Language laboratories, developed in the 1970s under the influence of the Audiolingual Method, were superseded several decades later by computer-assisted language learning (CALL) work stations (Gündüz, 2005). The World Wide Web was developed shortly thereafter. From this introduction and the well-documented and staggering growth of the Internet and…

In this paper, the literature related to the use of technology in the languages classroom will be explored. In relation to the teaching and learning methodologies and approaches past and present as well as current research, comparisons are made between the audio-lingual/visual classroom and the digital classroom by way of describing and comparing…

INTENDED FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND AUDIOVISUAL SPECIALISTS, THIS MONOGRAPH EMPHASIZES A DYNAMIC VIEW OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY IN CHAPTERS THAT DISCUSS THE HISTORY AND CURRENT USE OF LANGUAGE LABS, CURRENT RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS, AND APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE LAB PRINCIPLES TO NEW MEDIA. APPENDIXES INCLUDE GRAPHICS OF THE…

Portions of Mendoza-Harrell's article, which is a rebuttal of an earlier article by Allen, are mentioned and criticized. Allen's earlier article discussed the efficacy of language laboratories and proposed student use of cassette recorders. (RM)

A report is made of a study tour to Europe and Japan. The status of language laboratories and audiovisual education is discussed and machinery and methods described. (RM)

Gives history of use of language laboratories in second-language learning and suggests ways to make time spent by language students in the language laboratory more worthwhile. Claims technological advancement needs effective hardware combined with an understanding of how students learn languages. (Author/BK)

IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE LEARNING, RESEARCH IN STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS, AND NEWLY-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES IN LANGUAGE-TEACHING METHODS. TO ACHIEVE AN IDEAL METHOD, THE POSSIBILITIES INHERENT IN THIS PROGRESS MUST BE EMPLOYED, AND THE…

TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS RELATED TO MODERN METHODS OF OF MODERN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION ARE GIVEN. THE MODERN METHOD TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHOULD BE TAUGHT AS A NATIVE ONE IS LEARNED, THROUGH A PROGRESSION FROM LISTENING AND IMITATION TO CONVERSATION, TO READING, AND THEN TO WRITING.…

Selected papers of a conference dealing with development and use of language laboratories in the early 1960's are presented in this publication. Selections include: (1) F. R. Morton's "Recent Developments in Language Laboratory Equipment for Teaching and Research", (2) Pierre Delattre's "Testing the Oral Production of Language Students", (3)…

Presents a history of the use of technology in second-language instruction, beginning with the 1960s and the grammar translation method; through the audiolingual movement and language laboratories; into emerging use of tape recorders, videotapes, and computer-assisted language learning; and up through computer-assisted instruction, distance…

Technological developments, which have improved and increased the audiovisual materials and mechanical aids available, can be especially useful to teachers of science, math, and foreign languages. This technology revolution is not a threat to teachers, but a source of educational tools to be used as a part of an overall teaching design. Most…