Language learning tools have evolved to take into consideration new teaching models of collaboration and communication. While second language acquisition tasks have been taken online, the traditional language laboratory has remained unchanged. By continuing to follow its original configuration based on individual work, the language laboratory…

The Chilean Ministry of Education is using thirty language laboratories for inservice training for teachers of English and French. Training seminars for language lab monitors are described; they included instruction in equipment use, intensive practice, training in linguistic trends and lab methodology. Distribution and use of laboratories is…