World Languages Lab
Welcome to our lab!
Our lab is open to all our World Languages students and provides support in-person, on phone, and online. If you need help with enrolling in language courses, accessing and navigating language resources online, purchasing language course materials, and other questions, please feel free to contact us.
Location: room M327, Phone: 562 938-4320, Email: mtouch@lbcc.edu / worldlanglab@lbcc.edu
LANGUAGE COURSES OFFERED
SPRING 2023 SEMESTER
LAB SUPPORT HOURS
On Phone & Virtual Support
Monday-Wednesday: 7:30am-9pm
Thursday: 7:30am-8:00pm
Friday: 7:30am-4:00pm
☎️ Call us: (562) 938-4320 / (562) 938-4086
📧 Email us: mtouch@lbcc.edu / worldlanglab@lbcc.edu
Virtual support is by appointment only.
*Same day appointments are available.*
For tutoring schedule, please click on this link.
On Campus Support
Monday 7:30am-4:00pm
Tuesday & Wednesday: 7:30am-9pm
Thursday: 7:30am-8:00pm
Location: M327
LabSchedule.pdf
Language Lab Usage
Who does the lab serve?
LBCC students studying Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish.
Who can use the lab?
Any student with a LBCC ID. You do not need to be enrolled in a language class to use the lab; however, you must study a language.
Can I use the WLL without being enrolled in a language class?
Yes, you can use the World Language Lab (WLL). It is recommended that students without a current language class use the WLL to review the language(s) they have studied.
Do I have Wi-Fi access?
Yes, you have access Wi-Fi through your portal login credentials.
Our Lab Associates
Sharon McMahon
Mich Touch
Online Language Resources
Click on each language for additional resources links.
Chinese
Resources for Learning Chinese
Integrated Chinese — First Year
Quick Mandarin Pinyin learning Tools
Quizlet - - Integrated Chinese
New Practical Chinese Reader Video
Quizlet - New Practical Chinese Reader
Chinese Learner - Learn Chinese Online
Quia - Chinese
YellowBridge - Chinese Language Center
University of Oxford - Chinese Multimedia site
Language online - Chinese
BBC - Languages – Chinese
French
Textbook
Liaisons: An Introduction to French 3rd Ed for French 1 & 2
Log in to Cengage - MindTap
Encore Intermediate French 2nd Ed for French 3 & 4
Pause-Café French 8AD
What to do in LA? Local Events
Langue
Lexique Fle website (vocabulaire)
Liens utiles pour le français langue étrangére
French Language (About.com)
Learn to Speak French (dailyfrenchpod site)
French numbers (prononciation) youtube video
English Grammar for Students of French
Culture
France's Ministère de la culture
Paroles de chansons (words to songs)
Paris Net (map of Paris)
Films étrangers
La Francophonie
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Musées et monuments
Bienvenue sur le site du Musée d'Orsay
Le site officiel de la Tour Eiffel
Presse
Radio et Télévision
Comfm (radio, télévision, vidéo, musique et podcast)
French Web
German
Useful Links
Kontakte 8th Edition for German 1 and German 2 -- Sign in to Connect
Vistawide - German Practice Activities
BBC - Languages - German
Animated German Grammar - PowerPoint
Online Translation
Reverso Dictionary - Online dictionary and translation
Student-Online-Dictionary English to German translator
Italian
Useful Links
Online Dictionary and Translation
WordReference.comReverso Dictionary - Online dictionary and translation
freedict.com - Online English to Italian translation
Japanese
Resources for Learning Japanese
Genki Self-study room - 3rd Ed
Genki Self-study room - 2rd Ed
Free radio lessons of Japanese from NHK
Online Translation
Denshi Jisho -- Online Japanese dictionary
WorldLingo - Free Online Translator
Freedict.com - English to Japanese translation
Spanish
Useful Links
VHL Central | Log In
Yale Companion Site
Buy Textbooks & Access Codes for all Levels of Spanish courses
Quia – Spanish
Quizlet – Spanish
Quiz-Tree.com - Spanish vocabulary
BBC - Languages – Spanish
Education Portal - Spanish 101: Beginning Spanish
HelloTalk – Talk to the World
Online Dictionary and Translation
Wordreference.com -- Dictionary/Conjugator
WorldLingo - Free Online Translator
LBCC WORLD LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
