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Nelson, Kelly – IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies, 1992
Suggestions are offered for planning a local area network (LAN) for language labs. Questions to ask, consultant selection, and LAN management are discussed. (two references) (LB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Language Laboratories, Local Area Networks, Office Automation

Nimmons, Phyllis B. – ADFL Bulletin, 1982
Describes how the outdated language lab at Houston Baptist University was renovated and updated. Discusses the university's language internship program which grew out of the renovation. (EKN)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Educational Facilities Improvement, Higher Education, Language Enrichment

Quinn, Robert A. – ADFL Bulletin, 1994
Ways that the language laboratory can help meet the needs of department chairs, faculty members, and students are discussed. The use of media in teaching, planning new laboratories, coordinating coursework and labwork, and keep current are covered. A description of the Millsaps College lab and sources of information are appended. (Contains 30…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Department Heads, Electronic Classrooms, Higher Education
Ohles, John F. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1985
As a form of warning to educators who might mistake novelty for value, a nationally recognized expert compares the present influx of microcomputers into academia, with similar and now historic moves by motion pictures, educational radio and television, language laboratories, and teaching machines. (JN)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, Educational Television, Educational Trends

Parke, T. H. – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1982
Describes language laboratory program designed to help learners to move from comprehension of a spoken text through definite phases to their own utterance. Material used is an off-air recording from French radio. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, French, Higher Education, Language Laboratories

Beardsley, Robert S.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1987
Three communication courses for nonnative English speaking pharmacy students at the University of Maryland, Mercer University, and the University of Southern California are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, English (Second Language)

Holmes, Glyn – Modern Language Journal, 1980
Discusses the reasons for growing disenchantment with the language laboratory and introduces a novel approach to advanced listening comprehension exercises based on recordings of professional entertainers. Analyzes the sketches as examples of authentic discourse, as illustrations of different speech registers and regional variants, and as vehicles…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Audiotape Recordings, Cultural Awareness, French

Williams, Ursula – IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies, 1992
The renovation of the Language Lab at the University of Notre Dame and the creation of the Language Resource Center are described. Challenges related to poor facility design and limited equipment are recounted, along with the role played by the university's director of foundation and corporate relations. (LB)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Church Related Colleges, College Second Language Programs, Facility Improvement

Bakker, Connie – IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies, 1992
After a brief review of trends in language labs, the history of Wisconsin's Learning Support Services (LSS) lab, which grew into an independent department serving all foreign languages, is traced. Its evolution included the development of an extensive library, audio studio, video service, and special cataloging and outreach system. (11 references)…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Electronic Classrooms, Higher Education, Language Laboratories
Molholt, Garry; And Others – Technological Horizons in Education, 1988
Describes applications of speech processing equipment that can communicate clearly with students about the patterns of sound and can teach students to monitor their own progress in second language acquisition. Discusses equipment being used at West Chester University (Pennsylvania) for learning pronunciation and stress in several different…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education
Ringler, Marlene; Ruark, Carroll T. – 1985
Summaries of the sessions presented at a spring 1985 workshop for teachers in the Montgomery County Public Schools' English for speakers of other languages program include: "The Adult Student--Involving the Learner in the Learning Process" (Ellen Mentzer); "Creative Writing Techniques--Stimulating Language Learning Through Written Expression"…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education