LRC's Role in Language Teacher

By Stephane Charitos
Director of the Language Resource Center (LRC)
Columbia University

(1) A broad overview of the development of the language lab in support of foreign and second language education from its inception to its current incarnation as a resource center. (2) A brief discussion on its development of the language lab parallels developments in foreign and second language pedagogy. (3) Possible future avenues of development for language resource centers.