Students in the Foreign Language Laboratory

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Students seated at individual study carrels in the Foreign Language Laboratory, a dedicated space designed for audio-based language instruction. During the 1960s and 1970s, language labs like this one were central to university language programs, relying on tape recorders, headsets, and isolated booths to support the audio-lingual teaching method—an approach that emphasized repetition, pronunciation practice, and listening comprehension. These laboratories reflect a period when technological innovation was seen as essential to modernizing language education and improving student proficiency.

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TP-ATA-0671
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San Francisco, CA
Type
Still Image
Format
35mm Slide
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
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Public
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298

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