Language Lab

Language Lab Credit

 

Students are not required to track Language Lab hours to earn Lab Credit.

Consult with your professor for guidance about lab usage and assignments.

Students have the option to track their time spent working on valid lab activities to earn Lab Credit. You can choose to manually record your hours or use a Green Sheet for logging your hours.

Lab Credit

Credit in the Language Lab is earned by completing valid lab activities. To earn credit, complete sessions lasting between 20 to 60 minutes each day. Sessions shorter than 20 minutes or longer than 60 minutes (the daily maximum) won't count towards credit. A session is a single continuous period of work; leaving during a session will end the current session. You can split your daily time across multiple sessions on the same day. Remember to actively work on valid activities throughout your session to earn credit.

For instance, if you work on Mango Languages from 9 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. (20 minutes), you'll receive 20 minutes of credit. However, if you only work from 9 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. (10 minutes), you won't earn credit.

Similarly, if you use VoiceThread and attend a Zoom lecture between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (totaling 3 hours), you'll receive the maximum credit of 60 minutes for the day.

 

Valid Lab Activities

This list includes activities eligible for lab credit that students can utilize:

Invalid Lab Activities

This list includes activities that disqualify students from receiving lab credit:

  • Non-language class studying, practice, homework, assignments, or lectures
  • Texting, emailing, web browsing
  • Eating or drinking
  • Chatting with friends

Green Sheet

The Green Sheet is a designed to help students accurately track and log their Language Lab hours to earn Lab Credit. You may download a Green Sheet or pickup a printed copy from the Language Lab staff.

Download the Green Sheet

Language Lab Credit Scenarios

Lab Credit Scenario 1

Scenario: A student works on VoiceThread and other language class assignments for a continuous hour.

STUDENT ACTIVITY

session In Time

session out Time

ACTUAL time

CreditED time

Reason actual TIME ≠ Credited time

Student uses VoiceThread.

9 a.m.

9:20 a.m.

20 actual minutes

20 minutes credited

 

Student works on language class assignments.

9:20 a.m.

10 a.m.

40 actual minutes

40 minutes credited

 

 

 

 

Actual Minutes: 60 minutes

Credited Minutes: 60 minutes

 

Lab Credit Scenario 2

Scenario: A student works on Mango Languages, leaves, and returns later in the same day to continue using Mango Languages.

STUDENT ACTIVITY session In Time session Out Time ACTUAL time CreditED time Reason actual TIME ≠ Credited time
Student uses Mango Languages. 9 a.m. 9:10 a.m. 10 actual minutes 0 minutes credited

The student only completed 10 minutes of actual time in this session. Actual time must be a minimum of 20 minutes per session for credit.
Student uses Mango Languages. 11 a.m. 11:20 a.m. 20 actual minutes 20 minutes credited  
Student is texting on a cell phone. 11:20 a.m. 12 p.m. 40 actual minutes 0 minutes credited

The student is not working on valid lab activities.
      Actual Minutes: 70 minutes Credited Minutes: 20 minutes The student only completed 20 minutes of credited time.

Lab Credit Scenario 3

Scenario: A student attends a language class Zoom lecture, then works on their homework after class.

STUDENT ACTIVITY session In Time session Out Time ACTUAL time CreditED time Reason actual TIME ≠ Credited time
Student attends a language class Zoom lecture. 12 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 90 actual minutes 60 minutes credited The actual time exceeds the daily maximum of 60 credited minutes.
Student works on VoiceThread. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 30 actual minutes 0 minutes credited The actual time exceeds the daily maximum of 60 credited minutes.
Student is watching videos on TikTok. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 30 actual minutes 0 minutes credited The student is not working on valid lab activities.
      Actual Minutes: 150 minutes

Credited Minutes: 60 minutes

 The student completed the maximum daily credited time of 60 minutes.

Lab Credit Scenario 4

Scenario: A student works on their homework, takes a break, and then resumes working on their homework.

STUDENT ACTIVITY session In Time session Out Time ACTUAL time CreditED time Reason actual TIME ≠ Credited time
Student works on language homework. 7 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 10 actual minutes 0 minutes credited The student only completed 10 minutes of actual time in this session. Actual time must be a minimum of 20 minutes per session for credit.
Student is texting on a cell phone. 7:10 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 20 actual minutes 0 minutes credited The student is not working on valid lab activities.
Student works on language homework. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 30 actual minutes 30 minutes credited  
      Actual Minutes: 60 minutes Credited Minutes: 30 minutes The student only completed 30 minutes of credited time.

Lab Credit Scenario 5

Scenario: A student works on language homework, then switches to homework for non-language classes. The student returns the next day to continue working on their assignments.

STUDENT ACTIVITY session In Time session Out Time ACTUAL time CreditED time Reason actual TIME ≠ Credited time
Student works on language homework on Tuesday. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 30 actual minutes 30 minutes credited  
Student works on STEM homework. 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 60 actual minutes 0 minutes credited The student is not working on valid lab activities.

Student works on language homework on Wednesday (the next day).

 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 30 actual minutes 0 minutes credited Sessions may not be counted on separate days.
      Actual Minutes: 120 minutes Credited Minutes: 30 minutes The student only completed 30 minutes of credited time.

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