--- Forwarded Message from "Shannon Johnston" <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Subject: software 'shell' for reading text
>Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 09:56:43 +1000
>Thread-Topic: software 'shell' for reading text
>Thread-Index: Acg2CCfN6LEharojRNKh+58tzCfvqA==
>From: "Shannon Johnston" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum"   
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Dear fellow LLTI forum members,

I'm writing to ask if anyone knows of software available where users
read text and highlight words/phrases to hear it spoken, view
information describing it (linguistic, socio-cultural background,
definition). We are also seeking something where teachers can insert
their own content and build variety over time.

I have found mention of something called GALT I think from Pennsylvania
State University in 1998 but can't find it on the site any more - nor
the person who wrote the article in LL&T journal, and something for
Latin at Cambridge University which is created with pre-determined text
and no sound and in commercialisation process.

Also, any quizzes/activities (like Hot Potatoes) which allows users to
be given a hint before they choose their answer? 

Thanks in advance! It's an interesting job.

Cheers
Shannon



Shannon Johnston
BA Dist, BA Hons, Dip Ed, MA, PhD (In examination)
* Instructional Designer
Teaching and Educational Development Institute 
* Acting Indonesian Program Coordinator Sem 2, 2007 
* Indonesian Instructor (beginner & advanced IFL)
School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies
University of Queensland, QUEENSLAND Australia 4106
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