Describes the Envelope Vowel Approximation System (EVAS), a foreign language pronunciation learning system which allows students to see as well as hear a pedagogical model of a sound, and to compare their own utterances of that sound to the model as they pronounce the same sound. (Author/CMV)

A technique is outlined which simultaneously checks students' aural and oral control of sounds and prosodies. Intended for intermediate and advanced students, the test consists of a number of minimal pairs which are read by different people while the others listen and note which of the alternatives they hear. (SW)

Describes dialogues and songs used to teach listening comprehension. (SW)

Listening to native speakers' taped situational interchanges on a frequent basis from the onset of instruction offers numerous advantages to the language learner. Gives suggestions to the instructor on how to make, obtain, and use such tapes. (PMJ)