The LRC manages a collection of print and media that pertain specifically to langauge learning. In addition, our video collection contains many feature films from all over the world. These titles are used to support learning in the classroom, but are also available for students to watch in the main center. Check out our catalog online. Don't see what you are looking for? Put in a request for us to purchase titles that you need for class (this is limited to instructors only).
Request addition to our collection

 

Satellite Television Programming

We currently subscribe to 9 international channels that you can access from your computer; Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese! Faculty can request program recordings for use in class as well. more info

 

Instructional Technology Workshops and Consulting

The LRC can help you work technology into your curriculum effectively and successfully! We offer regular workshops open to instructors, as well as one-on-one consultation. Whether you need to learn the basics of Powerpoint, help setting up a Ctools site, how to incorporate an emerging technology into the curriculum, we can help. In addtion to the vast knowledge that our own staff maintains, we have an extensive network of instructional technology colleagues around campus and the world that offer you a rich knowledge base from which to benefit. We will also hold training sessions for your students when you adopt a new technology into your class. Come talk to us about your interests! Or, look at the workshops currently being offered on campus through the collaboration of many different support units!

• Workshops, presentations, and showcases on academic technology strategies and integration issues.
• Graduate student orientation and training.
• Class sessions (for undergraduates) on media, technology, or software tied to the curriculum.
• Guest lecture in graduate and undergraduate level pedagogy courses on the effective use and integration of technology and resources into the curriculum.
• One-on-one training sessions specific to an area of inquiry or instruction.
• Special request workshops and training for language programs or groups of course instructors throughout the academic year. LRC staff have also worked with graduate and undergraduate level pedagogy courses on effective use and integration of technology and resources into the curriculum.

 

Funding Opportunities

Interested in developing a technology project, but need financial resources to get it done? There are several opportunities for getting grants from various units on campus. The LRC can not only refer you to a funding source that would be most appropriate for your project, but we can also assist in the writing of the grant, and/or writ a letter of support for your application. Funding agents look favorably on applications that have the support of their local support unit, so take advantage of our assets!
Graduate Media Assistant Program (GMA)
Instructional Technology Committee (ITC) Grant Information
Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Grant Opportunities

 

Graduate Media Assistant (GMA) Program

The GMA program allows the LRC to hire a graduate assistant to work on an instructional technology project sponsored by an instructor. LRC staff are available to train the GMA to undertake technology tasks for their project, as well as provide ongoing consultation and assistance throughout the project cycle.  If you are interested in applying for this program, you will find more information, as well as the application here.

 

 

Audio and Video Production

The LRC has a professionally equipped audio studio and video studeo, in which our staff can produce high quality original recordings for various instructional uses. Material can be produced, edited, and mastered in a digital environment and then transfered to the media of the instructor's choice including analog as well as digital formats.

Audio material can be produced, edited, and mastered in a digital environment and then transfered to the media of the instructor's choice including cassette, DAT, reel to reel, or a variety of digital file formats.
Audio Studio contact: Phillip Cameron, lrcaudio@umich.edu, 615-6526.

The LRC Video Studio offers a range of services for the production of your video including consulting, researching, scriptwriting, shooting, and editing.
Video Studio contact: Rob Demilner, demilner@umich.edu, 647-7744.

 

Online Resources

Are you interested in finding someone to converse with in a second language? Or perhaps you need a tutor/translator? Interested in practicing your French, Spanish or English? The LRC offers several extracurricular resources to assist you with your language study.
Language Conversation Partner Database
Language Tutor Database

Yabla

This is a language immersion through online video that is accessible to students, faculty, and staff of University of Michigan.
* Work on your Listening Comprehension Skills!
* Watch authentic French, Spanish, and English video clips from television, film and music!
* Listen to authentic materials at different speeds!
* Choose whether you want subtitles, translations, both or neither!

You need to register to use the full features of Yabla, but registration is free! If you want to take a look at it first, see the demos below.
Register for French Yabla    (View Demo)
Register for Spanish Yabla    (View Demo)
Register for German Yabla    (View Demo)

 

FAQ's for Yabla

Why do I need to register or subscribe, if it’s free?
Good question! The LRC pays an annual subscription fee to Yabla in order to make this resource available to the UofM language learning community. The registration process is necessary to verify membership in the UofM community and to count the number of users (and, thus, the amount the LRC will pay). We thank you for your understanding.

Why do I have to wait for my subscription to be processed?
As part of the registration process, we need to verify membership in the UofM community. This means a member of the LRC staff must actually cross-check the request with the umich directory and update the membership database. We thank you for your patience.

Can anyone register or subscribe?
The Yabla video clips will be available to anyone in the University of Michigan (umich) community – undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty!

How long will I have access to Yabla?
You will have access for one month. Just like a library book, it will be possible to renew your subscription before the end of 30 days, if there is no one on the waitlist to sign up, you request will be granted.

Other questions? Please email us at: equipres@umich.edu