Students generally prefer "custom-made" laboratory tapes, as opposed to "traditional" commercially supplied tapes. (LG)

Describes the computer-aided program in first-year German at the University of Minnesota. (PM)

Describes and gives a statement of purpose for the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) and its sister organization, the Council for Languages and Other International Studies (CLOIS). Lists the member organizations of both JNCL and CLOIS. (EKN)

A planetarium program interpreting a Spanish poem about the moon recited by members of an intermediate Spanish class is described. (RM)

Ten variables involved in learning a second language are listed and discussed and a bibliography on the subject given. (RM)

Reviews past and current opinions about the role of the language laboratory. Challenges facing the language learning director and teacher, which encompass innovative testing and humanizing the laboratory, are discussed. (RM)

Recounts observations and experiences made while on an educational junket to Peking, Canton, and Shanghai. (RL)

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)

This article describes the use of an immediate, repetitive replay recording system. Photographs and text describe the system and its combination with another system to achieve the desired listen/record/compare sequence. (CHK)

The influx of Cubans into Miami, Florida, since the Cuban Revolution has resulted in a large Spanish-speaking population in that city. The purchasing power of this segment of the population is making it necessary for English-speaking residents to learn to communicate in Spanish. (RM)

The construction, equipment, and operation of a new language laboratory facility at the University of Louisville is described. (RM)

Gives the text of a speech to the FLEAT Conference in Tokyo (August 1981) in which the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL), the President's Commission, and recent congressional support are cited as reasons for continuing optimism on the future of the foreign language teaching profession. (EKN)

Describes a computer-assisted learning system that was developed for use by second language students and remedial English students. These students are provided free access to a wide variety of instructional materials via the computer terminals. The workings of the computer programs are described along with sample input-output exchanges.…

The University of Southwestern Louisiana has made a previously required language laboratory course an elective course and has changed the regular two-hour-per-week requirement for those who enroll to a twenty-hour semester total requirement. Laboratory equipment presently in use is shown and described. (SCC)