Speech presented at the national convention of the Department of Audiovisual Instruction (DAVI) of the NEA (National Education Association) April 29, 1969, Portland, Oregon. (DS)

Describes the XLL mechanism which provides each student with his own independent laboratory device. Speech given at the meeting of the National Association of Language Laboratory Directors (NALLD) held November 28, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in conjunction with the meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).…

Discusses the application of S. N. Postlethwait's audiotutorial approach to teaching integrated science to a nursing school program. (LS)

Plan for a language laboratory, designed from the teacher's point of view, where the isolation of students is avoided and maximum exploitation of facilities is allowed. (FWB)

Because of an increase in opportunities to use foreign languages at home and to travel abroad, foreign language study in American high schools is on the increase. (CK)

Discusses ways to combine technological innovations in the areas of visual aids and computers with existing language lab equipment in order to motivate students in the area of second language learning. (EKN)

Suggests teaching communication has led to wider use of communicative activities to create contexts for English uses. Cites use of music and photographs as valuable tools for stimulating conversation. (BK)

The value of the language laboratory of self-instruction is stressed. Methods of using multi-phase drills are given, proceeding from cue repetition to open-ended situations. The presentation of prose texts in the laboratory is examined. (Author/JB)