Language Lab Hours (May 13 - May 31, 2025)

May 13 - May 19, 2025

• May 13 - May 16:  8AM - 5PM
• May 17 - May 19:  CLOSED

May 20 - May 26, 2025

• May 20 - May 22:  9AM - 5PM
• May 23:  9AM - 3PM
• May 24 - May 26:  CLOSED

May 27 - May 31, 2025

• May 27 - May 29:  9AM - 5PM
• May 30:  9AM - 3PM
• May 31:  CLOSED

RECOMMENDATION:  In advance of your visit to the Lab, please call 617-552-8474 for updates to the above schedule of hours.  Emergency or other closings may be required due to reduced office staffing during this period.

 

Language Lab Hours - Final Exam Period (May 2 - May 13, 2025)

The Language Lab will maintain its regularly scheduled hours of operation with one (1) exception*:   *Tuesday, May 13    8AM - 5PM

Hovey House Takeover - Thursday, March 20, 2025 4:30-6PM Language Lounge, Part 2

If you liked the 1st Language Lounge event back in November (or regrettably missed that one), be sure to mark your calendar now and come participate in the conversational exchanges that will come to life in the Language Lounge, Part 2.

  Hope to see you there!

Boston College & SCOLA Web Services

World news, cultural programming, language practice; access to 160 countries & 200 languages via SCOLA Web Services.

 

• World TV Online: 24/7 international broadcast programs on 8 channels, spanning European, Spanish & Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Asian, African, Middle East, Southeast Asia-Far East, and Eurasian countries/languages
• International Radio in 29 languages
• On The Street Videos: over 7,000 videos from 90 countries showing informal native speech in everyday situations
  
• People & Places: over 29,000 photos from around the world 
• Foreign Text: 200 recurring newspaper and magazine publications in 70 languages
• Insta-Class: materials in 52 languages with quizzes and vocabulary already provided
  
• Video Editor create your own video clips in the classroom

Click here to access SCOLA Web Services from any computer on the BC network.

See SCOLA’s Technical Information page to make full use of these Online resources. For more information, including how to access SCOLA Web Services on your iPhone or iPad, contact:

Cynthia Bravo (cynthia.bravo@bc.edu)
Director of the Language Lab

YABLA: Online Language Immersion

Learning through authentic media:

 

• Television
• Music videos
• Drama
• Interviews
• Travel
• Yabla exclusive shoots

Yabla media player features:

 

• Slow Play
• Integrated Dictionaries
• Listening Game
• Dual Language Subtitles
• And more…

 

Languages offered:

• Chinese
  
• English
  
• French
  
• German
  
• Italian
  
• Spanish

Access BC’s Subscription to all 6 of these Yabla sites at any Language Lab computer workstation.

ASK A LAB ASSISTANT TO LOG YOU IN TODAY!