The College of Languages and Translation (COLT) prepares translators and interpreters. Some of the courses that the students take are language courses such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and 4 types of interpreting courses (simultaneous, consecutive, liaison and sight). COLT has installed 4 multimedia language labs…

This article proposes a model for integrating text-to-speech software (TTS) in students' interpreting training and practice. It shows the aims of the model, the definition of TTS, the advantages of using TTS, how to search for TTS, instructional stages with TTS, and the interpreting instructor's role. The students can use TTS software online;…

This article proposes a model for teaching interpreting for tourism purposes. It shows the aims of the model, interpreting materials, training strategies, training environment and assessment techniques. The model aims to train students to interpret in English with or without prior preparation or knowledge of the topic and without taking or reading…

Feedback has been one of the important elements of learning and teaching theories and still pervades the literature and instructional models, especially computer and web-based ones. However, the mechanisms about feedback dominating the fundamentals of all the instructional models designed for self-learning have changed considerably with the…

Comments on the article cited above emphasize that in media-aided instruction the main things to remember are the methodological and pedagogical aspects, and not the physical equipment, which leaves untouched the content and the concept of modern foreign language teaching. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Revised version of a paper presented at the 9th Symposium on Programmed Instruction and Teaching Machines of the Society for Programmed Instruction, April 1971 in Cologne, West Germany. (WB)

The results of an experimental Spanish course using videotapes, described previously (FLA, December 1974), and the application of the results to the entire Spanish language program, are discussed. (Author/KM)

The Language Laboratory Teaching Machine (LLTM), as it is conceived to function at a typical high school, serves as an independent teaching facility having a wide variety of applications. Description of the different mechanical and electronic components accompanies discussion of student involvement. Distinctions between the "audio" teaching…

Observing that the use of the language laboratory has declined during recent years, the author proceeds to explore ways in which interest in language study may be revived and how foreign language instruction may be made more relevant. Discussion of the cognitive-code learning theory and of individualized instruction suggests the use of the…

This report outlines in detail the proceedings of a symposium held on the integration of audio-visual aids into the teaching of modern languages in the classroom. The following topics were discussed: (1) textbooks, a new look; (2) an audio-visual course, its structure and content; (3) radio and radio-vision, and film and videotape as course…

Presents a history of the use of technology in second-language instruction, beginning with the 1960s and the grammar translation method; through the audiolingual movement and language laboratories; into emerging use of tape recorders, videotapes, and computer-assisted language learning; and up through computer-assisted instruction, distance…

Language laboratories, VCRs, and microcomputers are not labor-saving devices for the teacher. Technology-mediated lessons demand as much, if not more, planning effort than does conventional instruction. Four points to consider in planning are (1) selection of medium; (2) selection of software; (3) amount of student control; and (4) amount of…

Technological developments, which have improved and increased the audiovisual materials and mechanical aids available, can be especially useful to teachers of science, math, and foreign languages. This technology revolution is not a threat to teachers, but a source of educational tools to be used as a part of an overall teaching design. Most…