Special issue devoted to the second conference on structuro-global-audio-visual methodology, at Mons, Belgium, 1971; text of a talk which formed the basis of discussion during the conference. (VM)

Speech presented at the national convention of the Department of Audiovisual Instruction (DAVI) of the NEA (National Education Association) April 29, 1969, Portland, Oregon. (DS)

Describes the XLL mechanism which provides each student with his own independent laboratory device. Speech given at the meeting of the National Association of Language Laboratory Directors (NALLD) held November 28, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in conjunction with the meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).…

Plan for a language laboratory, designed from the teacher's point of view, where the isolation of students is avoided and maximum exploitation of facilities is allowed. (FWB)

The value of the language laboratory of self-instruction is stressed. Methods of using multi-phase drills are given, proceeding from cue repetition to open-ended situations. The presentation of prose texts in the laboratory is examined. (Author/JB)

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)

In adopting a taped foreign language course, whether purchased or self-made, one must consider goals, organization of learning units, type of exercises, language correctness stimuli, age appropriateness, and (for self-made courses) pause length, voice alternation, tone quality, speed of talking, and lesson length. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This is a questionnaire to be filled out by any institution having at least one sound recording in an uncommonly taught language. The questionnaire will be used in the second of a series of inquiries designed to facilitate information exchange among members of NALLD. (AM)