--- Forwarded Message from "Susan Breeyear" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Susan Breeyear" <[log in to unmask]> >Organization: UVM, College of Arts & Sciences >To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 08:33:28 -0400EDT >Subject: Re: #6114 German textbook search >Priority: normal We switched textbooks from "Alles Gute" to "Wie Geht's" last fall for our beginning German classes, and the feedback has been very good. There are two interactive CD-ROM programs--one is full of reading, writing, speaking and listening activities, the other is a Dasher type of program for practicing grammar. Both students and professors really like the materials, and have been gradually increasing the use of the multimedia CD-ROMs and decreasing the use of the listening audio tapes. Regards, Sue --- Forwarded Message from "Carine Ullom" <[log in to unmask]> -- - >Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 16:47:18 -0400 >From: "Carine Ullom" <[log in to unmask]> >Organization: St. Lawrence University >To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]> >CC: [log in to unmask] >Subject: German textbook search Hello, We are in the process of selecting a new Introductory German textbook. In so doing, we want to pay attention to the technology associated with the text. I'm soliciting feedback regarding texts used in your institution. What do you have that you like? What should I avoid? I've discovered many texts have Web sites associated with them but they're quite varied in quality (and the number of broken links). I'd love to use a book that has a decent interactive CD-ROM with it. (Incidentally, if anyone out there uses Neue Horizonte, please explain the difference between the Computer Study Modules and the Neue Horizonte NOW! CD-ROM. The explanations on the Web are insufficient.) It would probably be useful to know that our classes meet 3 times/week with an additional 2 meetings/week for lab. (We eliminated Kontakte because it didn't fit well into this structure). If sufficient interest exists, I'll summarize the feedback and post back to the group. Vielen Dank! -- Carine Ullom Director, Language Resource Center/ Instructional Technology Specialist Department of Modern Languages & Literatures St. Lawrence University Canton, NY 13617 [log in to unmask] 315-229-5857 (tel) 315-229-5989 (fax) Susan Breeyear, Language Resource Center Coordinator 200 Southwick Building University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont 05405 VOICE:802-656-7856 FAX: 802-656-0212 email: [log in to unmask] http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmlrc