Language laboratory

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History

The language laboratory is a very popular technical innovation derived from America, although its use gained ground rapidly in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. It is a self-learning device that provides students with the opportunity to hear the language spoken by a native speaker and to practice speaking the language themselves. Thus, it is a supportive teaching-learning device, like other audio-visual aids, but it cannot replace the teacher; rather, it can be considered an innovative technique for language learning.

Definition:

According to the Dictionary of Education, "A language laboratory is a special facility used particularly in the oral method of language teaching and offers each learner a separate booth connected with a central station which can receive his speech, record it for him to play back, and also provide other listening models of language."

Sections

Generally, the language laboratory is a special classroom for language teaching. It includes three sections:

• Teaching equipment, audio-visual apparatus, tape recorders, programmed instruction material, etc.
• A workshop for preparing the laboratory apparatus and preparing instructional material.
• An operation room or teaching room.

Prominent features of a digital language lab

A digital language lab is a tool designed for teaching any language and helps one learn pronunciation, accent, stress, and all other aspects of the phonetics of a language. Following are some of the prominent features of a language lab:

Auditory oriented:

The direct sound transmission gives step-by-step guidance from the teacher to the students with crystal-clear clarity.

Better attention:

The lab software is more attention-grabbing for the students, who are engaged with individual systems.

Comprehensive quickly:

The language lab system increases the pace of comprehension as student coaching is purely based on the level of study.

Dampen the idea:

The language lab regulates the different thoughts created in the minds of the students.

Effective learning:

The language laboratory provides a focused setting for practicing a foreign language that eliminates feelings of self-consciousness.

Special features of a language laboratory

1. In a language laboratory, one of the more salient features is the convenience of working at one's own speed. In it, a slow worker does much more retracing than a fast worker.
2. In modern language laboratories, there is also a facility for material selection provided to students, as they can select and use the apparatus according to their capacity.
3. In a language laboratory, there is a control center, called the console, where the instructor's equipment is located.

Language laboratory

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