Resources
Multimedia Language Laboratory
For students studying the languages, nothing helps increase proficiency like practice. At the University of Richmond’s Multimedia Language Laboratory, students have access to the latest in language learning technology, and language classes frequently incorporate visits to the MMLL as a course requirement. The lab features computers that are configured for multilingual computing, international cable television, VCRs and DVD players for video-based learning programs, audio recording and playback programs and a screening room for watching international films. In addition, the MMLL offers placement tests to help students gauge the most appropriate language courses for them.
Language Across the Curriculum
Designed to enhance students’ language skills across the disciplines, the Language Across the Curriculum program incorporates language learning into non-language based courses. Students opt to add on a one credit hour pass/fair language course to non-language classes in which they are enrolled. So for example, a student taking a class in the history of Baroque art might decide to add a credit hour of French to enhance their experience studying the art of 17th-century France. Students meet with native-speaking international students and increase their language proficiency by discussing subjects relevant to the course.
Discipline-Specific Library Research Guide
Subject librarians at the University of Richmond Libraries maintain discipline-specific research guides for every academic course of study offered through the School of Arts & Sciences. Students in the Department of Modern Literatures and Cultures can contact the subject librarian directly, view top recommended resources and conduct discipline-specific searches of databases and Web sites. In addition, subject librarians frequently highlight new titles related to the academic field.
