Perspectives on and methods in second language teaching have changed rapidly during the past 10 years. So also have the role and function of the language laboratory and the laboratory instructor. One area of concern, listening, has been somewhat neglected; generally it has been taught toward the end of increasing speaking proficiency. A review of…

An experiment was carried out at the University of Edinburgh to discover ways in which students might be helped to understand spoken language and to become more confident in their interactions in the language. As a result of the experiment findings, materials were designed to train students to perceive stress patterns, to internalize stress-timing…

Four articles, written in German, discuss such aspects of the language laboratory as: teaching pronunciation in the laboratory (Heinrich Schrand), the dummy-element in transformational grammar (Helmut Heuer), testing in the language laboratory (Kenneth S. Leigh), and language laboratory work in Finland (Roland Freihoff). Nine book reviews on…

This paper describes the 3-year development of the Language Resources Centre at the University of Southampton. The Centre provides a range of self-access resources and facilities in a pleasant working environment for language learners. It offers assistance for languages taught at the university as well as for languages not taught at the…

A study guide developed to help foreign language students learn languages more effectively and efficiently provides specific suggestions for developing study habits to complement the teacher's instructions. An introductory section gives general remarks on studying another language, including both general study suggestions and the recommendation to…

THE PROCESSES OF EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMING OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ARE EXAMINED ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF OPERANT CONDITIONING, WHICH IS THE BASIS OF PROGRAMING TECHNIQUES. DISCUSSION OF FORMAL REPERTOIRES COVERS THE USE OF SUCH CONDITIONING METHODS AS DISCRIMINATION LEARNING AND TRANSFER, STIMULUS GENERALIZATION, RESPONSE GENERALIZATION, AND…

Discusses the language laboratory as a means of developing practical abilities in a foreign language. Two topics are treated specifically: (1) the laboratory from a technical and theoretical perspective, and (2) an analysis of the language skills most effectively trained through use of the language laboratory. (AMH)

Increasingly, technology is incorporated into second language teaching and learning both in and out of classroom situations. The computer alone has many capabilities for enhancing language learning, but when combined with other technologies, the possibilities multiply for information retrieval, interactive audio- and video-assisted learning, use…

DESIGNED TO HELP LANGUAGE TEACHERS MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE AUDIOLINGUAL AND CULTURALLY INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TEACHING, THIS BOOK DEALS EXTENSIVELY WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE THEORY, LEARNING, AND INSTRUCTION. A REVISION OF THE FIRST EDITION, THERE IS EXTENDED COVERAGE OF SUCH TOPICS AS PATTERN PRACTICE, TEST CONSTRUCTION, AND THE…

Baruch College's (New York) Speech Communication Laboratory provides both tutorial and classroom settings and audio, video, and computer-interactive materials to help its large population of non-native English language students improve their language skills. (Author/CB)

A study investigated the relative effectiveness of two new teaching technologies, television and computers, as compared with traditional language laboratory instructional audiotapes in introductory Spanish. The dependent variables examined included the following: overall achievment level; reading, writing, and grammatical skills; and improved…

Because employers substantiated that business and office education students often do not obtain jobs due to an inability to communicate effectively in an interview and a lack of confidence in verbal expression, a three-year project was designed to study the effects of instruction by audio-response (AR) equipment as a means of improving…

THE EFFECT OF AUDIOLINGUAL FRENCH INSTRUCTION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE PUPIL'S ACHIEVEMENT IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL LANGUAGE PROGRAM, AS SHOWN BY THIS FOLLOW-UP STUDY, IS DEPENDENT UPON PROGRAM ARTICULATION THROUGHOUT THE GRADES AND COORDINATION BETWEEN TESTING AND THE LEARNING SITUATION. THE PROCEDURE FOR THE STUDY INVOLVED 354 GRADE 9 PUPILS…

This special issue is devoted to the theme of advancing technology in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Articles include: "Technology in TESOL" (Richard Orem, Cynthia Holliday); TESOL Technology: Imposition or Opportunity?" (Simon Murison-Bowie); "A Review of Advanced Technologies for L2…

DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, THIS MANUAL PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. THE METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR FOUR- AND SIX-YEAR SEQUENTIAL PROGRAMS ARE OUTLINED IN CHARTS, WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL FOUR SKILLS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL. A CHAPTER ON THE…