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Things to do in the SALC in December:

1. Christmas decorations

Come and see our beautiful SALC Christmas tree!

2. Twitter http://twitter.com/elisalc

Last week we hosted our first ELI SALC Tweet Up. ELISALC Twitter followers enjoyed some tasty snacks while talking about who they follow on Twitter. They also gave us some ideas about how to improve our tweets. Please follow us for news, tips and more. (Tweetup photo on Flickr – http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesalc/)

3. New DVDs!

Some new ones like The Karate Kid have arrived. Many others have been updated from the video format including many country and culture DVDs.

4. Take a photo and win Disney Tickets!

Don’t forget our SALC photo competition. Win Disney tickets! See the website for details. http://elisalc.org/

5. Curl up with a graded reader

Check the reading lounge for ideas and recommendations. Look out for some new murder mystery titles.

6. Join a SALC workshop http://elisalc.org/workshops/

Coming up:

Workshop 19 “Using EFL websites” by James Owens (December 6th)
Workshop 20 “Types of Notetaking” by Elizabeth Lammons (December 8th)
Workshop 21 “Using song worksheets to improve your English” by Simon Cooke (December 15th)

7. Exam books

New IELTS and TOEIC titles are available.

Some new TOEIC books and lots of new music CDs are now available including:
• Lavril Lavigne
• Lenny Kravitz
• Arctic Monkeys
• Beyonce
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Beyoncé
• Britney Spears

You’ll also notice a few changes, for example in our Reading section – come and have a look!

Don’t forget about our online resources, for example, have you looked at the “Listening” page lately? http://elisalc.org/category/links-for-language-learning/listening-including-podcasts/

1. Workshops: There are 4 more workshops this semester- learn more here:  http://elisalc.org/workshops/

2. Photography competition.  Look out for the posters around campus for info on how to win amazing prizes by photographing the SALC.

3. New materials:  The SALC has new IELTS and TOEFL test learning materials, the June issue of CNN English Express, a Wallace & Grommit DVD, and several new books like Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul and Reading for Speed and Fluency 3.