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>From: "Susan Breeyear" <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization: UVM, College of Arts & Sciences
>To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 08:33:28 -0400EDT
>Subject: Re: #6114 German textbook search
>Priority: normal

We switched textbooks from "Alles Gute" to  "Wie Geht's" last fall for
our beginning German classes, and the feedback has been very
good.  There are two interactive CD-ROM programs--one is full of
reading, writing, speaking and listening activities, the other is a
Dasher type of program for practicing grammar.  Both students and
professors really like the materials, and have been gradually
increasing the use of the multimedia CD-ROMs and decreasing the
use of the listening audio tapes.

Regards,
Sue

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>Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 16:47:18 -0400
>From: "Carine Ullom" <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization: St. Lawrence University
>To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]>
>CC: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: German textbook search

Hello,
We are in the process of selecting a new Introductory German
textbook.
In so doing, we want to pay attention to the technology associated
with the text.  I'm soliciting feedback regarding texts used in your
institution.  What do you have that you like?  What should I avoid?
I've discovered many texts have Web sites associated with them but
they're quite varied in quality (and the number of broken links).  I'd
love to use a book that has a decent interactive CD-ROM with it.
(Incidentally, if anyone out there uses Neue Horizonte, please
explain
the difference between the Computer Study Modules and the Neue
Horizonte NOW! CD-ROM.  The explanations on the Web are insufficient.)
 It would probably be useful to know that our classes meet 3
times/week with an additional 2 meetings/week for lab. (We eliminated
Kontakte because it didn't fit well into this structure).

If sufficient interest exists, I'll summarize the feedback and post
back to the group.

Vielen Dank!
--
Carine Ullom
Director, Language Resource Center/
Instructional Technology Specialist
Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY 13617
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