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>Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 11:53:35 -0400
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>From: Ruth Trometer <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: "Paradoja" cd-rom, advertising

"Paradoja" cd-rom, now available.

    "Paradoja",  is a CD-ROM based on the documentary, "Miss Universo en el
Perz" , which uses the 1982 pageant in Perz to examine critically, among
other things, sex role stereotypes in the media as well as the
socio-economic divide between the largely Spanish-descended elite and the
mostly Indian urban and rural poor.  Material can be explored through
multiple entry paths.  The video materials include televised reports of the
beauty contest and interviews with the organizers, contestants, journalists
and representatives of women's groups.This primary material has been
adapted for student use with a full annotated transcript, a bilingual
dictionary that allows students to search any word in the text, and an
information menu from which students can access additional resources, such
as historical, social and cultural information on Perz, as well as maps and
pictures. Activities for students to complete as they progress through the
program have also been incorporated. The program contains links to
pertinent pages on the World Wide Web.

    This software is designed for Intermediate to Advanced level (fourth
semester and above). It can be used in the classroom or assigned for use
independently or in small groups. For a full description, showing features
and navigation, please visit "Paradoja"s web site:

   http://polyglot.mit.edu/html/paradoja/paradojaoverview.htm

    "Paradoja" is only available to educational institutions and faculty
members or teaching staff of educational institutions. One copy of the
software can be installed onto a single hard disk or the program can be
installed on a single file server with no connections beyond the school
that has purchased the cd-rom.  For full text of License agreement, go to:

   http://polyglot.mit.edu/html/paradoja/paradojalicense.htm

System Requirements:
  * Macintosh PowerPC running  System 7.1 or later
  * 2X CD-ROM player
  * 16 MB free space on hard disk
  * 16 MB RAM recommended  (7 MB free RAM for "Paradoja"  --
      additional RAM as required by your system and web browser)
  * screen resolution set to 640x480 (optimal)
  * Macintosh only, no PC version available

    "Paradoja" can be purchased for $35.00, including shipping and
handling.  Check or money order must accompany all orders.  Purchase orders
are not accepted.  In case of returns, a $10.00 handling fee will be
charged.

    To order mail a completed order form from the web site
http://polyglot.mit.edu/html/paradoja/ParadojaOrderForm.html along with
your check or money order - made payable to The Consortium for Language
Teaching and Learning- to:
     The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning
     111 Grove Street
     P.O.Box 208295
     New Haven, CT 06520-8295

    "Paradoja" was developed at M.I.T.'s Language Learning and Resource
Center with funding from the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning
and from the Foreign Languages and Literatures Section at M.I.T.