Practical knowledge of a language is learnt at the

Practical, usable knowledge of a language is learnt in the language laboratory, through active listening and speaking practice.

A language lab provides recorded models and immediate feedback so learners drill pronunciation and usage.

The school as a whole gives general education but is not the specific setting for this hands on language practice.

Language teaching names the activity of instruction, not the place where practical command is built.

Language instruction likewise refers to the process of directing learning, not to the practice facility.

The language laboratory is central to the audio lingual method, which stresses habit forming oral drills.