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Chateau, Anne; Tassinari, Maria Giovanna – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
Autonomy in language learning is for many language centres in higher education a pedagogical goal. However, although autonomy is a concept that has been associated with language learning for almost 40 years, both the understanding of that concept and its implementation in classroom-settings and in self-access language centres vary considerably. In…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Berger, Armin, Ed.; Heaney, Helen, Ed.; Resnik, Pia, Ed.; Rieder-Bünemann, Angelika, Ed.; Savukova, Galina, Ed. – English Language Education, 2021
This volume presents a systematic approach to developing advanced English language competence at tertiary level. It includes the reflections of experienced language teachers and teacher-researchers in the English Language Competence programme at the University of Vienna and provides examples of good practice, amalgamating teaching expertise and…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Critchley, Mark; Wyburd, Jocelyn – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
In this paper, we explore how language centres can and need to seize the initiative in matters of internationalisation, language policy and supporting a multilingual and multicultural institutional environment. We identify and explore a number of challenges and opportunities, using the situation in the United Kingdom as our example, demonstrating…
Descriptors: Universities, International Education, Strategic Planning, Higher Education
Reinders, Hayo – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2007
Self-access and language advising are relatively recent and increasingly common types of language support offered in schools and tertiary institutions around the world. There is a great deal of anecdotal support for the positive contribution of such support to student learning. Self-access and language advising hold strong potential as…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction

Rosenblum, William – System, 1977
Ways in which the language laboratory may supplement classroom recitations of university students in the intermediate level of English as a foreign language at Bar Ilan University in Israel are presented here. The goal is to increase reading comprehension for bibliographies in students' major courses of study. (CHK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Instruction, Language Laboratories

Christa, Boris – Babel, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Perini, Nereo – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1977
This article describes the development and use of an audiovisual center at the University of Trieste in Udine, Italy. The hardware and software of the Center are described in detail. The courses in French, Spanish, Russian, English, and German are listed. (Text is in Italian). (CFM)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, Audiovisual Instruction, Higher Education

Briggs, Betty A.; Tootle, Thomas N. – System, 1975
Declining use of the Michigan State University Language Laboratory is reported. The facilities of the laboratory, its physical appearance and location are described, and possibilities for improvement are mentioned. Possible alternative uses for the laboratory are suggested. (RM)
Descriptors: Blindness, College Language Programs, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Freddi, Giovanni – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1977
Maintains that the language laboratory is the best way to aid language students in developing linguistic competence. The laboratory equipment needed is described and a pedagogical program for its effective use is outlined. (Text is in Italian.) (CFM)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Higher Education, Laboratory Equipment, Language Instruction
Andersen, Francoise – Francais dans le Monde, 1979
Presents guidelines for the preparation of language teachers planning to use a language laboratory. (AM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Instruction, Language Laboratories, Language Teachers
Ellington, Henry – 1987
A sequel to the booklet "A Review of the Different Types of Instructional Materials Available to Teachers and Lecturers," this booklet begins by looking at how audio materials can be used in different types of instructional situations, i.e., mass instruction, individualized learning, and group learning. The basic principles of sound recording and…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recorders, Audiotape Recordings, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Joint Publications Research Service, Washington, DC. – 1963
IN THIS COLLECTION OF THREE ARTICLES, THESE TOPICS ARE COVERED--FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, TEACHING ALGORITHMS, AND LITERATURE ON PROGRAMED TEACHING. IN THE FIRST STUDY, PROGRAMED LANGUAGE EXERCISES WERE GIVEN IN LANGUAGE LABORATORIES TO HIGH LANGUAGE ABILITY STUDENTS TO TEST THEIR SKILL AT INDEPENDENT WORK. ALTHOUGH THE SMALL EXPERIMENTAL AND…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cybernetics, German, Higher Education
Whitaker, Charles – Audio-Visual Language Learning, 1976
Experiences in using a language laboratory for teaching classics are discussed. The advantages of laboratory and programmed learning are outlined in relation to other learning. The topics covered include tape-assisted translation, recording methods, student presentations, and other methods of using this approach. (MS)
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Classical Languages, College Language Programs, Higher Education

Deveny, John J., Jr.; Bookout, Jonathan C. – Foreign Language Annals, 1976
An intensive course in Spanish is described which met daily for eight weeks from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Time was divided among classroom instruction, native speaker groups, and the language laboratory. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Grammar, Higher Education, Intensive Language Courses

Park, William M. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1984
With recent drop in price for computer-related equipment, ways are suggested to make best use out of computer-assisted programs for teaching foreign languages. An understanding of computer's capabilities and shortcomings is stressed, so that decisions about the extent of its usage for a particular language program can be made from confidence and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science, Creative Activities, Higher Education