Finding your way around

Looking at the map below which is also displayed on the wall in the Orientation Area inside Room 3018. You will see that the Language Commons is divided into 2 main areas (Room 3018 and Room 3019) with the following 8 different activity venues inside them:

1. Reception (office areas in Rooms 3018 & 3019)
2. Orientation Area
3. Advice Desk
4. Multimedia Area
5. 3 Seminar Rooms
6. 3 Listening Rooms
7. Theater
8. Terrace

Each activity venue have a different range of materials and resources to help you learn in a variety of ways.

Language Commons, Room 3018 Floor Plan

English Language Materials   Readers   IELTS Test/Exam Practice   Movie Transcripts   E1 Videotapes with books: Business & General E2 Videotapes: Entertainment   AV: DVDs & VCDs   E3 Games   AV: Audio CDs, CD-Roms & Music CDs   Dictionaries   Business, Coursebooks, Listening, Pronunciation, Science & Technology, Speaking, Study Skills, TOEFL Test/Exam Practice   Grammar Practice, Grammar Reference, Reading, Vocabulary, Writing   LANG Course Materials   Support Documents for Language Learning

Language Commons, Room 3019 Floor Plan

Chinese Language Materials   C1 Cantonese P1 Grammar Reference / Vocabulary / Writing P2 Chinese Dictionaries / Mandarin Coursebooks P3 Putonghua Coursebooks / Listening / Speaking / Business / Pronunciation P4 Readers / Entertainment videotapes P5 AV: Chinese Asian Languages Materials   A1 Arabic / Bahasa Indonesia / Bahasa Malay / Cambodian / Hindi / Japanese / Korean / Nepali /Swahili / Tagalog Pilipino / Thai / Tamil / Vietnamese A2 Videotapes with books: Japanese / Korean A3 AV: Asian Languages A4 Magazines European Languages Materials   U1 Dutch / French / Latin U2 French U3 French U4 German / Greek / Italian U5 Portuguese / Russian / Spanish U6 AV: European Languages U7 Magazines

Materials for learning English are all located in Room 3018, while resources for Chinese/Putonghua and for all other languages can be found in Room 3019. Look for the hanging signage and the yellow stickers on the English materials, green on the Chinese and orange on the materials for all other languages.

English and Chinese materials are categorised according to type of material (e.g. the language skill or media). Information on each skill can be found next to the Advice Desk in Room 3018 and near the Reception in Room 3019.

To find materials, you can either go straight to the areas and find what you want.

If you need help, you can go to the Reception in Room 3018 or 3019.

Learner Support

In The Language Commons we aim to help you develop your ability to direct your own learning. We do this by providing you with:

• advice and support
• space to practise
• a range of language-learning materials and facilities

SAC Advisers are available to support and advise you. You are welcome to come for group or individual consultations. You can make an email appointment by clicking on one of our names, or just come to The Language Commons during our advising times. You are also welcome to participate in any number of language-learning activities provided through The Language Commons. Activities include:

• Conversation and Discussion Groups
• Learning Programmes
• Learner Support Groups
• Workshops
• Cultural Events

For information about the various activities on offer, ask an SAC Adviser or check the:

• Web Site: http://lc.ust.hk/~sac/activity/
• SAC Activities Notice Board in the Orientation Area
• Language Activities Notice Board outside the Language Center General Office (room 3396, Lift 17-18) and elsewhere around campus

We can help you make the most of your choices so that you can be flexible and successful in your self-access learning. It's up to you to make first contact!

Contacts and Opening Hours

Where To Find Us Room 3018 & 3019 (Lift 2 - 3) We are open Semesters: Monday - Friday  9.00am - 7.00pm Winter + Summer Sessions: Monday - Friday  9.00am - 6.00pm SAC Advisers We are available at the Advice Desk at the following times. Contacts For information or advice, contact: an SAC Adviser at the Advice Desk The Language Commons Email Helpline: LCSAC The Language Commons Reception phoneline: 2358 7851