The aim of the current study is to evaluate a preparatory progfram of a foreign language teaching department longitudinally via Patton's Utilization Focused Program Evaluation. More specifically, the study scrutinizes the pros, cons and aspects to be improved in the program, and whether the program contributes to overall English proficiency in two…

This program evaluation study addressed the struggle of local elementary school speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in a school district to provide evidence-based intervention in language for students below grade level as required by the U.S. Department of Education. Recently, Language Lab™ was published to address the needs of oral language…

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…

Reports result of Language Laboratory Utility-Analysis Survey'' conducted among 467 foreign language teachers of 90 community colleges in California. (DS)

Report on a project at the University of Texas, El Paso, involving the use of the language laboratory to train foreign students to listen to different voices and to improve their skills in note-taking and outlining in English. Paper presented at the TESOL Convention, March 1969. (FWB)

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 third in a series of the Journal of Educational Techniques and Technologies surveys showcasing state-of-the-art learning laboratory systems. Distributor and end users of this system answer questions about its features and use. Distributor responses are in interview form; end users' responses are in tabular form. (Author/LMO)

Describes an intensive program in elementary German at the University of Texas (Arlington) in 1971, in which undergraduates with no previous experience in German could complete the university's four semester foreign language requirement in a single semester. (DS)

Describes implementation and results of a filmed German language course at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. The series, Guten Tag: A German Language Course for Television,'' is available from the International Film Bureau, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. (RS)

SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN UTAH RESPONDED TO A QUESTIONNAIRE USED TO GATHER DATA ON THE PRESENT STATUS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. THE INFORMATION IS SUMMARIZED AND PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT UNDER SUCH HEADINGS AS TEACHER PREPARATION, PROGRAM ARTICULATION, METHODOLOGY, THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE FAIRS AND FESTIVALS. THOUGH…

Evaluation and application of Hilmar S. Ankerstein's "Lehren und Lernen im Sprachlabor, Band 2: Programmtexte zu Eckermann-Piert, Einfuhrung in die englische Sprache," (Klett Verlag, 1967). (WB)

This conference report on the language laboratory in adult education contains summaries of papers on the following topics: (1) the state of laboratory use in West Germany, (2) modern teaching methods in certification courses for English teachers, (3) possibilities for laboratory use in university-level foreign-language instruction, (4) exercise…