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CD-ROM Title |
Producer/Manufacturer |
Language |
Chinese |
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| Critical Languages Series | University of Arizona | Cantonese |
| Talk Now! | EuroTalk | Cantonese |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | Cantonese |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | Cantonese |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | Cantonese |
| Critical Languages Series | University of Arizona | Mandarin |
| Talk Now! | EuroTalk | Mandarin |
| Talk the Talk | EuroTalk | Mandarin |
| Talk Business | EuroTalk | Mandarin |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | Mandarin |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | Mandarin |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | Mandarin |
| Mandarin for Beginners | VL Systems | Mandarin |
| Wenlin | Wenlin Institute | Mandarin |
Dutch |
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| Talk Now! | EuroTalk | Dutch |
| Talk the Talk | EuroTalk | Dutch |
| Talk Business | EuroTalk | Dutch |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | Dutch |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | Dutch |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | Dutch |
English |
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| Linc I Beginner Level | University of Antwerp | English |
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Clarity |
English |
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Clarity |
English |
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| Exercise Generator | Clarity | English |
| MindGame / MindLines | Clarity | English |
| Reactions! | Clarity | English |
| Results Manager | Clarity | English |
| Study Skills Success | Clarity | English |
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Clarity |
English |
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| Talk Now! | EuroTalk | English: British or American |
| Talk the Talk | EuroTalk | English: British or American |
| Talk Business | EuroTalk | English: British or American |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | English: British or American |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | English: British or American |
| Movie Talk DVD | EuroTalk | English: British |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | English: British or American |
| Wellington Square 3 | Granada | English: British |
| The Alphabet | Protea Textware | English |
| Connected Speech | Protea Textware | English: British, American or Australian |
| Issues in English 1 | Protea Textware | English |
| Issues in English 2 | Protea Textware | English: American or International |
| Interactive Picture Dictionary | Protea Textware | English |
| Spelling Fusion | Protea Textware | English |
| GramEx English Grammar Exercises | SCA | English |
| Passport 2 English | VL Systems | English |
| Gamesbox | Usable Software Company | English |
French |
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| University of Antwerp |
French |
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| AQA Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft | French |
| PowerPoint GCSE Vocab Presentations | Camsoft | French |
| Métro Stage 1: Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft/Heinemann | French |
| Avantage Stage 1: Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft/Heinemann | French |
| Equipe Stage 1: Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft/OUP | French |
| Equipe Stage 2: Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft/OUP | French |
| Equipe Stage 3: Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft/OUP | French |
| Equipe Stage 4: Word Processing Package | Camsoft/OUP | French |
| Dragonfile: Fun with Texts textfiles for Tricolore | Camsoft/Richard Gordon | French |
| CLEF French Grammar Package | Camsoft/University of Guelph | French |
| La Chaise Berçante | CBC Radio Canada | French: Canadian |
| EDpaX for Interactive Whiteboards | EDpaX | French |
| Talk Now! | EuroTalk | French |
| Talk the Talk | EuroTalk | French |
| Talk Business | EuroTalk | French |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | French |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | French |
| Movie Talk DVD | EuroTalk | French |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | French |
| Melvin | IC Language | French |
| Red Herring | Learning Curve Education | French |
| Red Snapper | Learning Curve Education | French |
| Macmillan |
French |
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| Revilo Series of Reading and Listening CD-ROMs | Revilo | French |
| GramEx French Grammar Exercises | SCA | French |
| TELL Consortium |
French |
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| Instant Immersion | Topics Entertainment | French |
| TVECC |
French |
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| TVECC |
French |
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| Transparent Language |
French |
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VL Systems |
French |
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VL Systems |
French |
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| Foundations & Foundations Lite | VL Systems | French |
| Launchpad | VL Systems | French |
| Moving to France | VL Systems | French |
| Passport 2 French | VL Systems | French |
| Gamesbox | Usable Software Company | French |
German |
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| University of Antwerp |
German |
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| AQA Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft | German |
| Logo Stage 1: Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft/Heinemann | German |
| Klasse! Stage 1: Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft/OUP | German |
| Klasse! Stage 2: Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft/OUP | German |
| Klasse! Stage 3: Word Processing Package | Camsoft/OUP | German |
| EDpaX for Interactive Whiteboards | EDpaX | German |
| Talk Now! | EuroTalk | German |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | German |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | German |
| Movie Talk DVD | EuroTalk | German |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | German |
| Melvin | IC Language | German |
| Red Herring | Learning Curve Education | German |
| Red Snapper | Learning Curve Education | German |
| LPI |
German |
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| Macmillan |
German |
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| Instant Immersion | Topics Entertainment | German |
| Revilo Series of Reading and Listening CD-ROMs | Revilo | German |
| MEU Cymru |
German |
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| GramEx German Grammar Exercises | SCA | German |
| TELL Consortium |
German |
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| Times Education |
German |
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| Transparent Language |
German |
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| TVECC |
German |
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VL Systems |
German |
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VL Systems |
German |
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| Foundations & Foundations Lite | VL Systems | German |
| Launchpad | VL Systems | German |
| Gamesbox | Usable Software Company | German |
Italian |
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| Linc II Intermediate Level | University of Antwerp | Italian |
| La neve nel bicchiere | Camsoft/Coventry University | Italian |
| Talk Now! | EuroTalk | Italian |
| Talk the Talk | EuroTalk | Italian |
| Talk Business | EuroTalk | Italian |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | Italian |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | Italian |
| Movie Talk DVD | EuroTalk | Italian |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | Italian |
| Italian for Everyone | The Learning Company | Italian |
| LPI |
Italian |
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| Macmillan |
Italian |
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| Instant Immersion | Topics Entertainment | Italian |
| GramEx Italian Grammar Exercises | SCA | Italian |
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VL Systems |
Italian |
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VL Systems |
Italian |
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| Foundations & Foundations Lite | VL Systems | Italian |
| Launchpad | VL Systems | Italian |
Japanese |
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| Talk Now | EuroTalk | Japanese |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | Japanese |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | Japanese |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | Japanese |
Russian |
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| Talk Now | EuroTalk | Russian |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | Russian |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | Russian |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | Russian |
| Ruslan | Russian | |
| Ruslan | Russian | |
Portuguese |
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| Talk Now! | EuroTalk | Portuguese |
| Talk the Talk | EuroTalk | Portuguese |
| Talk Business | EuroTalk | Portuguese |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | Portuguese |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | Portuguese |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | Portuguese |
Spanish |
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| AQA Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft | Spanish |
| Español de Primero Stage 1: Textfiles for Fun with Texts | Camsoft/OUP | Spanish |
| EDpaX for Interactive Whiteboards | EDpaX | Spanish |
| Eduole |
Spanish |
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| Los Acentos | Eduole | Spanish |
| Pretérito e Imperfecto | Eduole | Spanish |
| Preposiciones | Eduole | Spanish |
| Talk Now | EuroTalk | Spanish |
| EuroTalk |
Spanish |
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| World Talk | EuroTalk | Spanish |
| LPI |
Spanish: Latin American |
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| Instant Immersion | Topics Entertainment | Spanish |
| Macmillan |
Spanish |
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| Revilo Series of Reading and Listening CD-ROMs | Revilo | Spanish |
| GramEx Spanish Grammar Exercises | SCA | Spanish |
| TELL Consortium |
Spanish |
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| Times Education |
Spanish |
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| Transparent Language |
Spanish |
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| TVECC |
Spanish |
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VL Systems |
Spanish |
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VL Systems |
Spanish |
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| Foundations & Foundations Lite | VL Systems | Spanish |
| Launchpad | VL Systems | Spanish |
| Moving to Spain | VL Systems | Spanish |
| Passport 2 Spain | VL Systems | Spanish |
| Educorock Español | World of Reading | Spanish |
Multilingual CD-ROMs and Authoring Programs |
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| Applied Optical Media |
English French German Spanish |
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| Athelstan |
Multilingual: authorable |
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| Fun with Texts 4.0 | Camsoft | Multilingual: authorable |
| FrKeys 3.0 | Camsoft / Patrick Smears | Multilingual: authorable |
| GapKit & GapKit GCSE Exercises | Camsoft | Multilingual: authorable |
| TaskMagic 2 (mdlsoft) | mdlsoft | Multilingual: authorable |
| Transparent Language |
101 Languages |
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CD-ROMs for learning other languages |
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| Talk Now! | EuroTalk | Wide range of languages |
| Talk the Talk | EuroTalk | Wide range of languages |
| Talk Business | EuroTalk | Wide range of languages |
| Talk More | EuroTalk | Wide range of languages |
| World Talk | EuroTalk | Wide range of languages |
| Vocabulary Builder | EuroTalk | Wide range of languages |
| Publishers of CD-ROMs for learning other languages | Various publishers | Wide range of languages |
Suitable for students at Key Stage 3-4, Perspectives Françaises is ideal for independent learning in libraries, computer rooms, classrooms and the home. Before completing simple tasks and exercises, pupils look at high quality photographs and study spoken texts. The results of this work can be printed out, saved or even emailed to the teacher.
Perspectives Françaises has a wide variety of material suited to the interests of young people. The many topics covered include the home, school, shopping, food, holidays, a wedding, free time and leisure, the family, work in town and country, travel, places, customs, tourism and the physical environment. The program is extremely flexible and can be used in conjunction with any course book, or for cross-curricular studies. Pupils can search for French words and the relevant pictures and text will be located.
Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00. NB: This CD-ROM runs only under Windows 98.
With the help of a virtual tutor, this highly interactive program introduces the nervous student to the language in a step-by-step fashion. The CD-ROM offers a topic-based approach, whereby, first of all, the tutor shows you a list of the vocabulary to be covered. You can repeat any word with the record/playback feature. The next step is to complete tests on each word by hearing the word pronounced and then clicking on the correct picture - you have a choice of four. As you gain confidence, you do the same test but, this time, you have to answer each question orally. Once this has been completed successfully, you move on to the video sequences, where you have to answer questions in real-life situations; for example, booking a hotel room, taking a taxi, checking in at the airport, going through customs, and more. If you have any problems, the tutor steps in with visual clues - and encouragement! In addition, there are more realistic simulations where you are totally immersed in a role-play scenario and cannot be corrected by your tutor should you slip up! These should be tackled once you have grown in confidence. If you need to take a break, play the fun interactive games - such as "conquest", a battleship-style game; matching games, where you match up two corresponding video sequences; and a juke box playing cultural songs. For your own reference, there is also an online dictionary, grammar guidebook and printed phrase book.
Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00. NB: This CD-ROM runs only under Windows 98.
The main character in this program, Hugo, wanders through a Spanish town, Loma. Hugo can get to three major attractions: a concert at the theatre, the marketplace and a game at the stadium, always assisted by his friend Paco and the village locals. The program offers a simulation of real interaction in a Spanish setting. The objectives of the program are to build vocabulary, develop communicative competence, as well as listening and comprehension, reviewing basic grammatical issues and promoting cultural awareness. A real life challenge keeps the user actively involved in reaching set objectives. One example of this is that Hugo has to make it to the theatre to hear a guitar concert. Interactive exercises include ser/estar, describing pictures, vocabulary exercises, prepositions, and word puzzles. The vocabulary includes word, sound and graphics for each entry. There is a glossary of the terms regarding direction and orientation. English translations are available.
Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00. NB: This CD-ROM runs only under Windows 98.
At the basic level, Los Acentos introduces the general rules of accentuation and demonstrates the classification of words in agudas, llanas, esdrújulas and sobresdrújulas. These expositions are followed by examples. A second level called Leer Bien, focuses on how differences in accentuation entail differences in meaning by way of examples. At the intermediate level, the accentuation of one-syllable words is considered; pairs such as el/él, que/qué, aun/aún, personal and interrogative pronouns, possessive adjectives, conjunctions. In the advanced section, the notions of diphthong and hiatus are introduced; a concise explanation of their rules of accentuation is covered and followed by an in-depth explanation of chosen examples. For each of these sections, Los Acentos presents a large variety of exercises: over 40 exercises with words where the student can practice the basic level skills, listening exercises to learn to recognise the accent position from an oral perspective, first, and then associate it with meaning. There are many exercises to practise accents in one-syllable words: si/sí, tu/tú, cuando/cuándo etc. For the advanced section, the exercises focus on the correct placement of the accent and careful explanation for the accentuation of troublesome words. Primary attention has been paid to the feedback given to the exercises - not just a simple correct or incorrect - but a thorough explanation for each example of the exercises. All words and sentences are pronounced by a native speaker. English translations are always available.
Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00. NB: This CD-ROM runs only under Windows 98.
Establishing a link between words and images can be crucial to help the student grasp the sense of these two verb tenses and this program does this well via amusing comic strips. The rules of usage of the preterite and imperfect tenses are clarified with examples and illustrations. These explanations are easily accessible while the user progresses through the exercises. These activities provide variety, as well as opportunity, for the user to practice the use of these verb forms by focusing on the relationship between a text and its representation in a comic strip. Activities include completing texts, replacing verbs in direct/indirect speech, filling up sandwiches in a comic strip, reconstructing comic strips by reordering parts. There are 60 exercises (with solutions) to practice the use of these forms in context. A database offers conjugations in both the preterite and imperfect forms for all the verbs that appear in the program. Use the vocabulary list which includes all the words present in the program. In the exercises, there is access to a written, as well as an oral presentation of all texts. Translations into English are always available.
Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00. NB: This CD-ROM runs only under Windows 98.
Preposiciones deals with the specific issues of por, para, a (and al) and de (del) and the variations in meaning and their uses in real situations. Pictures, comic strips and sound, always underlined by a solid grammatical base, help reinforce what the student has learnt. There are two levels of difficulty: Level 1 is for intermediate level users and Level 2 for advanced students. Level 1 for por and para offers a short, illustrated story. Sentences are simple and only the present tense is used. The user has to complete the images to make the story unfold. Images illustrate two different situations that correspond to identical sentences. The only difference in the sentences is the preposition. This exercise focuses on the variations in meaning that por and para entail in contrasting situations. Level 1 for a and de has a main activity: De paseo y al cine. The uses of a, al, de and del are always illustrated with character animation. Both offer 45 exercises to illustrate the use in context of these prepositions through text and images. There are twenty exercises where the student has to choose the correct sentence (all with the solution and a detailed explanation of its particular use), twenty exercises where the student has to complete the sentence, and twenty sentences where the student has to practise pronunciation skills. The student can record his/her voice to compare it with the native accent and improve. Finally, there are puzzles to reinforce the information acquired. In the activity, La ciudad in level 2, the student gets involved in a simulation where he/she will have to complete the characters' words and manage to convey the desired meaning; e.g. ask for directions, order a meal, ask for a drink in a cafeteria. In a and de, a simulation presents the characters shopping for fruit and vegetables. The character, Pilar uses the prepositions a and al in all her sentences, whereas the character Luis uses only the prepositions de and del in his. It is through this situation that the student gets involved in the conversation. Twenty-five prepositional expressions, introducing sentences and images, familiarise the student with these common Spanish idioms. A set of exercises parallel to those presented in Level 1 is presented, but within more complex contexts and focusing on more advanced and less common uses of these prepositions.
Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00. NB: This CD-ROM runs only under Windows 98.
Learn 1,000 words grouped in over 30 topics. Each word in a theme is shown with a picture and written and pronounced by a native speaker. There is an on-line dictionary and two games. The first game is Find a Word where you click on an object to show and hear the word for practice then start the game to find the object after seeing and hearing its name. In Word King, you have 10 seconds to match the picture shown with one of six choices. In French, Spanish, German and English on one CD-ROM.
Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00
This phenomenal program includes vocabulary, grammar, comprehension and speech recognition for all these languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, American English, Arabic, Asturian, Aymara, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belorussian, Bemba, Bengali, Blackfoot, Brazilian Portuguese, Breton, Bulgarian, Canadian French, Catalan, Cebuano, Chamorro, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Ecuadoran Quechua, Esperanto, Estonian, Faroese, Farsi, Finnish, Flemish, French, Frisian, Galician, German, Greek, Guarani, Haitian Creole, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Inuktitut, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kongo, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luganda, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Mandarin, Maori, Maya, Mohawk, Nahuatl, Norwegian, Papago, Pidgin English, Polish, Portuguese (Continental), Provençal, Quechua, Romanian, Romansch, Romany, Ruanda, Russian, Samoan, Scottish, Sepedi, Serbian, Shona, Sicilian, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Sorbian, Sotho, Spanish, Swahili, Swazi, Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Thai, Tongan, Tswana, Turkish, Ukranian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Wolof, Xhosa, Yiddish, Yoruba and Zulu.
In each language, you learn basic words and phrases, get an overview of the grammar and structure of the language, test comprehension in five fun exercises and see a visual representation of your voice compared with that of the native speaker. This program also includes a twelve-city travel tour and Global Writer 98, the 100-language word-processor.
Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00 (including all the above languages).
This series is available in the following languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Kazakh, Korean and Turkish. Click here for further information and screenshots: Critical Languages Series
Melvin is available in a wide range of languages: Click here: Melvin
The Talk Now series is available in a wide range of languages. Click here: Talk Now.
The World Talk series is available in a wide range of languages. Click here: World Talk.