Camsoft

CD-ROMS for learners of
Modern Foreign Languages
and
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Main Catalogue

2 May 2008

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Our CD-ROM titles are listed under headings for different languages and grouped by publisher. If you click on a title you will taken to a Web page or section of this page that gives you further information. Not all CD-ROM titles are clickable at present, but we aim to make them so within the next 2-3 weeks. If you require further information use our Contact Form to email us or telephone us on 01628 825206.

Introduction and ordering information

This is our main catalogue, which is updated approximately once a month. We have contacts with numerous suppliers of CD-ROMs all over the world, and as a result we can offer a wide range of CDROMs at low prices. There are links to more detailed descriptions and/or screenshots. Just click on the name of the CD-ROM for further information.

Camsoft is an approved Content Provider and Retailer under the Curriculum Online initiative of the Department for Children, Schools and Families: http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk. Look for the eLC-eligible symbol in the product descriptions in this catalogue: . Schools in England are able to use their eLearning Credits funding to purchase products bearing this label.

Prices quoted do not include delivery charges or UK Value Added Tax (VAT) at 17.5%. If the software in which you are interested is not listed as being available for multiple-users please contact us for a quotation, but please note that not all software producers offer multiple-user licences. If you require a quotation or further information, email us via our Contact Form.

For independent CD-ROM reviews by teachers and children, see The Ashcombe School's Language College pages:
http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang

Many other software titles can be obtained on special request by Camsoft from World of Reading, USA, which carries many more titles than we list here. Camsoft has a long-standing relationship with World of Reading. Browse the World of Reading website for further information: http://www.wor.com. Bear in mind that the prices listed in US dollars by World of Reading will be higher in the UK, due to import duty, postage costs and VAT. These additional costs apply regardless of whether you order direct from World of Reading or via Camsoft or other UK importers.

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Languages

Click on the language(s) in which you are interested and then click on the individual CD-ROM titles under each language heading for further information.

Chinese - Dutch -English - French - German - Italian - Japanese - Latin -Portuguese - Spanish
Multilingual CD-ROMs and Authoring Programs
CD-ROMs for Learning Other Languages

We also market the ICT for Language Teachers CD-ROM, which consists of a substantial collection of ICT training materials aimed specifically at language teachers in all sectors of education.

Complete listing of CD-ROMs marketed by Camsoft

CD-ROM Title	Producer/Manufacturer	Language(s)
Chinese
Critical Languages Series	University of Arizona	Cantonese
Critical Languages Series	University of Arizona	Mandarin
Talk Now!	EuroTalk	Cantonese
Talk More	EuroTalk	Cantonese
World Talk	EuroTalk	Cantonese
Vocabulary Builder	EuroTalk	Cantonese
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
Understanding Chinese - Multimedia Dictionary	Far East Book Company	Mandarin
Beginners Chinese	Laser Publishing Group	Mandarin
Business Chinese	Laser Publishing Group	Mandarin
Smart Start (TriplePlay Plus)	Syracuse	Mandarin
Professional Interactive Chinese Level 1	Venture Tech	Mandarin
Mandarin for Beginners	VL Systems	Mandarin
Wenlin	Wenlin Institute	Mandarin
Dutch
Tell me More Pro 4.0	Auralog	Dutch
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
Linc I Beginner Level	University of Antwerp	English
Author Plus	Clarity	English
Business Writing	Clarity	English
Exercise Generator	Clarity	English
MindGame / MindLines	Clarity	English
Reactions!	Clarity	English
Results Manager	Clarity	English
Study Skills Success	Clarity	English
Tense Buster	Clarity	English
English Language Course Level 1	Digital Publishing	English
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
Who is Oscar Lake?	LPI	English: American
First Certificate in English Grammar ROM	Pearson	English
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
Linc II Intermediate Level	University of Antwerp	French
Linc II Intermediate Level	University of Antwerp	French
Perspectives Françaises	AVP	French
Tell me More Pro 4.0	Auralog	French
The French Experience	BBC	French
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
GCSE Complete Guide to Exam Success	Europress	French
En Route	Granada	French
Business French	GSP Instant Solutions	French
Melvin	IC Language	French
Breakthrough	Macmillan	French
Real Time	Macmillan	French
Oxford Hachette Dictionary	Oxford University Press	French
Revilo Series of Reading and Listening CD-ROMs	Revilo	French
Colloquial French	Routledge	French
GramEx French Grammar Exercises	SCA	French
Smart Start (TriplePlay Plus)	Syracuse	French
Encounters	TELL Consortium	French
Instant Immersion	Topics Entertainment	French
French OK! Textfiles for Fun with Texts	TVECC	French
French Resource Pack: Textfiles for Fun with Texts	TVECC	French
Kidspeak	Transparent Language	French
Connections	VL Systems	French
Essentials	VL Systems	French
Expressions	VL Systems	French
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
Linc II Intermediate Level	University of Antwerp	German
Linc III Advanced  Level	University of Antwerp	German
Talk to Me	Auralog	German
Word Games	AVP	German
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
GCSE Complete Guide to Exam Success	Europress	German
Talk Now!	EuroTalk	German
Talk More	EuroTalk	German
World Talk	EuroTalk	German
Movie Talk DVD	EuroTalk	German
Vocabulary Builder	EuroTalk	German
Business German	GSP Instant Solutions	German
Melvin	IC Language	German
Who is Oscar Lake?	LPI	German
Real Time	Macmillan	German
Instant Immersion	Topics Entertainment	German
Revilo Series of Reading and Listening CD-ROMs	Revilo	German
Das macht Spaß: Textfiles for Fun with Texts	MEU Cymru	German
GramEx German Grammar Exercises	SCA	German
Smart Start (TriplePlay Plus)	Syracuse	German
Encounters	TELL Consortium	German
Das Geheimnis von Burg Blumenstein	Times Education	German
Kidspeak	Transparent Language	German
German Resource Pack: Textfiles for Fun with Texts	TVECC	German
Connections	VL Systems	German
Essentials	VL Systems	German
Expressions	VL Systems	German
Foundations & Foundations Lite	VL Systems	German
Launchpad	VL Systems	German
Gamesbox	Usable Software Company	German
Italian
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
Who is Oscar Lake?	LPI	Italian
Real Time	Macmillan	Italian
Smart Start (TriplePlay Plus)	Syracuse	Italian
Instant Immersion	Topics Entertainment	Italian
GramEx Italian Grammar Exercises	SCA	Italian
Connections	VL Systems	Italian
Essentials	VL Systems	Italian
Expressions	VL Systems	Italian
Foundations & Foundations Lite	VL Systems	Italian
Launchpad	VL Systems	Italian
Japanese
Talk Now	EuroTalk	Japanese
Talk More	EuroTalk	Japanese
World Talk	EuroTalk	Japanese
Vocabulary Builder	EuroTalk	Japanese
Power Japanese 2.0	Transparent Language	Japanese
Connections	VL Systems	Japanese
Latin
The Grammar Tutor	Idiom	Latin
Russian
Talk Now	EuroTalk	Russian
Talk More	EuroTalk	Russian
World Talk	EuroTalk	Russian
Vocabulary Builder	EuroTalk	Russian
Ruslan Russian 1	Ruslan	Russian
Ruslan Russian 2	Ruslan	Russian
Portuguese
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
Connections	VL Systems	Portuguese
Spanish
Tell me More Pro 4.0	Auralog	Spanish
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
Three CD-ROM pack: Los Acentos, Pretérito e Imperfecto, Preposiciones	Eduole	Spanish
Hugo en el Pueblo	Eduole	Spanish
Talk Now	EuroTalk	Spanish
Movie Talk DVD	EuroTalk	Spanish
World Talk	EuroTalk	Spanish
Business Spanish	GSP Instant Solutions	Spanish
Who is Oscar Lake?	LPI	Spanish: Latin American
Instant Immersion	Topics Entertainment	Spanish
Breakthrough	Macmillan	Spanish
Real Time	Macmillan	Spanish
Oxford Spanish Dictionary	Oxford University Press	Spanish
Revilo Series of Reading and Listening CD-ROMs	Revilo	Spanish
GramEx Spanish Grammar Exercises	SCA	Spanish
Encounters	TELL Consortium	Spanish
El Misterio del Castillo Precioso	Times Education	Spanish
Urban Spanish	Tower of Babel	Spanish
Kidspeak	Transparent Language	Spanish
Spanish Resource Pack: Textfiles for Fun with Texts	TVECC	Spanish
Connections	VL Systems	Spanish
Essentials	VL Systems	Spanish
Expressions	VL Systems	Spanish
Foundations & Foundations Lite	VL Systems	Spanish
Launchpad	VL Systems	Spanish
Moving to Spain	VL SystemS	Spanish
aPassport 2 Spain	VL Systems	Spanish
Educorock Español	World of Reading	Spanish
Multilingual CD-ROMs and Authoring Programs
Language Discovery	Applied Optical Media	English French German Spanish
MonoConc Concordancer 1.5	Athelstan	Multilingual: authorable
Fun with Texts 4.0	Camsoft	Multilingual: authorable
FrKeys 2.0 & FrKeys 3.0	Camsoft / Patrick Smears	Multilingual: authorable
GapKit & GapKit GCSE Exercises	Camsoft	Multilingual: authorable
Language Advantage	Encore Education	French German Spanish Italian Portuguese Japanese
Writer's Workshop	Granada	English French German Spanish
Young Writer's Workshop	Granada	English French German Spanish
TaskMagic 2 (mdlsoft)	mdlsoft	Multilingual: authorable
Kidspeak: 6 different Languages in one package	Transparent Language	French German Spanish Italian Japanese Hebrew
101 Languages of the World	Transparent Language	101 Languages
The Authoring Suite	Wida Software	Multilingual: authorable
CD-ROMs for learning other languages
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
ICT Training Materials
ICT for Languages Teachers CD-ROM	Camsoft/TVU	English

Chinese

Understanding Chinese - Multimedia Dictionary: Far East Book Company

This multimedia dictionary teaches you to understand, speak, read and write Chinese. Features include a word-by-word search function and the pronunciation of over 30,000 words and phrases. Animations show the evolution and origins of Chinese characters. Search by Pinyin, Zhuyin, Radical, Stroke Order, English, History or Bookmark system. Pinyin and Zhuyin symbol charts teach how to pronounce phonemes. There are 3D scenes of an airport, restaurant, hotel, train station and office with conversations. Animated writing shoes how to write over 1,000 Chinese characters. Record and play back your voice, print out character cards or try the word puzzles. Finally, there is a map and timeline with descriptions about Chinese culture, history and civilisation.

Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00

Beginners Chinese: Laser Publishing Group

This package is made up of two learning levels. There are no phrases to memorise or verbs to conjugate. Instead, the language is absorbed gradually through 20 self-guided and easy-to-follow lessons. You will see the language in its written form as well. Learn how to ask directions, make a phone call, order at a restaurant, count money and much more. Includes facility for listening, recording and playing back your own voice.

Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00

Business Chinese: Laser Publishing Group

Business Chinese has been designed to provide a wide range of business settings and situations in which you can practise and improve your communication skills in Chinese. The following areas are covered: Management, Law, Accounting, ICT, Government and more. It contains over 4000 business terms, sentences and conversations. The 32 lessons focus on actual business situations such as telephone conversations, presentations, meetings, trade shows, and negotiations. In addition to their Chinese form, all words and phrases are shown in Pinyin.

Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00

Professional Interactive Chinese Level 1: Venture Tech

This multimedia program teaches Mandarin Chinese using the most contemporary language learning techniques. Each student can be kept track of separately. Features include the following:

Level 1 contains two books and 12 lessons, 1000 characters, speech recognition, English-Chinese dictionary, grammar notes, recorded introduction to Chinese, traditional or simplified characters, Pinyin romanisation or Zhuyin symbols, pointers on etiquette.

Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00

English

English Language Course Level 1: Digital Publishing

The design of this CD-ROM is essentially the same as that of the Real Time series. A course for native German students who want to learn US English and discover US culture. The CD-ROM provides the student with background information on the country via dialogues and photostories based in places of historical or cultural interest. Over 400 exercises help the student with listening, grammar and vocab. Also, the student is automatically provided with practice in his/her weaker areas. There is also a facility for recording your own voice and comparing it to that of a native speaker. This CD-ROM is aimed at false beginners and those who are a little "rusty."

Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £10.00

Wellington Square Level 3: Granada Learning

This series aims to extend students' reading skills. The CD-ROMs are designed for students with reading difficulties. However, they could also be used with EFL/ESOL students. The series covers the five levels of Wellington Square - one CD-ROM per level. Wellington Square includes the following features: talking books; word hunts; word bingo; phonic exercises, initial blends, medial vowels; sequencing activities; cartoon activities; Pelmanism and Cloze procedure; word classification; comprehensive rec-ord-keeping for each pupil.

Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00

FCE Grammar ROM: Pearson

This CD-ROM package contains all the grammar practice that upper intermediate students need, plus guided exam training for the First Certificate in English exam. There are tasks for all five papers: Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening and Speaking. Students can check their answers and then go to the different grammar sections to revise any problem areas. They can study at their own pace in a fully interactive environment with instant on-screen help.

Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00

French

The French Experience

The French Experience is a multimedia course for beginners. It is also useful as a revision package for students wanting to build on their existing knowledge of French. By working through the course, learners should reach a level roughly equivalent to GCSE. By using The French Experience students will become capable of the following:

Price: Special offer while stocks last: Single-user licence: £15.00