--- Forwarded Message from Otmar K. E. Foelsche --- >Date: 01 Nov 1999 09:51:37 EST >From: Otmar K. E. Foelsche >Subject: Paradoja CD-ROM >To: LLTI-Editor --- Forwarded Message from Margarita Ribas Groeger <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 22:53:29 -0400 >To: [log in to unmask] >From: Margarita Ribas Groeger <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Paradoja CD-ROM >Sender: [log in to unmask] >Precedence: list >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Greetings! I would like to announce to members of the list that the "Paradoja" CD-ROM developed for Intermediate and Advanced Spanish language and culture courses,is now available. "Paradoja",is a CD-ROM based on the documentary, "Miss Universo en el Peru", which uses the 1982 pageant in Peru 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 Peru, 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. "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. It is designed for Intermediate to Advanced level (fourth semester and above) and can be used in the classroom or assigned for use independently or in small groups. "Paradoja" is only available to educational institutions and faculty members or teaching staff of educational institutions. For a full description,license and order form please visit our web site at: http://polyglot.mit.edu/html/paradoja/paradoja.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 Margarita Ribas Groeger Coordinator of Spanish Foreign Languages and Literatures Massachusetts Institute of Technology 14N-329B, Cambridge MA 02139 [log in to unmask] (617) 253-4778