The aim of the current study is to evaluate a preparatory progfram of a foreign language teaching department longitudinally via Patton's Utilization Focused Program Evaluation. More specifically, the study scrutinizes the pros, cons and aspects to be improved in the program, and whether the program contributes to overall English proficiency in two…

The Translation Focus Group (TFG) within CercleS has paid particular attention to issues concerning the production of multilingual institutional texts within the context of European higher education, specifically in order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of terminology and style in ways that ensure the availability of the best possible…

Autonomy and self-learning are ongoing challenges for universities generally, and for their language centres specifically when it comes to language learning and acquisition. The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia has always paid attention to both fostering autonomy in its learners and developing customized language learning activities. Among…

Teaching of English in Saudi Arabia (KSA) is on top priority these days. Linguists, researchers, pedagogues and teachers have different perceptions and views regarding the approaches/methods/techniques of teaching of English in EFL/ESL classrooms. In today's modern learning scenario, it is believed that appropriate utilization of sophisticated…

This paper reports on a study which examined students' attitudes to learning grammar in autonomous contexts and their preferences for the learning materials with which to do so. In all, 38 students were surveyed and 13 of these then spent some time working in a language resource centre (LRC) with web- and paper-based materials. Students then…

As blended language learning environments evolve within tertiary foreign language institutions, issues of power with regards to the privileging of electronic technologies come to the fore. Blended learning, or the principled mix of online and classroom-based activities, challenges the practices of traditional CALL and face-to-face teaching within…

THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY HAS GIVEN MANY THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS GOOD LISTENING AND SPEAKING PRACTICE AND HAS BECOME AN EFFECTIVE LEARNING TOOL. THE BASIC PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY IS THE TAPE RECORDER-AND-PLAYBACK, DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH AUDIOPASSIVE STUDY, AUDIOACTIVE STUDY, AUDIOACTIVE-COMPARATIVE STUDY, AND…

A MEMBER OF THE MANCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARIES STAFF HAS COMPILED A SELECTIVE, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON LANGUAGE LABORATORIES, LISTING APPROXIMATELY 230 BOOKS AND PERIODICAL ARTICLES, MANY OF WHICH ARE BRITISH PUBLICATIONS CONSIDERED ACCESSIBLE TO BRITISH USERS. THE SECTIONS ARE--(1) BIBLIOGRAPHIES, (2) GENERAL AND COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNTS DESCRIBING…

High school language laboratories have been modernized and redefined to become "Language Resource Centers" which should serve not only as language laboratories but also as resource centers, the focal point for all language instruction, and as a clearinghouse for multiple, flexible instructional approaches. (Author/CB)

Part II of a continuing series on open scheduling in Latin and Greek classes in secondary schools. Part I appeared in the December 1972 issue of Classical Outlook.'' (DS)

THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY IS ESSENTIALLY AN AUDIOVISUAL AID WHICH NOT ONLY STORES INFORMATION, BUT ALLOWS THE STUDENT TO CONTROL RATE OF PRESENTATION, CONTINUALLY EVALUATES THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE, AND APPRAISES HIS ACHIEVEMENT. THE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF A TEACHING MACHINE DEPENDS HEAVILY ON THE ORGANIZATION OF MATERIAL STORED IN IT, WHICH IN…

Description of instructional materials used at the English Language Institute (ELI) at the University of Pittsburgh. (RL)