EXPLOITING THE LANGUAGE LAB: A WAY TO FIT LAB-BASED LISTENING COURSES INTO THE COMMUNICATIVE FRAMEWORK

摘要

This paperlanalyzes why the language laboratory still has an important role to play in ELT in China. Two methods of incorporating lab-based courses into a communicative framework, involving classroom interaction patterns and task-based listening materials, are suggested, and a model lesson applying these two methods is presented.