--- Forwarded Message from Wendy Baker Davis <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 09:02:34 -0500 >From: Wendy Baker Davis <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #5581 Languages for Visually Impaired >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Tongue in cheek, I have to say "she has to learn a language just by listening and speaking!" - how barbaric. ;-) Wendy >Hi all, > >There is a student at our University who is visually impaired and does not >read braille due to problems with diabetes. With that in mind, she is >very interested in learning the Spanish language. We are trying to >determine how to go about teaching her since she will be unable to write >the information or read the information with braille. One thought by some >was to let her speak her assignments into the computer. However, those >voice capturing programs are not reliable, not even for native speakers. >So, her language learning strategies are limited to listening and >speaking (speaking probably into a cassette for her assignments). > >Have any of you worked with students who were visually impaired? If so, >how were you able to help them out? > >Thanks! > >Linda Jones >Director, Language Learning Center >University of Arkansas >[log in to unmask] >(501) 575-7608