With recent drop in price for computer-related equipment, ways are suggested to make best use out of computer-assisted programs for teaching foreign languages. An understanding of computer's capabilities and shortcomings is stressed, so that decisions about the extent of its usage for a particular language program can be made from confidence and…

Emphasizes that although computer technology opens the door to great possibilities for teaching language, it will only be as powerful as the programs developed to go with the machines. Since the language lab remains one of the principal tools in foreign language education, it is hoped that computer assisted instruction will reflect back onto tape…

Describes "Imitation Exercise," which has been developed to help beginning language learners cope with hearing and recognizing a collection of sounds they are unfamiliar with. By conducting the exercise entirely in the students' native languages, they are not threatened, and in addition, they are allowed to listen to sounds in a familiar,…