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>Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 15:41:41 -0500
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum               <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Thom Thibeault <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #5259.1 suggestions for word processor in lab

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If you use MacOS 9 you don't need the language kits anymore and you can use
a standard word processor. We've used it successfully in Chinese with Word
and Netscape Composer. I don't see why it wouldn't work with Appleworks.
With Hebrew and Arabic we liked Nisus because you can change the direction
of the writing from right to left. I haven't seen a way to do that with MS
Word or Appleworks.

Thom


>Here are our constraints:
>We want to allow students the ability to type papers in multiple languages.
>Right now we have Macs running OS 8.6 with Language Kits installed for
>Japanese, Chinese, Cyrillic, Hebrew and Arabic. Students come in and want
>to type using both Romanic and non-Romanic characters, and for the upper
>level courses need a word processor that can do more than Simple Text.
>Since we are the Multimedia Center on campus, with high end graphics/dv
>editing computers, we do not have any word-processing available because we
>don't want students coming here to type their papers. We send students to
>the computing center for that. But we would like to allow "foreign
>language" word processing to happen.
>
>Does anyone have any experience with "limiting" word processor use to only
>"language" students? What word-pro app do you use in your labs? Any one use
>ClarisWorks/AppleWorks? Is there a word-pro out there that doesn't appeal
>to English-paper-writing students but is ok for other languages? Or am I
>crazy?
>
>(Oh we used to have Nisus Writer installed, but it just didn't work out for
>us. We were never happy.)
>
>Any solutions or ideas are appreciated!
>Thanks for your help.
>-Pia
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>Pia Cseri-Briones
>Language Learning Specialist,
>Multimedia Center,
>Rush Rhees Library G-122,
>University of Rochester,
>Rochester NY 14627-0055   USA
>
>Tel: 716.275.2494 / Fax: 716.273.1032
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>http://www.lib.rochester.edu/mmc/
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>Susan Breeyear, Language Resource Center Coordinator
>200 Southwick Building
>University of Vermont
>Burlington, Vermont 05405
>
>VOICE:802-656-7856
>FAX:  802-656-0212
>email: [log in to unmask]
>http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmlrc/index.html


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Director, New Media Center/Language Media Center
College of Liberal Arts
Southern Illinois University
Mailcode 4507
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