Open meeting area
In the Centre visitors can meet and make friends with speakers of different languages in a welcoming environment.
Digital equipment on loan
The Centre is the place to borrow items such as digital cameras, projectors, digital voice recorders, e-pens, webcams and audio headsets.
Computers
All the PCs in the Centre are equipped with specialist language learning software, including the world-leading Rosetta Stone, as well as digital video and audio recording applications.
IPTV System
The Centre’s IPTV System offers excellent quality television and radio services on all PCs giving students access to a wide variety of international broadcasts.
Printing facilities
Printing facilities are available for all students in the open area of the Centre on the second floor.
Rosetta Stone
The Worldwise Learning Centre at the School of Language and Asia Pacific Studies offers UCLan students, members of staff and public a unique opportunity to improve their foreign language skills with the help of Rosetta Stone, the world’s leading language learning software.
Rosetta Stone is offered in the Worldwise Learning Centre in 18 languages at different levels: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English (UK & US), French, German, Hindi, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese.
Rosetta Stone is a high-quality language learning software that helps you learn languages naturally, the same way you learned your first language, by connecting words to objects. It is a self-study language learning course that you can follow in your own time, at your own pace. Each course can be tailored to the learner’s needs and goals.
Advanced video conferencing facilities
Students and members of staff can participate in regular international meetings via our advanced video conferencing facilities.
The Worldwise Learning Centre is organising regular video conferences during the year offering all our students the opportunity to meet students from our partner institutions across the world.
Digital conference interpreting suites
Two dedicated conference interpreting suites equipped with the state-of-the-art Brahler Simultaneous Interpreting System, Polycom HDX7002 Videoconferencing System, Smartboard interactive whiteboard, 42" LCD monitor and wireless internet provide excellent opportunities for teaching and learning, as well as for meetings with simultaneous interpreting, presentations and mini-conferences for up to 30 participants.
Resources
To support and enhance students’ learning experience, various resources are available including self-study books and dictionaries, a collection of international magazines and newspapers as well as digital video and audio material in a variety of languages.
