TESOL CALL Interest Section Software List Deborah Healey, Editor Alphabetical Listing - E [0-9][A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z] Earobics Machine: Win/Mac Skill(s): reading Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Purchase options: Contact publisher Level: Literacy, beginning, intermediate For: K-6 Special use: elementary Includes interactive software, guided instruction, student resources, teacher’s guides, correlations and assessments, customized professional development, and school-to-home connections. Designed for reading and phonics work. Easy Letters Machine: Win, Mac Skill(s): writing Publisher: WriteExpress Approximate single-unit price: $20 Purchase options: downloaded; CD is more Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6 Special use: business Designed for native speakers, the program offers expert advice, step by step instructions, and sample sentences for writing business and personal letters on more than 500 topics. Includes over 2000 sample letters. A demo can be downloaded from http://www.WriteExpress.com/download.html. Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, 98, 95, NT, or Me; Mac OS X. Easy Street Machine: Mac, Win Skill(s): discontinued Publisher: Mindplay See also Learning Services Approximate single-unit price: $50 Purchase options: lab, site Level: Literacy, beginning For: K-3 Special use: Bilingual, elementary, literacy Builds reading and math readiness skills. Teaches counting, classification and labeling in English and Spanish. Can be customized for special needs. Now part of One-Pick Pack (English only) or Language Pack (Spanish or French), which includes Ace Detective, Ace Explorer, Ace Inquirer, Ace Reporter, Easy Street, Race the Clock Language Arts, Word Hound, and some math titles. Pay a separate fee to install each the One-Pick Pack titles. Easy Writer Machine: Win Skill(s): writing, grammar Publisher: Software for Students Approximate single-unit price: $100 Purchase options: lab, network, site Level: Intermediate For: All but K-6 This software was developed by an ESL teacher and features all authentic writing. It uses more than 85 essays written by ESL students in which the user has to find and correct the grammar errors. Essays range from high beginner to high intermediate. Users who want more help with grammar can access grammar help pages which will explain the rules and hyperlink to other sentences and paragraphs which exhibit the same type of error. Additional exercises and examples are in the accompanying text, "The Grammar HELP! Student Handbook," available from the author/publisher. New Easy Writer Deluxe includes audio stories as well. XP/2000/98, NT, and ME. EasyWriter Deluxe Machine: Win Skill(s): listening, grammar Publisher: Software for Students Approximate single-unit price: $125 Purchase options: lab, network, site Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6 This software was developed by an ESL teacher and features all authentic writing. Learners can listen to the essays first, then find and correct the grammar errors. Essays range from high beginner to high intermediate. Users who want more help with grammar can access grammar help pages which will explain the rules and hyperlink to other sentences and paragraphs which exhibit the same type of error. Additional exercises and examples are in the accompanying text, "The Grammar HELP! Student Handbook," available from the author/publisher. Windows XP/2000/98, NT, ME. Eighteen Stories Machine: Win Skill(s): reading Publisher: Wida Software Approximate single-unit price: $55 Purchase options: lab pack Level: Intermediate, advanced For: HE Reading skill building with stories; designed for ESL/EFL. Windows 95, 98, NT; not verified for XP, Vista, or Windows 7. Electronic Business Letter Writer Machine: Win Skill(s): writing Publisher: Oxford Univ. Press UK See also Wida Purchase options: find on Amazon.com Level: Intermediate, advanced For: Adult, HE Special use: Business Business correspondence package. Over 200 model texts cover all forms and subjects of business correspondence, and extensive help is also provided. British English. Available through Amazon.com ELLIS Academic Machine: Win, Mac Skill(s): comprehensive Publisher: Pearson Education Purchase options: contact publisher Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6 Special use: Bilingual This is a suite of programs that incorporate video, animation, audio, and text to present information and build skills in vocabulary, grammar, writing, and oral skills for high school and adult learners. A record and playback option is also included. True beginners would use Basics to build literacy skills; Intro for beginning and low-intermediate learners; Middle Mastery for intermediate to advanced; Senior Mastery for English for Academic Purposes for advanced learners; and Master Pronunciation for pronunciation work at any level. ELLIS Placement provides initial testing, and Instructor Utilities is the on-line student tracking system. Now part of Pearson Education. Find information at http://www.pearsonschool.com/ellis ELLIS Essentials Machine: Win/Mac Skill(s): comprehensive Publisher: Pearson Education Purchase options: contact publisher Level: Literacy, beginning, intermediate For: K-6 Special use: literacy, bilingual ELLIS Essentials uses songs, exercises, games, and native-language support for instruction to combine basic vocabulary development with beginning reading instruction for beginning literacy. Activities for beginner and low intermediate learners include video as part of tutorials for integrated skills, as well as native-language support for instruction, games, songs, exercises, and other skills practice. http://www.pearsonschool.com/ellis for more information. English Adventures Machine: Win Skill(s): comprehensive Publisher: Techno-Ware Approximate single-unit price: $500 Purchase options: lab Level: Literacy, beginning For: K-3 Special use: elementary, literacy DVD-based series of adventure stories, chants, songs, and texts that introduce children to the sounds of letters, letter combinations, and the creation of words from these sounds (phonics). Record and playback options, as well as record-keeping. Program runs from a server. Windows 95/98/2000/ME; not verified for Vista or Windows 7. English by the Numbers Machine: Win/Mac Skill(s): listening, speaking Publisher: DynEd International Purchase options: Contact publisher for pricing Level: Intermediate For: Adult, HE Special use: Business, bilingual (Jap, Fr, Sp, Port, It) This CD-ROM-based course focuses on the language of numbers and basic mathematics. Useful for students and people in business and technical fields who need to understand or make oral presentations in English, do business over the telephone, participate in question-and-answer sessions involving the exchange of numerical information, and improve listening comprehension. Each unit includes a brief oral presentation followed by practice activities that test listening comprehension. The material is suitable for TOEIC levels 450-750. Pricing options include per-student-use cost. Contact the publisher for details. English Discoveries Machine: Win Skill(s): comprehensive Publisher: Techno-Ware Approximate single-unit price: $700 Purchase options: $90 for indiv titles Level: Literacy, beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6 Special use: Literacy Developed by Berlitz and EduSoft, this multimedia program offers materials and activities for reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar skills. It also allows teachers to easily develop their own lessons. In addition to prepared lessons, students may work in specific areas such as language (grammar), listening (using video clips), speaking (creating part of a dialogue), and adventures (following clues). There are 12 CD-ROM disks (Let's Start, 3 Basic, 3 Intermediate, 4 Advanced, and 1 Executive) that are consistent in format and include pre and post tests. Includes a management system. There are testing options throughout the program and a review module in the Advanced disks. Individual levels can be purchased separately and cost between $85 and $370. Networked version is English Discoveries Expert. Windows 95/98/2000/ME; not verified for Vista or Windows 7. English Discoveries Expert Machine: Win Skill(s): comprehensive Publisher: Techno-Ware Approximate single-unit price: $3455 Purchase options: per station price Level: Literacy, beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6 Server-based version of English Discoveries for institutional purchase and use. Windows 2000 Server, and Windows 2003 Server. English for Business 1 Machine: Win Skill(s): listening Publisher: University of Wolverhampton See also Wida Approximate single-unit price: $80 Purchase options: £60 Level: Intermediate For: All but K-6 Special use: Business An MBA student is making a visit to a local brewery in this Windows CD-ROM based program. He interviews the director, hears the company history, and goes on a tour of the brewery and hears about sales, marketing, policy, and the production process. The video and sound sequences are accompanied by various types of exercises, including gap-filling, reordering, and multiple choice. British English. English for Kids Set Machine: Win Skill(s): comprehensive Publisher: ESL Pro Systems See also World of Reading Learning Services Approximate single-unit price: $60 Level: Beginning For: K-3 Special use: elementary Six CD-set includes English For Kids (pronunciation). English Practice Combo (vocabulary, listening, grammar, spelling). My First Incredible Amazing Dictionary, and PDF-formatted Printing Workbook, Cursive Writing Workbook, and Creative Writing Workbook. Customized versions are available for speakers of French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, German, Chinese, Hindi, Portuguese, and Russian. See a review at http://calico.org/CALICO_Review/review/engkids00.htm. English for Success Machine: Win/Mac Skill(s): vocabulary, listening Publisher: DynEd International Purchase options: Contact publisher for pricing Level: Beginning, intermediate For: 6-12 Basic to intermediate-level comprehensive program for pre-teens and teens. It includes not only general English (listening, speaking, vocabulary, reading, grammar), but also the social language needed for school and school subjects such as math, geography, history, and science. A record and playback function is included. Record-keeping includes a "study score" function. English Language Machine: Win Skill(s): comprehensive Publisher: Mantex Approximate single-unit price: $35 Purchase options: GBP19.45 Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All but K-3 This covers all the basic aspects of English language studies, with a UK/Btitish English focus. It offers definitions, examples, and full explanations of current usage. There are interactive exercises on every topic. It can be used for self-instruction, for reference, or as a HELP program whilst using a word-processor. Covers every topic required by the National Curriculum. In use throughout the UK. => maybe not so useful: very British, and assumes L1 cultural information. Windows 95/98/2000/XP. English on the Job Machine: Win Skill(s): speaking Publisher: Universal Language Solutions Purchase options: Contact publisher Level: Beginning, intermediate For: Adult Special use: VESL Interactive voice-recognition workplace ESL training software with text and graphics, audio modeling, student recording. Includes industry-specific vocabulary for life survival, safety, health care, food services, and other areas. English Sounds Machine: Win Skill(s): pronunciation Publisher: EFL Productions Approximate single-unit price: $5 Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced, teacher For: Adult, HE, Teacher This includes a phonemic chart and quiz for learning the International Phonetic Alphabet. This would be useful for teachers and learners who need to learn IPA in order to check the pronunciation of words. Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista; not verified for Windows 7. British English. English Tutor Machine: Win Skill(s): comprehensive Publisher: ESL Pro Systems Approximate single-unit price: $60 Level: Beginning, intermediate For: All Special use: bilingual (multi) Includes grammar, reading, writing, and listening Learning English workbooks (PDF format); ESL PRO, a pronunciation drill and practice program; and the 1000 Key English Words and Idioms guide. A student workbook and teachers manual are included for ESL PRO. English Word Builder Machine: Win Skill(s): vocab, T util Publisher: Caltrox Approximate single-unit price: $20 Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced, teacher For: All, Teacher Word find puzzles - word building from a collection of letters in a game format. Includes hundreds of built-in common English words, a timer, and a computer-based way to check words. Download a trial version from the website, then register for the full version. Windows 95/98/ME/ NT/2000/XP/Vista/7. English4Today Language Pack Machine: Win Skill(s): reference Publisher: English4Today.com Approximate single-unit price: $30 Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-8 Software is designed to be used with online resources on the website, but can also be used in standalone mode. It includes modules for English grammar, guides to pronunciation, writing, and vocabulary enhancement, a dictionary and thesaurus. Can be downloaded from the website at http://www.english4today.com/shop/english4today_lp.cfm or obtained on CD-ROM. Special pricing is available when included with a membership in the website. Error Terror Machine: Win Skill(s): grammar Publisher: Educational Software Products Approximate single-unit price: $75 Purchase options: £40 each; lab Level: Intermediate, advanced, teacher For: All Arcade-style game where the user has to shoot down errors in a constantly moving passage. Whether the user wins or loses, after each passage is completed, a list of errors, along with individual notes on each error, is presented to them, which can be printed off for reference. The 20 passages are graded for difficulty, and the program is fully authorable. British English in the passages that come with the program. ESL Pro Machine: Win Skill(s): vocabulary, pronunciation Publisher: ESL Pro Systems Approximate single-unit price: $30 Purchase options: multi-user, site Level: Literacy, beginning, intermediate For: All Special use: literacy, bilingual (multi) This CD-ROM-based program uses graphics, sound, animation, and text to improve pronunciation skills. Learners can record and compare their speech. Customized versions are available for speakers of French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, German, Chinese, Hindi, Portuguese, and Russian. Included as part of the English Tutor package. ESL ReadingSmart Machine: Win/Mac Skill(s): reading Publisher: Alloy Multimedia Purchase options: $750 for up to 25 users Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: K-6 Special use: Elementary Reading skill practice with literature: myths and legends, biographies, poetry, and short stories from different regions and cultural traditions. Learners can link to related stories, articles, vocabulary and comprehension activities and relevant Web sites. Vocabulary support is provided through pop-up definitions while reading, as well as graphics and sound. Teachers can track learners’ performance through online reports. Essay Express Machine: Win/Mac Skill(s): writing Publisher: Fable Vision Approximate single-unit price: $90 Purchase options: lab, network Level: Intermediate For: All Writing skill-building using interactive strategy-based exercises with stories, humor, and music to teach students how to structure a successful short essay. About four to six hours of self-paced learning and practice. One these mis the on-going saga of The Rotten Green Peppers, a dysfunctional rock band who are hired to write rock videos that teach kids about essay writing strategies. Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/Vista; Mac OS 9, X. Essential English Fitness Machine: Win Skill(s): grammar Publisher: Merit Software Approximate single-unit price: $90 Purchase options: lab, network, site Level: Beginning, intermediate For: All but K-6 Multiple-choice program helps students cope with troublesome points of English grammar and usage. Record-keeping. Windows 95/98/2000/XP; not verified for Vista. Networkable. A demo can be downloaded from the website: http://www.meritsoftware.com/. EuroTalk English Complete Set Machine: Win, Mac Skill(s): vocabulary Publisher: EuroTalk Approximate single-unit price: $90 Purchase options: network, site Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All Complete set of Eurotalk vocabulary building programs, designed for beginning to intermediate/advanced learners. The set includes Talk Now. Talk More, and Vocabulary Builder CD-ROMs for beginners, World Talk CD-ROM for intermediate level learners, and the Movie Talk DVD-ROM for advanced learners. The programs include listen and record functions, games, and exercises. Mac OS X; Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Exercise Generator Plus Machine: Win Skill(s): authoring Publisher: Clarity Language Consultants See also World of Reading NAS Approximate single-unit price: $150 Purchase options: $50 each level separately; lab, site Level: Teacher For: Teacher Former title: Automatic Exercise Generator. This program, created in conjunction with Oxford University Press, generates and prints paper-based text and vocabulary exercises. It is based on a pool of 50 specially-written multicultural texts. Teachers select a text from the list of texts, choose an exercise type, and decide on the length of the exercise. The program generates the exercise. If it looks satisfactory, the teacher can print a student copy and teacher master copy (the license includes unlimited photocopying of all material). Exercise types include gap fill, sentence matching, jumbled words (anagrams), word search, proofreading, sentence gaps, sentence matching, word forms, vocabulary in context, and sentence organiser. A demo can be downloaded from the website at www.ClarityEnglish.com Expert Gallery Machine: Win Skill(s): listening, vocabulary Publisher: Lingonet Oy Approximate single-unit price: $100 Purchase options: 5-user, network Level: Advanced For: Adult, HE Special use: business Financial English is a video-rich CD-ROM based on a consultation session with an experienced accountant explaining how to go about setting up a company and managing its finances. The content is authentic both in the sense that it is an expert answering questions without a script and because his answers are the same as he usually gives to his clients. The authentic language is scaffolded with language support, including a glossary of terms, listening to the summaries in clear standard English, and a range of exercises such as gap fill, ordering, jigsaw, and collocation activities. The descriptions of business procedures and the weighing up of alternatives form the basis of reporting tasks which encourage students to break out of the shell of passive learning. A review is online at http://www.lydbury.co.uk/besig/resources/cdroms/add-140599.htm. Explore Canada Machine: Win/Mac Skill(s): discussion Publisher: TVLT New Media Language Training See also NAS Software Approximate single-unit price: $50 Purchase options: site, network, lab pack Level: Beginning, intermediate For: All but K-2 Special use: bilingual (French) This multimedia program teaches Canadian history, geography and culture at two levels of language difficulty (English and French). The geography section provides detailed information about regions, provinces and territories in Canada. The history unit is divided into the following six titles: Early History, Colonial Period, Canada Grows, Exploration, Confederation and Canada Today. Other features available on this program are a talking dictionary, an index for research assignments, scratch pad activities, Canadian Citizenship test, and other activities. Expressways Machine: Win/Mac Skill(s): writing Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Purchase options: Free with Houghton-Mifflin text Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-8 14 modules on paragraph- and essay-writing that cover how to write a topic sentence, develop and arrange details, and use sources in addition to different rhetorical styles from process paragraphs to persuasive essays. Free when packaged with a Houghton-Mifflin text. EyeSpeak English Machine: Win Skill(s): pronunciation Publisher: Visual Pronunciation Software Approximate single-unit price: $50 Purchase options: network Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-3 Practice with sounds, words, sentences, and role-plays. Learners can compare their speech to that of the native-speaker model (American or British English) using visual mouth diagrams, wave form diagrams and audio recordings. Choose from conversational English, business English, and travel English versions. A network version is available for school use. A free trial version can be downloaded from the website at http://www.eyespeakenglish.com/. Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Read about a specific title: [1-9] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z] Go to the Publisher List Go to the Software List home page Go to the Elementary Education List Add a title or comment about a title to the List Add publisher information to the List or change publisher information https://eltexpert.com/softlist/liste.html Last updated 10 June 2010 by Deborah Healey, dhealey at uoregon dot edu .