Julien Couture Resource Centre

The Julien Couture Resource Centre, with its ”learning” and “teaching” sections, contains an extensive collection of documents for self-learning and teaching English and French as well as modern technological equipment. The Centre is open to all staff and students of the University of Ottawa. Our reception attendants are there to welcome you, guide you, and help you!
Online academic resources catalogue
New Julien Couture Resource Centre’s (JCRC) online academic resources catalogue! This platform enables members of the uOttawa community, both students and teachers alike, to access a great number of pedagogic and educational tools.
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Educational Resources and Entertainment
- Educational software and relevant audiovisual equipment
- Reference Texts (encyclopaedias, dictionaries, and various self-directed learning materials)
- Feature films, novels, short stories, comic books, magazines
- Teaching manuals and workbooks with their audiovisual supports (DVD, CD)
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Study Area
- Student Lounge, a quiet area where you can study at your own pace
- Open space with tables and study rooms
- Specialized journals in the field of language acquisition and bilingualism
- Theoretical works on methodology in second language teaching and learning
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Conversation Workshops
These workshops give students the opportunity to interact in their second language (English or French) and to discover certain new aspects of the culture.
Workshops are given during the fall and winter sessions to students at the advanced, intermediate and beginner level, and last 12 weeks. There are three mentors, including two for FLS and one for ESL.
- 60-minute conversation workshops
- Workshops are limited to five students at a time
Conversation Workshops
Online FLS and ESL conversation workshops offered every weekday!
Would you like to meet with your fellow students outside of class, in an informal, stress-free online environment? Join in and take advantage of an opportunity to improve your speaking skills, learn new vocabulary and make new friends. Our student-facilitators are ready and looking forward to guiding you through these sessions.
New: This winter, we invite all uOttawa employees to join our workshops over their lunch break (please check the schedule before signing up)!