The Self-Access Centre provides a range of computer assisted language learning (CALL) programmes. Any CityU student can use the programmes in the SAC or the Language Lounge.

Details of the programmes and how to use them can be found near the computers in the SAC. Student helpers are often available to assist or offer tips on using various programmes.

CALL programmes available in the ELC

Business English provides examples, exercises and detailed explanations to help users practise reading, speaking, listening and writing 

Business English Meetings, set around a video that follows a merger between two companies, helps users learn useful language

Business Simulation lets users choose roles and activities based on real organizational problems, procedures and management research

Cinemania provides articles and lectures on Hollywood films

Clear Speech Works lets users listen to speech samples and practise them

Connected Speech provides exercises to help users to speak well and improve their pronunciation

EASE stands for Essential Academic Skills in English and consists of sections on listening to lectures, making presentations and participating in discussions

Eighteen Stories provides exercises that users can do after listening to stories

English Grammar in Use, designed to accompany the third edition of a popular grammar book, provides practice activities to support the explanations and exercises in the book

Error Terror tests users’ ability to identify errors in sentences at different levels of difficulty

Gapmaster 2.0 covers grammar topics and allows users to test their ability to fill in gaps with the correct answers

LANGMaster Interactive English, available at elementary and intermediate levels, provides listening exercises and a linked-in dictionary on a CD-ROM that can be borrowed from the SAC counter

MindGame, similar to tic tac toe, tests users’ abilities in different areas of English and offers a choice of learning modes

Movie Talk offers a variety of exercises based on an episode of Inspector Morse, a British TV detective series

Pronunciation & Speech Tutor provides speaking lessons and speech analysis

Pronunciation Power helps users learn and practise difficult sounds in English through lessons, exercises, a dictionary and games

Reactions! provides a variety of texts to improve reading skills, as well as discussion skills, listening comprehension and writing

Report Writer shows how an academic report should be structured through sample reports and advice

Road to IELTS, written by British Council IELTS examiners and examiner trainers, provides a complete programme of IELTS preparation, also available online

Sky Pronunciation Suite and Sky Pronunciation Suite 2 help users practise key areas of pronunciation

StageStruck, an interactive theatre game, allows users to create stage sets, sound, scripts and performances

Storyboard lets users read or listen to stories and fill in the text

Streaming Speech presents fast speech by expert speakers of English to familiarize users with the sounds of English

STUDY SKILLS Success helps students practise reading, writing, speaking, listening, research, visuals, grammar and vocabulary

Ten Interactive English Lessons and Ten More Interactive English Lessons each provide 10 lessons on listening, reading and writing

Tense Buster provides presentations, rules and practice activities in elementary to advanced areas of grammar

Testmaster provides vocabulary and grammar quizzes and a range of possible answers

Varietext lets users practise intensive reading and reconstructing a text by making choices about words and phrases

Virtual English University 2 allows users to enter different buildings to focus on different language skills

Virtual English University 3, written by CityU staff for CityU students, allows users to practise different skills at different levels of difficulty

VOICEbooks, an audio library of TV and radio shows, provides listening practice

WordPlay consists of five games that allow users to test their vocabulary