Reports result of Language Laboratory Utility-Analysis Survey'' conducted among 467 foreign language teachers of 90 community colleges in California. (DS)

Examines the status of foreign language education and makes recommendations for the future. (RB)

Argues that instructor monitoring in a language laboratory is an inefficient instructional method. (CK)

Reports on work at the University of Erlangen beginners' seminar on language laboratory work. This led to production of original laboratory exercises, which were tried out in a Gymnasium class. The aim was to introduce teacher candidates early to problems attending the introduction of language laboratories. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

An appraisal of the language laboratory attempts to clarify its purpose and its proper use. The first part of the article describes the various advantages of laboratory instruction, stressing the value of individual study and progress and the need for a "live" teacher. Types of equipment in a "Dialog" laboratory are explained and illustrated in…

THE TEACHING OF MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES (FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, AND ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE) IN THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAS BEEN REVOLUTIONIZED SINCE WORLD WAR II, WITH THE DEMAND FOR NEAR-NATIVE CONTROL OF A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR COMMUNICATION. THE PUBLIC FELT THAT THIS NEED MUST BE MET, ALONG…

REPORTS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE LABORATORIES ARE PRESENTED AS A CONFERENCE'S PANEL DISCUSSION. EDWARD MARXHEIMER'S "TRAINING OF LANGUAGE LABORATORY PERSONNEL" DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR TRAINED INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN UTILIZE THE GREAT POTENTIAL OF THE LABORATORY. IGOR M. GLADSTONE AND GENEVIEVE C. BIRD DISCUSS RESPECTIVELY THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE…

THIS REPORT COVERING THE 1966-67 ACADEMIC YEAR LISTS THE NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS OFFERING RUSSIAN PROGRAMS. TABLES ARRANGED BY STATE GIVE DATA ON THE NUMBER OF RUSSIAN PROGRAMS, PROGRAMS PLANNED OR DISCONTINUED, FIRST YEAR, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED STUDENTS, FACULTY SIZE, AMOUNT OF LANGUAGE LABORATORY USE,…

A course given to help German teachers of English master English phrases used frequently in the classroom is described. It was found that initial contextualization followed by language laboratory work enabled teachers to assimilate phrases best. (CHK)

Presents guidelines for the preparation of language teachers planning to use a language laboratory. (AM)

Two small-scale studies of foreign language test validity are reviewed. The teacher variable is found to be the great threat to test validity, even when grammatical material is presented in the language laboratory. Suggestions for compensating for teacher influence are offered. (JB)

Work documents from an international language teaching colloquy (Antwerp, April 1963) were collected for this book. Written in English, Dutch, French, and German, the papers deal with the evolution of linguistic science and audiovisual methods of teaching language skills. (TI)

A framework of selected administrative guidelines is presented for language laboratory directors and supervisors. Internal administration and operation, relations with faculty, and roles outside the university are covered. (SW)