Spaces and Reservations
Plasma Lounge/Community Room
Peck 2315B, the Plasma Lounge/Community Room, contains a wide-screen TV and is equipped to show films, to facilitate the use of online resources in support of foreign language teaching and learning, and to serve as a multi-media space for student presentations.
If a professor or instructor needs to reserve the Plasma Lounge/Community Room (2315B), they may do so by either visiting the FLTC located in Peck Hall 2310, by calling at 618-650-3510, or by contacting the GA Danielle Hernandez. If a student organization or club needs to reserve the Plasma Lounge/Community Room, we ask that they do so by asking their instructor or professor to contact us.
Collaborative Space
Peck 2311, the Collaborative Space, offers a multipurpose room conducive to group work and tutoring. Tables with seating for five are connected to large-screen monitors and offer Crestron technology which allows for screen mirroring from individual tablets, smartphones and laptops. Modular furniture makes it possible to customize the space in order to maximize opportunities for interaction.
To reserve this room for class, organizations or clubs, or tutoring visit the FLTC located in Peck Hall 2310, by calling at 618-650-3510, or by contacting the GA Danielle Hernandez.
Conversation Corner
Peck 2313, the Conversation Corner, is a small-group social space containing a whiteboard, round tables, comfortable armchairs and sofas. In this living room-like environment, we encourage active and contextualized creation of language by individuals carrying out homework assignments, students working in small groups and during conversation hours.
To reserve this room for class, organizations or clubs, or tutoring visit the FLTC located in Peck Hall 2310, by calling at 618-650-3510, or by contacting the GA Danielle Hernandez.
Computer Lab
Peck 2315, the Computer lab, houses 25 computers with Internet connection, providing students access to our interactive software library, CDs aligned with textbooks used in language courses, DVD films and other authentic cultural materials available online. All computer stations include good quality headsets with microphones.
To reserve this room for class, visit the FLTC located in Peck Hall 2310, by calling at 618-650-3510, or by contacting the GA Danielle Hernandez.
FLTC Testing Center
The FLTC Testing Center adjacent to Peck 2313 allows students to carry out oral assessments such as the SOPI (Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview) and OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview), required as preparation for teacher licensure, in a private, convenient and quiet space.
Fostering a culture of internationalism in the communal learning spaces described above, the FLTC provides an intellectual and social home for the exploration and appreciation of world cultures and thus aligns with departmental and institutional goals of openness to and respect for different backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives.
