SSU, Modern Languages & Literatures

Faculty Resource Space

FRS Essentials

Stevenson 1032
Phone: (707) 664-2379

Located in 1032 Stevenson, next to the Audio Facility, the Modern Languages & Literatures Faculty Resource Space (FRS) is intended to be a convenient workspace for faculty to create instructional materials for modern language courses. The FRS contains the following equipment:

Work table and chairs.
Media converter (analog DV digital hard codec box);
Multi-Standard video tape player-recorder (PAL/SECAM/NTSC/PAL-M/PAL-N/NTSC4.43)
Windows computer work station (Dell Optiplex GX100 with Pentium III) with Internet access, web browser and email capabilities. The computer is equipped with a 100/250 Zip drive and a DVD/CD-Rom drive. The computer is connected to a black & white laser printer in Stevenson 1040. The computer is loaded with the following software:
- System Software: Windows 2000
- Applications:
  - Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
  - Claris Home Page 3.0 (web authoring program)
  - Internet Explorer
  - MicroSoft Office 2000 Pro:
    - Word
    - Excel
    - PowerPoint
    - Access
    - Microsoft Outlook (e-mail)
  - Netscape
  - Quicktime 5
  - Realplayer (build, manage, and play music)
  - Sound Blaster Live! (audio mixing program)
  - Vega Video LE (video editing program)
  - WS FTP (file transfer client)
  - Windows Media Player 7.1
  - Win DVD (DVD player)
  - WinZip 8.0

The FRS is available to all full-time and part-time faculty in the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures at SSU. To schedule use of the FRS, please mail the Center Director or phone (707) 664-2014.

A collection of recent research in language pedagogy, applied linguistics, second-language acquisition (SLA), and educational technology is housed in the Faculty Resource Space. Copies of selected articles and reports in these areas are available upon request. Materials can be checked out for one week or can be duplicated. Please allow three days for duplication. Please contact Robert Train regarding the use of these materials.