Welcome to the Fall 2023 semester! Foreign language tutoring will continue to be available online starting on Tuesday, August 22nd. Please check the online language tutoring schedule for availability.
Notice:
In an effort to protect the health and safety of the campus community we ask that all patrons wear a suitable face mask while using the resources at the Language Lab. Language tutoring for CSULB students will be online and/or in-person. Please visit the tutoring schedule section of this page for available languages and times.Language Tutoring
The Language Center is happy to provide free language tutoring to students enrolled in language classes on campus. Tutoring, conversation practice and other language related support is available for ASL, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.
Individual & Group Learning
The Center strives to be a welcoming space to practice listening and speaking your new language. You can practice with classmates, other students studying your target language, native speakers, or our language tutors. While the Center is not able to provide quite study areas we do have many areas available for small group discussion and collaborative learning. Your campus group is also welcome to reserve one of our lab spaces for meetings or activities.
Collaborative Classroom Space
The Language Center has several spaces designed for collaborative teaching and learning. Room 305 is a computer lab and discussion space containing 25 student computing stations. Room 306 is a flexible space partitioned by a sliding wall providing workspaces accommodating 20-45 students. The small group discussion area in Room 306C can be reserved for group discussion, oral practice, or as an open interview space. The video conferencing space in Room 316 seats up to 12 people. It is ideal for video conferencing, discussion groups, small classes and student clubs.
Study Abroad
Use the language skills you have worked so hard to obtain--travel abroad! Ask us about destinations and opportunities for travel and study abroad. We can help you connect with other CSU and campus resources.
All students are welcome to use the Language Center anytime, however priority will be given to students enrolled in foreign language courses.
Center Hours
Mon/Wed 10:00am-4:00pm
Tue/Thu 9:00am-4:00pm
Foreign Language Tutoring
The Language Center is happy to provide free language tutoring. Meet some of our language tutors:Hi, I am Jacob Otoo, a second-year master’s student at the department of RGRLL CSULB. As a hardworking teacher, I received the 21st Annual Student Success Award as the best Teaching Associate for the department of RGRLL. Teaching is my passion and I devote much time to help learners of the French language at any level with top-notch methods and activities to facilitate their acquisition of the language. My aim as a teacher is to help students acquire the French language and culture. In doing so, I focus on all the four key competencies of language learning and acquisition.
Hello, my name is Irina Riabova, I’m first-year university student, I’m also teach Russian as an ISA. I was born and raised in Russia. As an immigrant, I know the difficulties of learning a new language, so I want to help you develop your skills and succeed in this fascinating journey.
Jeff Winters began studying Mandarin Chinese over thirty years ago and has been teaching the language and culture for the last twenty years. Professor Winters loves to travel abroad particularly in East Asia. He has lived, studied and worked in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. You will find that he is passionate about all things Chinese and eager to exchange experiences and learning strategies.
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