Hello,

I am seeking advice/recommendations for software that can be used 
outside of class time in a computer lab for students to learn/practice 
Mandarin. It's OK if multiple programs are needed (for instance, one has 
excellent listening activities, another has challenging written 
activities). Best-case would be programs with interactive, integrated 
activities and authentic input, of course. Also, it would be great if 
these programs also allowed export of student work in standard formats 
(doc/rtf/txt outputs of written work, mp3/avi/mpeg output of spoken 
work) for review by peers/instructors in other contexts. The lab is 
already equipped with microphones, webcams, video cameras, and digital 
voice recorders.

Can you let me know what, if anything, you are using/have used/know 
about and what aspects of language learning it most fully addresses? And 
any pros/cons you know of with those specific products?


Charity Anne Caldwell

Technology Specialist
Sandi Port Errant Language and Culture Learning Center
http://lclc.uic.edu
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