Language & Cultural Exchange (LACE)
Are you interested in learning more about the music, food, film, literature, festivals and traditions of another culture? Do you need to practise your English or another language? Would you like to do this in a relaxed environment and make a new friend at the same time?
The aim of the LACE program is to bring all La Trobe students together to exchange language skills and share one another’s cultures. Whether you are a local student with an interest in a foreign culture or an international student wishing to learn more about Australia or another international culture, the LACE program provides the opportunity for all students to expand their horizons and international networks.
We put you in contact with other students interested in learning more about your language and country. Together you decide where, when and how your language exchange will take place.
La Trobe will coordinate a social event each semester to help initiate contact between partners and to facilitate new partnerships with those not yet matched.
Further information including the Code of conduct, lesson ideas and LACE FAQs download the LACE program guide here (pdf 1.2mb).
To register for the LACE program please send an email to studentsupport@latrobe.edu.au with the following details:
- Date submitted (today's date)
- La Trobe student number
- Title (Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss)
- Family name (surname)
- First name(s)
- Contact phone number
- La Trobe email address
- Do you give permission to give your La Trobe email address to your LACE partner(s)? (Yes or No)
- Alternate email address
- Do you give permission to give your alternate email address to your LACE partner(s)? (Yes or No)
- Course you are studying
- When do you expect to finish your course?
- Language(s) spoken at home
- Home country
- Language(s) of interest
- Special requirements (if any)
- I am happy to be matched in a small group not exceeding four people (Yes or No)
Or for more information contact:
International Student Support assistant
La Trobe International
T: (03) 9479 1199
