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>From: "Rita Goldberg" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum"                         <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re:      #6244 ETS and digital audio
>Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 16:50:58 +0200

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ETS has been accepting digital recordings for the speaking section of the AP
language examinations for several years now.   Last year, I believe the
files were collected on hard drives for evaluation at the Reading.  This
year I think they were they were compiled on CDs.  I don't know the status
of digital audio for the other examinations you mention, but the concept is
certainly not new to ETS.  On the other hand, they may not be *providing*
material in digital format, only *accepting*  recordings made by students.

Rita Goldberg,
St. Lawrence University
Chief Faculty Consultant, AP Spanish


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Subject: #6244 ETS and digital audio


> --- Forwarded Message from Judi Franz <[log in to unmask]> ---
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> >Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:28:19 -0700
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >From: Judi Franz <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: ETS and digital audio
>
> Hello,
>
> Do any of you who administer tests for Educational Testing Service?
> ETS tells me they still need to use cassette tapes for audio tests.
> We are in the process of converting from analog to digital, but are
> committed as a test site for the PRAXIS and TSE through May of 2002.
>
> Has anyone begun to address this issue with ETS? I've had some
> preliminary discussions, and would be interested in working with
> other lab directors to try to get ETS on the road to digital audio.
>
> Judi
> --
> Judi Franz, Director
> Humanities Instructional Resource Center
> University of California, Irvine
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> (949) 824-6344 / (949) 824-4500 direct
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