Although more college students are enrolled in freshman composition classes than in any other, there is little clarity of purpose in these writing courses. In such a field, where outcomes must be expressed in terms of student writing skills acquired (or not acquired), few well-defined experiments have been reported. This investigator, in an…

Results of demographic studies and statistics from state and federal courts indicate a growing need for Spanish-English court interpreters with special training in consecutive and simultaneous court interpretation. The five strongest skills which need to be taught in a court interpreter training program are identified and suggestions are given on…

The desirability of the language laboratory as a teaching tool is argued, and productive ways to use it are described. (RM)

Five ways are described in which the language laboratory can be used with students who have passed the stage at which they can profit from drills and other repetitive material. (RM)

Utilizes the audio-visual and structuro-global method of language learning in the language laboratory. (DS)

A brief review of the instructional aids currently or soon to be in use in Finland. (LS)

The Carleton Video Tape Project has been funded by grants from the Kettering and National Science Foundations. Information on tapes available can be obtained by writing to Carleton Video Tape Project, Northfield, Minnesota, 55057. (DS)

The methods and materials used in a language lab (LL) are analyzed. The theoretical advantages of the LL are enumerated, including its ability to provide a variety of programs and activities and its provision of an opportunity for students to listen critically to their voices. In order to determine if these advantages are being used, a set of…

To evaluate reel audio tape, tests were performed to identify: signal-to-noise ratio, total harmonic distortion, dynamic response, frequency response, biased and virgin tape noise, dropout susceptibility and oxide coating uniformity. (SCC)