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>Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 15:20:49 -0500
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum               <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Olaf Bohlke <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #4956 Multimedia Language Lab Software

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Hi Kimi,
I don't see many replies on your subject, so I would like to share some
info on our situation at Creighton University with 39 Windows95 machines
and a couple of (pre-IMac) Macintosh computers.


Answer to A (Software used)

Japanese - KanjiWord 3 for writing in Japanese, Rosetta Stone, and of
course Netscape 4 with Japanese fonts installed (thanks to your tip 2
months ago!)

Chinese - Currently not offered.

French - Systeme-D writing assistant (on order), Rapport Textbook which
comes with its own language CD, Pas de probleme (Houghton Mifflin).

Spanish - Atajo writing assistant (Heinle+Heinle), Rosetta Stone, Travel
Tur (Houghton Mifflin), Spanish Partner (on order) = complete grammar
review and practice with feedback (unfortunately only available in DOS or
Macintosh, not Windows)



Misc. Software

1. Dasher - Authoring Program, easy to create exercises, will not support
Chinese or Japanese characters. $450 site license

2. PowerPoint97 - An easy to learn presentation program used by faculty in
our state-of-the-art classrooms (Video Projector, VCR, Elmo, and 350mhz PC).

3. Windows' SndRec32 (part of the Win95 OS) - We use it to record audio
(Wave format) and store these files on the server.  Students simply click
on it, listen to the audio, and get listening practice.  Can be used with a
worksheet, or as preparation for the oral exams etc., naturally supports
all languages :-)  Free.

4. Creighton U. uses WebCT from Canada. http://homebrew1.cs.ubc.ca/webct/
It offers web-based classrooms, BBS, email, chatrooms and some other
features I am not familiar with.  Access to these web spaces for classes
are password protected, so only your students can see your class materials,
chat, etc.

5. Web page creation for faculty is done by using Netscape Composer (part
of Communicator). It's free and webpages are Netscape compliant.



>B. Are different types of software used for different languages'
>instruction?

Yes, it really depends what languages are supported by the software.  So I
don't really have a better answer to this question.

Hope this gives you some leads.

Regards,

Olaf


Olaf Bohlke
Hitchcock Language Resource Center
Creighton University
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>--- Forwarded Message from Kimi Furuta <[log in to unmask]> ---
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>>Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 17:23:46 -0700
>>From: Kimi Furuta <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Multimedia Language Lab Software
>>To: LLTI List <[log in to unmask]>
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>Dear everyone,
>
>The institution that I am working for is currently investigating what
>kind of software that we can use in the computer-based multimedia
>language lab due to open in September, 2000.
>
>Since we do not have anyone who is knowledgeable on this issue, I
>was asked to post the question to this list for the information.  The
>environment that we are in is as follows:
>
>- The lab will be used by students of French, Spanish, Chinese and
>Japanese courses plus ESL.
>- The operation system of the lab will be Windows 95.
>- There will be approximately 20 networked multimedia computers in the
>lab.
>- The lab will be used on a drop-in basis only.
>- We have some educational technology experts in our Educational
>Technology Centre, but none of them has knowledge or experience in
>using
>the educational technology for the second language instruction.
>- The most instructors have little or no knowledge in using computer
>technology in language instruction.
>
>As a starting point, what we would like to know is:
>
>A. What kinds of software are commonly used in the labs similar to
>ours?
>B. Are different types of software used for different languages'
>instruction?
>     e.g., one type of software for French/Spanish and the other for
>Chinese/Japanese
>
>We would greatly appreciate it if you could share your expertise and
>experience with us.
>
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>Kimi Furuta
>Modern Languages Department
>Malaspina University-College
>900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, BC, Canada  V9R 5S5
>TEL:(250)753-3245 Local 2788  FAX:(250)741-2667
>E-Mail: [log in to unmask] (English & Japanese)
>URL: http://www.mala.bc.ca/~furutak/jp-home.htm
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