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Machine: Win grammar
Publisher: Higgins, John and Muriel
Purchase options: freeware
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6
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. Free download from http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/wordscape/software-new.html#verbal.
Machine: Win listening
Publisher: Edulang
Approximate single-unit price: $275
Purchase options: indiv levels; lab, site
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6
Collection of four titles - Getting Things Done, People and Places, Getting Around, and Modern Living - each with 15 to 25 minutes of video showing scenes of everyday life. Subtitles are optional; a glossary is available. Exercises cover comprehension, grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, and writing. This is appropriate for false beginners to advanced learners. Exercises were written by teachers from the University of Wolverhampton. England. Titles are also sold separately.
Machine: Win listening
Publisher: Edulang
Approximate single-unit price: $740
Purchase options: indiv topics for $115; lab, site
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: Adult, HE
Special use: business
Six titles with topics related to business English. Each volume contains 30 minutes of video and 250 exercise screens, which show authentic situations filmed in well-known companies. Subitles and a glossary are available. Topics include Introduction to a Company, Organizing Change, Managing Quality, International Sales, International Marketing, and Negotiating. Titles can also be purchased separately.
Machine: Win pronunciation
Publisher: Kay Elemetrics
Purchase options: call for pricing
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All
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.
Machine: Win T resource
Publisher: GenevaLogic
Purchase options: lab
Level: Teacher For: Teacher
Computer lab classroom management system that lets the instructor view and control student screens.
Machine: Win pronunciation
Publisher: Edmark Corporation/Riverdeep
Approximate single-unit price: $200
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All
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. Windows 95/98; not verified for XP or Vista.
Machine: Win vocabulary
Publisher: Vocaboly Software
Approximate single-unit price: $40
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All
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. Windows 98, 2K, XP and Vista.
Machine: Win vocabulary
Publisher: Edulang
Approximate single-unit price: $460
Purchase options: indiv levels; lab, site
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All but K-3
More than 90 topics in 5 levels (beginning to advanced) based on the language, actions, people, and events of everyday life. For each topic, the meaning of the words is explained, then initial exercises help the student recognize the words and their meaning. Subsequent exercises put the words in a context. Tests are provided at the end of each level. Over 3000 words are included. Levels are also sold separately.
Machine: Win vocabulary
Publisher: BastiUK
Approximate single-unit price: $30
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced, teacher For: All, T
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.
Machine: Win listening
Publisher: VOICEbook
Approximate single-unit price: $6
Purchase options: CD collections for $40 or by story
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All
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. Current VOICEbook titles are delivered online. Collections of VOICEbooks on CD-ROM are also available for about $40. See the website (http://www.voicebook.com/) for details and to download a sample.
Machine: Win listening, discussion
Publisher: Lingonet Oy
Approximate single-unit price: $70
Purchase options: network
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6
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. See the website for demos and downloads. British English.
Machine: Win authoring, vocabulary
Publisher: VTrain.net
Approximate single-unit price: $20
Purchase options: shareware
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All, teacher
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. $20 shareware. Download from the website at http://www.vtrain.net. Also on the website is a free tool for collecting words and phrases called WordGet and vocabulary flashcard files for some 40 languages. Windows 95/98 and XP/Vista versions.
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Last updated 05/15/2009 by Deborah Healey.