Visit the Language Commons
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Visit Us
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Location:
Room 3018 (Lifts 2 & 3)
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Opening Hours:
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Term time:
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Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
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Summer & Winter sessions:
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Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
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General Enquiries:
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Email: lccommons@ust.hk
Tel.: 2358-7851
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Facilities & Activities
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Facilities:
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- Reception Desk – book meeting rooms, borrow audio or video materials and board games, and make general enquiries or seek specific assistance.
- Meeting Rooms – book a meeting room to rehearse your group presentations, watch films, play board games, etc.
- Computer Stations – access language learning software and online resources for various language skills.
- Sofas & Terrace – relax in the cozy setting of the Language Commons.
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Other activities:
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- Consultation Room – students can speak with a Language Adviser to discuss ways to improve your speaking, pronunciation and writing (By appointments only).
- Orientation Area – students can register in advance for a Chit-chat Session to improve their English speaking fluency and make friends across cultures and disciplines.
- Language Commons – students can take part in a variety of language activities organized by the Center throughout the year.
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Assistance
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- General enquiries
- Enquires about language activities and short courses offered by the Center
- Language advice on speaking (by appointment)
- Language advice on writing (by appointment)
- Event selection advice offered by Language Ambassadors
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Resources
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English Language Materials:
- Audio CDs, CD-Roms and Music CDs
- DVDs & VCDs
- Dictionaries
- Grammar practice, grammar reference and reference books on reading, vocabulary and writing
- Movie transcripts
- LANG course materials
- Newspapers and magazines
- IELTS test/exam practice
- TOEFL test/exam practice
- Games
- LANG Advice Sheets on how to improve different language skills
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Chinese Language Materials:
- AV resources
- Dictionaries
- Grammar reference and reference books on vocabulary and writing
- LANG course materials
- Newspapers
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Asian Language and European Language Materials*:
- AV resources
- Reference books
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| (*Asian languages include Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Cambodian, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Swahili, Tagalog Philipino, Thai, Tamil and Vietnamese; European languages include Dutch, French, Latin, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.) |
| Note: All the materials are for use within the Language Commons only. |
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Room Bookings
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