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Sorry about the late reply.  

You may have already done this, but if not . . . 
Check out the Task-Based Activites Books I and II.  These are 
excellent starting places for many instructors.  I have used them 
with my instructors to encourage use of the lab.  One warning 
though, don't lend out the books.  I've had trouble getting them 
back as instructors pass them onto colleagues, and then they pass 
them onto other colleagues, etc.  (I try to view it possitively as 
proof of how useful they have found them to be.  That reminds me.  
I need to order a replacement.)

Good luck!
Deanne Cobb
University of Regina

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> Dear Fellow Language Lab Directors,
> 
> I don't think I'm alone in thinking that many faculty are afraid of 
> technology. Now I find myself with a brand new Sony digital lab three years 
> after I conducted a survey of the faculty. They overwhelming supported a 
> state-of-the-art lab. Ooops! That didn't mean they wanted to teach there!! So 
> now $400,000+ later, including a $100,000 federal grant (the project 
> encompassed a major structural remodeling), faculty are revolting because the 
> President and Provost are insisting that they use the room or the FL Dept. and 
> College will lose credibility.  Yikes.
> 
> Granted, I have a few allies who understand that I haven't built just an 
> upgraded audio-lingual lab.  But all believe they need more training in how to 
> best utilize the capabilites of the equipment and integrate them into the 
> meager 3 contact hours they have with introductory and intermediate level 
> students each week. (Students studying Japanese and Chinese have 4 hours/week 
> and then 90 minutes of required lab.) Faculty rotate classes in the lab 
> classroom 1 hour/week.  Sort of like a "Best Practices in the Lab" type of 
> thing.
> 
> Thus our Provost's office is sponsoring a workshop to be held Friday, January 
> 30, 2004.  I am seeking presenters who could demonstrate communicative lab 
> activities.  Could you also please pass this call onto FL and ESL faculty at 
> your institution?   You may contact me off the list for more information.
> 
> Thank you in advance.  This list is a lifesaver!
> 
> Best regards to all,
> Becky
> 
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> Ms. Rebecca Adae, Coordinator Language Learning Center
> State University of New York at New Paltz
> 75 S. Manheim Blvd., JFT 414
> New Paltz, NY 12561-2440 USA
> 845.257.3609  (fax)845.257.3512
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Deanne Cobb
Language Lab Manager
Language Resource Centre
University of Regina