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>Subject: Re: #7843 Language labs without carrels?
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Janice,

I think one of the issues here is how you use your lab.

If it is used primarily as a venue for classes with teacher and student
interaction then some low clear divider may be a good idea.  If you
have students conversing with each other, you want them to be able to
see their partner.

If on the other hand, your lab is primarily a library lab, you may want
to choose furniture where they can cloister themselves to get their
work done. I have a library lab and have chosen Synsor carrels to
divide the space.  http://www.macalester.edu/hrc/tour.html is a QT
panorama of my space.  I have added a lounge area at the far end of the
room with couches, comfortable chairs, and tables for students to work,
read, or converse.

Tom Browne
Macalester College


On Mar 14, 2005, at 12:08 PM, LLTI-Editor wrote:

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>> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:23:31 -0500
>> Subject: Language labs without carrels?
>> From: jrodriguez <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: Language Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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> Dear All,
>
> One option that our department is considering in remodeling our
> language lab is to eliminate carrels, but several faculty have
> expressed concern that in doing so we will leave the students open to
> the distraction of what is going on at the station next to them and
> make it difficult for them to make clear audio recordings that don't
> pick up their neighbors voice.
>
> Does anyone have experience with a carrel-less lab? If so, is
> distraction an issue? Is poor quality of audio recording an issue? If
> so, are there work-arounds?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Janice
>
>
> Janice E. Rodriguez, MA
> Instructor and Director, Language Lab
> Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures
> Albright College
> 13th and Bern Streets
> Reading, PA 19609
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