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Study 120 common irregular verbs in present, past, and past participle forms. Verb Professor has both study and review modes, prints custom reports of verbs to review, and combines five activities (including a listening exercise) for practice.
A verb-forming algorithm which allows learners to build up any verb-phrase that is acceptable in English and to see the inflectional rules used to create it. Also contains information on help pages about transitivity, stative verbs, tenses and aspect. Download from http://www.stir.ac.uk/epd/celt/staff/higgins.htm.
Authoring system for creating computer-based reading lessons. Teachers can enter specialized texts, create explanatory notes connected to parts of the text, and create true/false and fill in the blank comprehension questions. The program automatically can provide the student with reports on reading speed and paced reading practice. With the Macintosh version teachers can also add audio and graphics connected to each reading text and exercise. Version 2.7 is for DOS ($220).
A system for pronunciation improvement with an impressive array of exercise types and options. This offers clear, easy-to-comprehend graphics of waveforms and formants; most are a single line, rather than the mass of squiggles typical of computer-generated waveforms. Formant practice can be static or live, as can displays of pitch, amplitude, and rhythm. Learners can repeat and try to match the teacher/speech clinician-generated target with a number of visual as well as aural cues. Both children and adults will appreciate the game format options for practice. Record-keeping is built-in and includes detailed reports. One drawback is that target sounds do not come with the program and need to be entered by the teacher. This is a potentially highly time-consuming operation. Still, the wide variety of exercise types and reinforcement activities may make it worth the effort for institutions with a large number of students who could use this program. Comes with special digitizing hardware that plugs into the computer and a microphone. Price includes free upgrades.
HyperCard based authoring program for creating dictations from videodisc clips. The teacher plays the videodisc, marking the segments to create a dictation, then types in the script for each segment. Easier to do than to describe.
Students watch actors in basic situations and then try to mimic the actors' voices. Students can then watch their work. There is a video speed control to slow the video (only the students' parts!) so that even students who are slow speakers can participate. Two games are built in for further practice. The program is free and comes with one video. Additional videos are for sale on the website.
Hardware + software system for detailed speech analysis. In addition to the pitch, frequency, and intensity information of earlier models, this includes modules for spectral measurements, a motor speech profile, phonation (including the Sona-Match module, also sold separately), a waveform editor, and audio feedback tools. Voice games related to pitch, frequency, and intensity are motivating for younger learners. Models of speech need to be input by the teacher/clinician. Additional specialized modules are also available.This system is designed for serious speech therapy and priced to match.
A collection of seven tools that help students develop control of their pitch, loudness, voicing, and breath. Activities begin with simple sound awareness and progress from there. Students use a microphone for input; each tool provides visual feedback in the form of an animated graphic. Originally by IBM as part of the SpeechViewer program.
Students learn about health problems, important ways to reduce health risks, how to record and track personal health information and organizations that are valuable sources of further information. The health database is completely bilingual in Spanish and English and includes toll-free numbers. Requires a CD-ROM drive.
This lesson is based on an excerpt of a Voice of America news broadcast. Its focus is on listening comprehension, though it includes reading, writing, vocabulary, and discussion elements as well. It is designed to play on any Macintosh computer running system 6 or higher, with QuickTime (a freeware extension) installed and 4 Mb of free RAM (though 2.5 Mb should be enough with this one). A 12 inch monitor set to display 256 colors would be nice (though not essential). This is a freeware lesson suitable for use in a language lab with a teacher (though it can be modified for self-access study). Worksheets are provided in Word and Teach Text format.
This offers six different word game activities from word lists entered by teachers. Now included in Wida's Authoring Suite. Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT supported.
Vocabulary practice with five elements: SAT, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, and VOA Special English. Each has 12,000 words, with definition, phonetic spelling, and pronunciation. Users can create their own "books" of words. Each book contains eight flash cards for focusing on specified words. Each word can be assigned to a difficulty level of 0 to 5. Each user has his or her own study record and software setting, which is saved automatically when you quit the program. Study methods include a word ticker, recall, spelling, listening, multiple choice, memory game, and a Star Wars game. A demo can be downloaded from the website. See a CNET review at http://www.download.com/Vocaboly/3000-2279-10304079.html?tag=lst-0-9#cnetReview.
Vocabulary flashcard program based on single-word translations.
Vocabulary practice program that offers study and test modes, including grammar exercises and completion tests. Students can set up a learning agenda, with target dates for learning specific words. The program also allows learners to collect words while they are using other applications, then import them into the program. Vocabulary files are available both with the program and in an online archive. Words can be saved as linked primary or secondary (derivatives) lists. Lists can be imported from Excel and exported as HTML. The program allows multiple uses on the same computer, each with his/her own files and record-keeping system. A shareware version can be downloaded from the website at http://www.bastiuk.de/english/vocprof/downloads.htm.
Learners listen to what the person is saying, then write down what they understand. Several modes are included: Dictionary mode- defines any word in the phrase; Spellcheck mode - corrects half-right words; Letter-by-letter mode - get a hint, one letter at a time; Grammar mode - grammar notes; Comments - sometimes cultural references, syntax or pronunciation explanations, or other comments. Each story is a separate VOICEbook, purchased and downloaded separately.
This multimedia CD-ROM is based on forty-eight authentic video interviews recorded on the streets of Cambridge in England. The program is built around task-based activities in which learners use language to achieve real outcomes like reporting people's opinions on widely-discussed issues. This is supplemented with a closer look at some of the particular features of authentic everyday language.
Multimedia flashcard creator; ready-made translating flashcards are available between English and over 40 other languages. Powerful editor: voice recording, image edition, smart keyboard switch between 2 languages. Free for schools; $15 shareware otherwise. Download from the website at http://www.paul-raedle.de/vtrain/home.htm. Also on the website is a free tool for collecting words and phrases called WordClip.
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