The language laboratory

Conventional language courses have been available at CERN since 1957, under the auspices of the Staff Association; nearly 350 pupils took these courses in 1969. A “language laboratory” was made avail be for those who wished to learn English or French or Russian rapidly. Using the very latest audio-visual methods, it gave a facility, particularly in the field of pronunciation, which was almost unthinkable with more conventional systems. As soon as the project became known there was a rush to join and over 400 students enrolled.