--- Forwarded Message from Ruth Trometer <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 11:53:35 -0400 >To: [log in to unmask] >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.