THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT A TWO-PART CONFERENCE ON PLANNING AND OPERATING LANGUAGE LABORATORIES. THE MAIN TOPIC OF THE PAPER CENTERED ON IDEAL LEARNING SITUATIONS IN THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY, CONSIDERING THE TOTAL LABORATORY-CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. SPECIFIC DISCUSSIONS WERE INCLUDED ON (1) LABORATORY INTEGRATION WITH THE CLASSROOM, (2) LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN THE LABORATORY, (3) LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM, AND (4) "DO'S" AND "DON'TS" FOR BOTH THE CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY. THIS DOCUMENT IS PART OF A SERIES, ED 003 919, ED 003 924, AND ED 003 926. (RS)