This is a description of the materials developed for the language laboratory of the Ecole de Francais Moderne at the University of Lausanne. The tapes are designed to deal specifically with French phonetics, grammar, and lexicon. (AM)

The language learning room planned for the French Language Training Center proposed for Simon Fraser University is described. It is planned to accommodate a variety of pedagogical philosophies and programs--lockstep audiovisual, lockstep audiolingual, individualized audiolingual, and other tried or experimental approaches. (Author/RM)

The Chilean Ministry of Education is using thirty language laboratories for inservice training for teachers of English and French. Training seminars for language lab monitors are described; they included instruction in equipment use, intensive practice, training in linguistic trends and lab methodology. Distribution and use of laboratories is…

Speech delivered at the National Association of Language Laboratory Directors (NALLD) Seventh Annual Business Meeting, March 23, 1971, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (DS)

Three activities used with first-year French students are described: (1) drawing pictures by following directions which demonstrates knowledge of subjects and prepositions, (2) reading a poem in French and rewriting it in French prose, and (3) learning numbers through role-plays involving money. (PMJ)

Student replies to a questionnaire evaluating the use of the language laboratory revealed positive attitudes regarding the effectiveness of the individual practice the lab provides. They emphasized the need for a language lab monitor. Cross tabulations examined attitudinal differences among old and new users, professorial encouragement, and…