Reports on work at the University of Erlangen beginners' seminar on language laboratory work. This led to production of original laboratory exercises, which were tried out in a Gymnasium class. The aim was to introduce teacher candidates early to problems attending the introduction of language laboratories. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

In order to expand the exercise capabilities of the language laboratory, the instructional place of the daylight projector is discussed, with regard to theories of language and of learning, and with attention to defined learning groups, learning goals and the technical possibilities of a combination of media. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Because students can express orally what they find difficult to communicate on paper, Davis worked out a system employing the language lab as a way of directing verbal communication to written for his writing course. Tape recorders aided students in compositon, organization, revision, and proofreading. (SC)

The University of Geneva's language laboratory is used by various departments but chiefly by the Ecole de Langue et de Civilisation francaises. This is a description of types of exercises used by the respective departments, as well as plans for a library-study laboratory. (AM)

Describes a cassette tape remedial language laboratory system for improvement in English language articulation. (CH)

Describes the experience of some EFL teachers in producing a slide-tape program of practice drills in forming questions. (KM)

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.

THE 46 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION IN TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, AND WEST VIRGINIA. AMONG TOPICS DISCUSSED WERE CREATIVE USES OF WELL-KNOWN MEDIA, UTILIZATION OF LANGUAGE LABS AND TELEVISION, NEEDS AND RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, AND GUIDELINES FOR…

THE COMPLEMENTARY FUNCTIONS OF TEACHER AND LANGUAGE LABORATORY ARE OUTLINED, AND THE TEACHER'S ROLE AS MONITOR (LISTENING IN ON STUDENTS' WORK) IS DEFINED. INTERFERING, SPOTCHECKING, AND HAPHAZARD MONITORING ARE CAUTIONED AGAINST. IDEAL LAB GROUP SIZE SHOULD BE BETWEEN SIX AND 10 STUDENTS, TO ENABLE THE TEACHER TO KNOW DURING THE SESSION HOW HIS…

A COMMITTEE OF 15 JUNIOR COLLEGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVES FORMULATED GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING OF LANGUAGES IN JUNIOR COLLEGES. TWO OBJECTIVES OF LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION ARE ACQUISITION OF PRACTICAL SKILLS AND THE HUMANISTIC EXPERIENCE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING. THE JUNIOR COLLEGE SHOULD PROVIDE (1)…

TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING, THE BUREAU OF AUDIO-VISUAL INSTRUCTION OF NEW YORK CITY CONDUCTED EXPERIMENTS IN 1ST-, 2D-, AND 3D-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES. THE FIRST EXPERIMENT, WHICH COMPARED CONVENTIONALLY TAUGHT CLASSES WITH GROUPS HAVING SOME LABORATORY TEACHING, SHOWED THAT GROUPS WITH…

TAPED EXERCISES BASED ON LITERATURE CAN BE USED IN THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY OR, IN PART, IN THE CLASSROOM TO MAINTAIN AND ASSURE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN INTRODUCTORY LITERATURE COURSES. PHONETIC DRILL, PATTERN PRACTICE, WORD-BUILDING EXERCISES, AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PROMOTE COMPREHENSION AND FLUENCY,…

LANGUAGE AND AREA CENTERS, WHICH ARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CARRIED ON JOINTLY BY HUMANISTS, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, AND HISTORIANS, WERE INVENTORIED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION. THIS INVENTORY ON 46 CENTERS WAS MADE TO BRING TOGETHER INFORMATION ON (1) HOW THE CENTERS WERE ORGANIZED, (2) THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMED LEARNING IN AN AUDIOLINGUAL FRENCH COURSE WAS INVESTIGATED. THE EXPERIMENT INTENDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE WAS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A COURSE TAUGHT UNDER TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM CONDITIONS, WHETHER THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS DROPPING OUT COULD BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY, AND WHETHER STUDENT…

A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO (1) IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT (NDEA) FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES IN 1963-65, (2) IDENTIFY REASONS FOR CONTINUATION OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SUCH PROJECTS, (3) IDENTIFY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO OR HINDERING THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECTS, AND (4) MAKE…