Understanding the Learner in the Language Laboratory

Much research and money has been poured into equipment sincelanguage laboratories first burst onto the language-learning scene. Therewas at first great optimism that students would now learn languages withan ease and rapidity never observed in conventional classroom situations.Unfortunately, in many areas students voted against laboratories withyawns and sighs. Technological wonders cannot assist learning withouteffective courseware, that is, a carefully designed and executed languagesequence that provides authentic language materials which are interestingenough to retain the student's attention and encourage perservance. Wemust understand how students learn languages, appreciate what theyneed to learn to achieve their objectives in undertaking language learning,and provide materials which bridge the gap between the two

Interactive language teaching

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Teaching Foreign-Language Skills

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