{"id":61,"date":"2013-08-23T17:54:09","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T17:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/languagesresourcecenter.wordpress.com\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2026-09-08T18:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:46:13","slug":"the-resource-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/community.scrippscollege.edu\/mlrc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Modern Language Resource Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Modern Languages Resource Center<\/strong> (MLRC), located in the Humanities Building (122) at Scripps College, is a space designed for learning<\/em>, teaching<\/em>, promoting<\/em>, and exploring<\/em> languages and cultures<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The MLRC is open to students, faculty, and staff from The Claremont Colleges<\/strong>, regardless of whether they are enrolled in a language course. The center, which previously served primarily as a language lab for individual student use, is now a language institute whose purpose is to provide students and faculty with an inclusive and communal study space in which linguistic diversity is valued and promoted daily.<\/p>\n

Students can drop in for tutoring<\/a>\u00a0with the MRLC\u00a0Language Consultants<\/a>, watch a film from the Center’s extensive film library<\/a> (movies Arabic, French, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish) or just use the space for quiet study.<\/p>\n

The MLRC is a community that brings together languages and cultures from all the corners of the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Scripps Humanities Building<\/a>, Room 122<\/p>\n

View our hours<\/a> to see\u00a0when we’re open this semester. And remember to check out the various language resources for students<\/a> and faculty<\/a> that the Center has compiled for language study!<\/p>\n

Computer Programs and Software<\/strong>:
\nThe center is equipped with 4 computers, 3 PCs and 1 Mac with large screen monitors. We have software for language practice (including speech-recognition technology) for French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Arabic. Audacity is installed for making voice recordings for speaking assignments and practice.<\/p>\n

Viewing DVDs and Videos from Film Library<\/a><\/strong>:
\nIn addition to the computers and standard DVD players, there are 2 stations equipped\u00a0 for viewing PAL, Region 2, DVDs from Europe.<\/p>\n

Smart TV
\n<\/strong>The MLRC is now equipped with a 50″ flatscreen smart TV with access to Netflix. The TV is also connected to a Mac computer Power Point presentations, YouTube videos, or other programs and websites.<\/p>\n

Contact Info:<\/strong>
\nResource Center Consultants: x79802
\nemail: mlrc@scrippscollege.edu<\/p>\n

Director<\/strong>: Dr. Sara Mattavelli (smattavelli@scrippscollege.edu)<\/p>\n

Follow us on Instagram @scrippsmlrc<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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