--- Forwarded Message from thomas plagwitz <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:56:45 -0500 >From: thomas plagwitz <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #9050 CALL-supported courses on simultaneous interpretation? >To: [log in to unmask] >cc: thomas plagwitz <[log in to unmask]> Dear Nina, At Aston University, I used a Sanako language lab for *consecutive* interpreting exercises and exams. http://plagwitz1.spaces.live.com/, folder "Sanako Lab", has a video clip of such an exam, with screen sharing for monitoring students' note taking, on top of the more standard teacher- student audio connections of the lab software. At London Metropolitan University, we teach both simultaneous and consecutive interpreting in an industry-standard conferencing interpretation facility by Danish Interpreting Systems, which has for teaching and learning some (loosely) integrated PCs and analog AV add-ons (photos of the facilities at http://plagwitz1.spaces.live.com/, folder "Interpreting Suite"). Here, we hold mock conferences for simultaneous interpreting. I have begun digitizing their analog output and creating a simple e-repository of learning materials which can be tagged for reuse, and personalized (time-stretching etc.). I am also currently researching how we can get more of the capabilities of language lab/classroom management software into these facilities. A name which seems to figure prominently in this context is the ETI in Geneva which has a reference installation from Artec. A video recording (cut into 50MB segments, due to an MS-Skydrive restriction) of the information received during a visit to Artecis booth at BETT London earlier this month is at http://plagwitz1.spaces.live.com/, folder "bett2009". I would also love to hear from others, who use CALL in interpreting programs. -- Dr. Thomas Plagwitz Language Lab Services Manager HAL, London Metropolitan University *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************