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 their language
skills 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
Come and hone your language skills at
the Center
Graduate students who wish to improve on their language skills for
a future career are welcome to the center. At the Center, they can
join in 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, 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.
Come for an individual or a group tutoring session. Or just come
and study 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.
Appointments are needed for tutoring
sessions
A first-time appointment for a tutoring session requires the
creation of an account with a user name and password, which can be
used to log in for subsequent appointments. From the home page of
St. John’s Central, go to the Global
Language and Culture Center Appointment section, click on “Book
Now,” and create your account to log in.
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, Wednesdays and Thursdays: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesdays and Fridays 9 a.m. – 7 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 16A (718) 990-835
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.