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Language Laboratory

What is a Language Laboratory?

Language laboratory or language lab is a special room with sound and reproducing

equipment for using by students to practice speaking foreign languages, usually with an

instructor monitoring the program

Objective of language laboratory

 To be able to communicate formally and informally in English through practice.

 To enable the students to enhance the skill of receiving, interpreting the sounds.

 To practice and assess speech in a language

 To listen to model pronunciation, repeat and record the same and do self-assessment

and correction

 To learn at one’s own pace.

Which are the components of a modern language laboratory?

A modern Language Lab consists of various elements that form a multifunctional

environment that uses the latest technology for education. Among the components of language

laboratories we find:

1. Furniture. Language laboratories should have a specific and robust furniture that is

capable of securely hold all the elements that are part of that laboratory.

2. Computers. The computers are a very important part in the language lab.