The CML Language Resource Center opened in September of 1996 when a state-of-the-art digital language learning center replaced an outdated audio lab. Since then, the new technology has brought about dramatic changes in the way instructors teach and in the way students learn foreign languages at Furman. The facility supports all seven languages taught here: Chinese, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish.
The establishment of the CML Language Resource Center would not have been possible without funding from several sources. Furman University provided the funding for the renovation and furnishing of the suite of rooms that comprise the LRC (see Description). During the planning phase of the LRC, we were able to set up a faculty development workstation thanks to the generosity of the Charles C. Frueauff Foundation. Finally, a major grant from the Charles E. Culpeper Foundation provided the funding for all of the hardware in the LRC and in the mediated classroom in FH208.

Since moving towards more proficiency-based foreign language instruction, faculty and students use the LRC as an essential support and enhancement for classroom activities which emphasize communicative skills. An important factor in the success of our new facility has been the intensive faculty development program provided through a series of summmer technology workshops funded by the joint Furman-Wofford Mellon grant. We invite you to sample the creative activities of our faculty at the following web sites:

This page is maintained by Pat Pecoy, Director, Language Resource Center.
Last updated November 6, 2002