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Machine: Mac/Win discussion
Publisher: Sunburst Technology
Approximate single-unit price: $20
Purchase options: lab, network, school
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: 4-8 grade
Simulated machine assembly line. CD-ROM for Mac or Windows.
Machine: Win, Mac grammar
Publisher: Pearson Education
See also
Wida
Level: Intermediate For: All but K-6
Intermediate-level grammar exercises for British English with video, sound, voice-recording, and cartoon graphics on CD-ROM. Includes section tests to monitor progress and on-screen audio help in English, Spanish, French, German or Italian. Earlier version was "The Grammar ROM." Windows 95/98; not verified on XP or Vista. Mac OS 8; not verified on OS X.
Machine: Win vocabulary, grammar, listening
Publisher: Higgins, John and Muriel
Approximate single-unit price: $5
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All
Utility which looks up a dictionary to retrieve lists of words which match a pattern, whether a spelling, pronunciation, or grammar pattern. A help file and dictionary are included. Examples of how the program can be used can be downloaded from the Higgins website at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/wordscape/software-new.html. This program can be downloaded for a small fee from http://www.lulu.com/content/864700. Windows 2000/XP: not verified on Vista.
Machine: Win test prep
Publisher: Longman.com
Purchase options: Contact publisher.
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: Adult, HE
Preparation for the First Certificate Exam (FCE): Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening, and Speaking sections. Integrated skills practice, as well as sample tests and exercises. Windows 2000/XP; not verified on Vista.
Machine: Win, Mac listening, vocabulary
Publisher: DynEd International
Purchase options: contact publisher
Level: Beginning For: 6-12
Multimedia English course for true beginners ages 10-17. The focus is on listening, vocabulary, and grammar, with speech recording and playback available. Course material includes school vocabulary and situations, as well as work on letters and numbers. Lessons are sequenced and incorporate review. The management module lets teachers assign placement and track student progress. Pricing options include per-student-use cost. Windows 95/98/NT/XP; not verified on Vista. Mac OS 9; not verified on OS X.
Machine: Win/Mac grammar
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Approximate single-unit price: $38
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6
Computer game designed to help teach English article usage; supports The Article Book, but does not require the book. It offers six game levels, ten levels of difficulty, complete print options, tracking of wrong answers, and a comprehensive practice session. Includes a test generator option for teachers. A demo can be downloaded from the website at http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=96276. Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, or XP; Mac OS X.
Machine: Win grammar
Publisher: Pearson Education
Purchase options: see website
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6
Five-level series from beginning to advanced; each level sold separately. The CD-ROMs follow the syllabus of the textbook series in its third edition. Unlike most grammar programs, this uses all language skills and both passive and productive modes for grammar practice. Writing exercises will require a teacher for assessment. Other exercises have automated assessment and record-keeping. Also available as a fully online program. Windows 2000/XP; not verified for Vista.
Machine: Win grammar
Publisher: Exceller Software
See also Addison Wesley, Longman
Approximate single-unit price: $100
Purchase options: lab, network
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6
Four-level series from beginning to advanced; each level sold separately. The CD-ROMs follow the syllabus of the textbook series in its third edition. Unlike most grammar programs, this uses all language skills and both passive and productive modes for grammar practice. Writing exercises will require a teacher for assessment. Other exercises have automated assessment and record-keeping.
Machine: Win reading, discussion
Publisher: Freeciv
Purchase options: freeware
Level: Advanced For: All but K-6
Open source version of Civilization, originally by Microprose. Players build a civilization from the ground up. The strength of this program is in the way students must link their own game-playing strategies with the way that inventions and technology might have been discovered and developed: you can't have literature without writing, and you can't have writing without the alphabet; and this applies all the way up to building a space-station. Most effective for group work - make sure someone records information and the progress of the game as the group works. Download from http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page. Help is online as well. Windows XP, Vista: Mac OS X.
Machine: Win/Mac reading
Publisher: Ingenuity Works
Approximate single-unit price: $25
Purchase options: lab, site
Level: Literacy, beginning For: pre-K-3
Special use: elementary, literacy
This CD-ROM has three modes: Learn, where children click on words or letters to hear them spoken; Watch, where children match words and objects then watch a movie incorporating target sounds; and Play, where students have five activities that focus on reading, spelling, painting, matching, and pattern recognition. Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4/2000/XP/Vista; Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, 10.1.x or up to IntelMac.
Machine: Win, Mac listening, speaking
Publisher: DynEd International
Purchase options: network, lab and site licenses
Level: Beginning, intermediate For: Adult, HE
Special use: Business, bilingual (Jap)
These four CD-ROMs use QuickTime Video and speech recognition technologies to create an engaging learning environment. The course is designed for intermediate level students preparing to use English in a business context. The primary focus is on practical language functions common in the business world such as requesting, refusing, suggesting, confirming, etc. Vocabulary is developed in the context of meetings, phone calls, a business lunch, negotiations, and a disagreement. Provides about 80-100 hours of intensive self-study and practice. Networkable. Windows 98/NT/2000/XP: Mac OS 9, X.
Machine: Win grammar
Publisher: Longman.com
Purchase options: Contact publisher.
Level: Beginning, intermediate For: All
Based on the black Azar grammar book; dialogues, audio, charts and other help functions, and workbook exercises. See more at http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/multimedia/programs/fegi.htm. Windows 98/2000/XP; not verified on Vista. This is also available as an online course.
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Last updated 05/15/2009 by Deborah Healey.