Describes a study of a university-sponsored English as a second language program from two aspects: (1) foreign students at all levels using commercial ESL audiotape programs in an independent electronic laboratory, and (2) foreign students at all levels using laboratory-specific audiotape programs in a controlled electronic laboratory. (Author/SED)

Reports on an experiment designed to evaluate the effects of "slowed speech" on language students' achievements in listening comprehension. Two second semester college level French classes provided the experimental and control groups. Contrary to expectations, pre- and postexperiment tests showed a significant drop in the experimental…