THE EFFECTS OF A NUMBER OF VARIABLES BASIC TO THE LEARNING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE VOCABULARY WERE REPORTED. THE LANGUAGE SELECTED FOR LEARNING WAS RUSSIAN. SUBJECTS IN THE FIRST EXPERIMENT WERE 409 STUDENTS FROM AN INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY COURSE. FROM AN ENGLISH-RUSSIAN DICTIONARY, A PRELIMINARY LIST OF COMMON VERBS WAS SELECTED WHICH REPRESENTED AN…

A brief discussion of a comparatively large-scale enquiry into attitudes of British students toward the language laboratory. Generally they felt it improved their speech production but had minimal effect on their writing skills. Some of the questions used in the survey are included. (AMH)

Language laboratory use has traditionally been limited to structural and phonetic exercises. This article discusses ways to tap more effectively the laboratory's potential, and thus to provide superior language instruction for the student. (Text is in French.) (DB)

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).…

Foreign students learning English often do not correct their own errors when working in the language laboratory. It appears that students fail to respond if the material to be processed, answered or repeated is either too long or cannot be interpreted. A repeat-loop tape system may answer some problems. (CHK)

CRITERIA FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING ARE FORMULATED. COMPLETE LESSONS ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT LABORATORY OR TEXTBOOK LEARNING. DRILLS FOR BUILDING LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE INCLUDED. LABORATORY PROGRAMS MUST BE CAREFULLY PLANNED. TAPES PROFESSIONALLY MADE TO GO WITH TEXTBOOKS ACHIEVE MORE THAN DO REGULAR LESSON TAPES.

Suggests that the 16mm. Pennsylvania films with the "Viewer's Guide are the best, most complete tools presently available for formally and informally teaching good laboratory and attendant materials usage. Films were prduced by Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction. (DS)