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>From: "Cobb-Zygadlo, Deanne" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: #9269 Peanut Butter Sticks Software
>Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:34:20 -0400
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Hi Iris,
Your inquiry is opportune. A colleague just handed me a demo copy of
this software this morning. So far my evaluation is that it may be a
useful resource for students who are trying to learn Spanish (or
review Spanish) through self-study because it takes a very
conversation approach that does not necessarily match with how
textbooks arrange learning sequences. That being said, something I
liked about the software was the representation of different accents
from different Spanish-speaking countries. This would be useful as
examples of different pronunciations for a linguistics course but it
isn't the intended application of the software.
I cannot comment further on it because the demo CD I have has limited
functionality until a license is purchased. There are grammar
presentations but I did not look at these.
I too, would be interested in others experience or review of this
software.
Regards,
Deanne
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Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo
Director, Language Resource Center
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
phone: 484-646-5865
email: [log in to unmask]
On Oct 20, 2009, at 12:18 PM, LLTI-Editor wrote:
> Hello Everybody,
>
> Have you used the Peanut Butter Sticks software program in your
> classes? I heard
> about this program in a conference. My chair is asking me if it is
> appropriate
> for college classes. If you do, could you please send me some
> activities?
>
> Thank You,
> Iris Myers
>
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