A SEQUENCE OF STEPS FOR ESTABLISHING LANGUAGE LABORATORIES ARE DELINEATED IN THIS REVISED PAPER. THE ORIGINAL PAPER WAS PRESENTED TO THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK CITY ON THE "LANGUAGE LABORATORY IN HIGH SCHOOLS" (OCTOBER 1960). INCORPORATED IN THE REVISED PAPER ARE MANY SUGGESTIONS MADE BY THE CONFEREES,…

A TWO-PART CONFERENCE ON PLANNING AND OPERATING LANGUAGE LABORATORIES WAS HELD. THE FIRST PART (HELD NOVEMBER 1960) CONCERNED THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY IN COLLEGE. THE SECOND (DECEMBER 1960) CONCERNED THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY IN SECONDARY SCHOOL. THIS REPORT CONTAINS A LIST OF THE CONFEREES AND SOME BRIEF PROCEDURAL NOTES, AND IS A PART OF A SERIES,…

Learner autonomy has been an important issue in English Language Teaching since the 1960s. In language teaching it is of vital importance, since learning can only occur if the learners are willing to learn. So, the students have to realize that their role in the process of learning is crucial. Students have different needs, styles of learning and…

Tapping into technology for foreign language learning is important, given that such learning is seen as vital to the nation's economic and cultural well-being. The development of technology has dovetailed nicely with a new paradigm of foreign language education, says Marty Abbott, director of education for the American Council on the Teaching of…

THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT A TWO-PART CONFERENCE ON PLANNING AND OPERATING LANGUAGE LABORATORIES. THE MAIN TOPIC OF THE PAPER CENTERED ON IDEAL LEARNING SITUATIONS IN THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY, CONSIDERING THE TOTAL LABORATORY-CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. SPECIFIC DISCUSSIONS WERE INCLUDED ON (1) LABORATORY INTEGRATION WITH THE CLASSROOM, (2) LEARNING…

A PAPER PRESENTED AT A TWO-PART CONFERENCE ON PLANNING AND OPERATING LANGUAGE LABORATORIES WAS REPORTED. THE TOPIC OF THE PAPER WAS THE PREPARATION AND USE OF LABORATORY MATERIALS. DISCUSSIONS WERE INCLUDED ON (1) THE NEED FOR MATERIALS, (2) CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MATERIALS, (3) CONTENT OF MATERIAL, (4) ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS, (5) USE…

Discussed are the uses to which a language lab may be put for teaching students who have a sufficient understanding of a language's grammar. (LS)

The author discusses the reasons for using the language laboratory in foreign language instruction now that the functional approach has replaced the audiolingual method and gives examples of possible lab exercises. (CFM)

This paper reports on the development of a self-access center (SAC) within a university context, and focuses on the kind of support mechanisms provided to learners to enhance their self-directed learning (SDL) skills. After providing background information on the center and its counseling service, the paper shows how changes in the university…

THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY HAS GIVEN MANY THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS GOOD LISTENING AND SPEAKING PRACTICE AND HAS BECOME AN EFFECTIVE LEARNING TOOL. THE BASIC PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY IS THE TAPE RECORDER-AND-PLAYBACK, DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH AUDIOPASSIVE STUDY, AUDIOACTIVE STUDY, AUDIOACTIVE-COMPARATIVE STUDY, AND…