--- Forwarded Message from Daniel Tom <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:15:20 -1000 >From: Daniel Tom <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #5607 Private Pronunciation >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Linda, I'm not sure how enclosed you desire the carrels to be. However, we have custom built carrels that do dampen the sound. The partitions between our carrels are approximately 2 inches thick and are filled with fiberglass with a perforated metal surface. They extend 18-19 inches above the desktop of the carrel. There is also a front panel 1 inch thick made of the same material as the side partitions which extends 12 inches above the desktop. If the student wearing a headset with microphone sits with their head inside the carrel, then there will be a relatively soundproof environment. However, if a student speaks very loudly, the student will be heard by others. Also if the student sits away from the desktop outside the area contained within the side partitions, the sound will not be dampened. The carrels were installed when the labs were first completed in 1972. Due to comments by teachers that the front panels prevented them from seeing their students, the front panels were removed in our class labs. However, the front panels have been kept in our open library lab. A photo of the carrels can be seen at: http://www.lll.hawaii.edu/lll/ltrlc/facilities.html Daniel Tom Language Telecommunications, Resource & Learning Center University of Hawaii E-mail: [log in to unmask] FAX: 808-956-5134 Voice: 808-956-5118 On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, LLTI-Editor wrote: > --- Forwarded Message from "Cahill, Linda E." <[log in to unmask]> --- > > >From: "Cahill, Linda E." <[log in to unmask]> > >To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Private Pronunciation > >Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:50:48 -0400 > > Does anybody have furniture or a technique or a structure for enclosing a > carrel so that students have a relatively private, soundproof area to > practice pronunciation in their language lab? >