Come and Discover the Global Language and Culture
Center (GLCC), the new window for St. John’s College Department of
Languages and Literatures.
The GLCC is a state-of-the-art language resource center where
students, registered or not in a language class, can come and start
practicing one or several of the languages currently offered at St
John’s University. Through immersion and interaction, with the help
of trained language specialists, they will build on the language
skills acquired in the classroom in a convivial and pressure-free
atmosphere.
The Center offers large seating areas in a library-like setting
for studying and group gathering. It is equipped with individual
language pods, computers, large screen TVs and reference
material.
Our Programs and Services
- Language tutoring
- Accent reduction and pronunciation enhancement workshops
- Grammar and writing workshops
- Test preparation workshops
- Round table conversations
- Cultural orientations for the Discover The World and Semester
Abroad Programs in Rome, Paris and Salamanca
- Foreign movie nights with presentation and follow up
discussions
- Language club meetings and events
- Induction ceremonies and events for Language Honor
Societies
- Lectures and cultural events
- Video and audio language collections
- Foreign magazines, periodicals and language reference
material
- Access to foreign language TV channels
- Advisement on studying for languages
- Advisement on language courses at St John’s
- Language placement testing
A Weekly Hour of Practice at the
Center
For all language classes offered by St. John’s College Department
of Languages and Literatures the former language laboratory
requirement has been replaced with a fourth hour spent at the
Center to put into practice what has been learned during the three
hours of weekly classroom instruction.
At the Center, students can join a variety of workshops, engage in
group activities under the supervision of a tutor or graduate
assistant, receive individual tutoring in Arabic, ESL, French,
German, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Russian or Spanish, to improve their
grades, participate in round table conversations in the target
language, attend language events, or simply watch foreign TV
channels or videos and use the resource material put at their
disposal.
Language placement testing for the Department of Languages &
Literatures is adminstered at the Center. This test is only
required of students intending to major or minor in French, Italian
or Spanish. For other students please see
placement policy guidelines.
Come for an individual or a group tutoring session. Come and
study for your language classes on your own, or with a study
partner.
Become a regular at the Center and increase your proficiency in
one or several foreign languages to set the ground for future
travel abroad and open windows on your world.
There are two ways of registering for language tutoring
sessions:
1. For group sessions: By signing
up for group tutoring sessions for a set day and time throughout
the semester. This is done during th GLCC class orientation
the first week of classes. The groups are small - from 2 to 8
students of the same class level. No need to make subsequent
appointments.
2. For individual sessions: By
going to St. John's Central first page, clicking on the
GLCC "Make an appointment" lin, and creating your account to log in
and make your appointment.
Comments from GLCC Users:
“Please accept my sincerest appreciation for having made the Global
Language and Culture Center a very positive learning experience for
my students.”
- Professor Charles Rocco
“Confronting the challenges of a new language is always easier
among peers. Everyone makes mistakes. At the GLCC it’s more
friendly and comfortable.”
- Alma Rodriguez, GLCC tutor
“To tell you the truth, I was dreading the whole once–a-week
tutoring thing when I first found out about it. You really made it
fun. Next semester, I’ll definitely come back.”
- Daniel Capeau, student.
Center Hours and Location:
Mondays, Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00 a.m.– 7:00 p.m.
St. John Hall, Rooms 104, 105, 106
Center Administration:
Michele H. Jones, Ph.D., Director, St. John Hall, Room 106A,
(718) 990-6041
Millard Yoder, M.A.,Associate Director, St. John Hall, Room 434Q,
(718) 990-1930
Katerina Trabazo, M.A., Administrative Assistant, St. John Hall,
Room 106A, (718) 990-8352
For more information on our events and activities call the
GLCC Help Desk at: (718) 990-6293
We are also on Facebook under GLCC: Global Language and
Culture Center, where we advertise our upcoming
events.