Students can use interactive multimedia programmes, working at their own pace, can watch TV programmes off air or from a videocassette recorder, and can record segments of full-motion video to use for language tasks. Access to the Internet is provided, and its use is encouraged. The Internet can also be accessed here. The Demonstration Kitchen reflects the fact that food and eating customs are an important part of many cultures. The folding doors can be opened so that students can observe the preparation and cooking of the food in the large overhead mirror, and can then participate in the eating customs.
Small groups can also participate in the cooking.
This room contains books and magazines on language-learning, and on a variety of countries and cultures. It is designed for quiet study, and a number of arm-chairs and tables are provided. It can also be used for staff meetings, or as a seminar-room for up to 15 students. Each classroom is equipped with many wall display panels, a videocassette recorder and large monitor, an audio cassette recorder and amplifier, ceiling speakers throughout the room with excellent sound reproduction, and provision for a teacher to connect a laptop computer and present previously prepared material on the TV monitor. A portable LCD projector is also available for presentation of computer output on a large screen.