THE NEED FOR LANGUAGE LABORATORY SPECIALISTS TO MEET THE CHANGES IN MODERN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY IS EMPHASIZED BY THE AUTHOR IN THIS REPORT. SUGGESTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR SPECIALIZED COURSES OF STUDY TOWARD A MASTER'S DEGREE FOR LANGUAGE LABORATORY DIRECTORS. SELECTIONS SHOULD BE MADE FROM BLOCKS OF COURSES IN (1) LINGUISTICS, MODERN LANGUAGES, PSYCHOLOGY, AND PEDAGOGY, AND IN (2) BIOLOGY, APPLIED PHYSICS, AND TECHNOLOGY. A PROBATIONARY PERIOD IN THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY IS ALSO RECOMMENDED BY THE AUTHOR WHOSE FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE LEAD HIM TO BELIEVE THAT THESE EXACTING REQUIREMENTS ARE REALISTIC. LISTED IN THE APPENDIXES ARE PROGRAM PLANS FOR STUDIES OF DIDACTICS OF A SECOND LANGUAGE, INSTRUMENTAL DIDACTICS DIRECTLY ORIENTED TOWARD THE TEACHING OF LIVING LANGUAGES, AND THE TECHNOLOGY AND PEDAGOGY OF AUDIO-ORAL LABORATORY INSTRUCTION. ALSO INCLUDED IS A BIBLIOGRAPHY RELATED TO THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY, AND A SAMPLE PROGRAM FOR THE TRAINING OF PROGRAM DIRECTORS AT THE ECOLE NORMALE NOTRE-DAME-DE-FOY. (AUTHOR/SS)