester Regular Hours

Monday-Thursday,
8:00 am-10:00 pm
Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Saturday, Closed
Sunday, 1:00-10:00 pm

LRC Holiday Hours

Labor Day: close Friday at 4 pm , re-open Tuesday at 8 am

Fall Break day: close Thursday at 4 pm , re-open Monday at 8 am

Thanksgiving: close Tuesday at noon , re-open Monday at 8:00 am

Winter Break: close day of last finals at noon , re-open first day of classes at 8 am

Spring Break: close at noon on Friday , re-open Monday morning at 8 am

The LRC will be closed during May Term and summer

LRC Contact

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Dr. Carmela Ferradáns cferrada@iwu.edu

Hispanic Studies, Chair

Dr. Scott Sheridan sheridan@iwu.edu

French, German, Italian, and Japanese, Chair

Suzie Smeeton ssmeeton@iwu.edu (309) 556-3044

LRC Student Coordinator

Student Desk: (309) 556-3298