--- Forwarded Message from Cindy Evans <[log in to unmask]> --- >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 14:26:23 -0500 >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >From: Cindy Evans <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #4862.3 French Style Checkers (!) ------------------ A faculty member here has used a grammar/style/spell checker called Cordial and is very pleased with it. Unfortunately (for some of us), it is windows only. The price is 990FF. The company that sells it is Synapse: http://www.synapse-fr.com/ >--- Forwarded Message from Lorraine Williams <[log in to unmask]> --- > >>From: Lorraine Williams <[log in to unmask]> >>To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" >><[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: RE: #4862 French Style Checkers >>Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:52:12 -0500 > >------------------ >We use the Microsoft proofing tools for Word in French (German and Spanish >too) that include spell check, grammar check, hyphenation rules and >thesaurus. As much as I *hate* to plug Micorsoft, these tools are nice for >us as they don't require learning the subtle differences between Word and >another word processor. Word processing is done as it is in English in >Word. Another nice feature of these tools is that they can be used in other >MS applications as well, like Power Point, Access and Excel. For more info: >http://proofing.com/InfoOrder/default.htm >Lorraine Williams >Academic Technology Coordinator >Saint Michael's College >Box L >One Winooski Park >Colchester, VT 05439 >(802) 654-2381 > >> ---------- >> From: LLTI-Editor[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >> Reply To: Language Learning and Technology International Information >> Forum >> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 1:48 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: #4862 French Style Checkers >> >> --- Forwarded Message from Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> --- >> >> >Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 10:39:22 -0500 (EST) >> >From: Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> >> >Subject: French Style Checkers >> >To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]> >> >> ------------------ >> Colleagues, >> We are looking for a style and grammar checker that would be appropriate >> particularly for upper level French courses/literature courses. We have >> Le Correcteur, and the instructors don't find it sufficient or >> particularly easy to use, and they didn't like Systeme-D. >> Are there other recommended ones? >> Cheers, >> Ed >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Edmund N. Dente >> Director, Language Media Center Ph: 617-627-3036 >> Tufts University [log in to unmask] >> Medford, MA 02155 >> >> "Nice night, if it doesn't rain." >> -Joan Blondell >> <<A Tree Grows in Brooklyn>> >> _____________________________________________________________ Cindy Evans, Director Foreign Language Resource Center [log in to unmask] and Lecturer in French phone: 518-580-5205 Skidmore College fax: 518-580-5230 _____________________________________________________________