--- Forwarded Message from "Dennis D. Magnuson" <[log in to unmask]> ---

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>Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 17:53:45 -0600
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum               <[log in to unmask]>
>From: "Dennis D. Magnuson" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7069 Spanish Pronunciation application

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LLTI Colleagues:

I will be teaching Spanish Phonetics next fall and have just started 
looking over a piece of software that I received a year or two ago. 
It is called
Pronunciación y fonética  v.2.0  and was authored by Patricia V. 
Lunn, Dept of Romance and Classical Langs at Michigan State.

My first peek makes clear that this program does have a place in the 
phonetics course I'll be teaching, and it does have a number of 
exercises for listening practice, and allow for the recording of 
one's voice.  Of course there is quite a bit of other material that 
will be beyond what a beginner might need, so potential users will 
have to evaluate its appropriateness.

According to the specs, system reqs are a Mac PowerPC or Windows 95/98/NT

The included ph num   is  517 432 2286

The software was produced under the CLEAR (Ctr for Lang Educ and 
Research) at MSU.

If others have more information regarding this kind of software, 
please share it with the LIST or forward it to me off-list.  I will 
summarize what I get if there is sufficient response.

Dennis D. Magnuson
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>--- Forwarded Message from "Ross, Andrew" <[log in to unmask]> ---
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>>From: "Ross, Andrew" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: "'LLTI-Editor '" <[log in to unmask]>
>>Cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Spanish Pronunciation application
>>Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 10:52:31 -0500
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>Dear LLTIers:
>
>The last discussion on this list regarding a replacement application for
>Spanish Pronunciation Tutor by Hyperglot mentioned Tell Me More Spanish Pro
>as a possible substitute, although not an ideal one.  It seems to have much
>more content and many more features than one needs for a simple Spanish
>pronunciation modelling application, and frankly, $2000.00 for 16-25
>Windows-only licenses for Tell Me More ... is a lot of money.
>
>Attempts to contact Hyperglot have so far been fruitless -- they're
>apparently out of business.
>
>Are there any suggestions from the list as to other solutions, or is there
>interest in seeing someone develop a similar application for distribution?
>
>Thanks for any help you can provide,
>
>a.

-- 
Dennis D. Magnuson
Assoc. Prof. of Spanish &
Director, Lang. Lrng. Center
Luther College
Decorah, IA 52101
(319) 387-2160
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