Interactive CD-ROMs
for
Learners of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Prices are as indicated under
each CD-ROM title heading
To order these packages see How to contact us / How to order on our
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We supply the following CD-ROM
titles by Protea Textware:
The
Alphabet: Protea Textware
Teaches and tests all alphabet skills.
Suitable for:
- Children (age 5+)
- Adult learners
Features:
- The names and sounds of the letters
of the English alphabet
- Upper and lower case matching
activities
- Alphabetical ordering
- Keyboard familiarity activities
- Graded spelling activities for
revision of skills
- Using a microphone to record
all letter names, sounds and words
- High-quality graphics for each
word
- Workbook with photocopiable exercises
to consolidate each skill
- North American, Canadian, British
and Australian accents
- Context-sensitive help and demonstration
Prices:
- Home user: £24.00
- Educational single-user: £45.00
- Educational 5-user: £95.00
- Educational 10-user: £140.00
- Educational 20-user: £190.00
- Educational - more than 20
users: please contact Camsoft for prices
Connected
Speech
Lower Intermediate to Advanced levels.
A pronunciation program that focuses on the suprasegmentals - pause groups,
pitch change, word and sentence stress, linking, syllables and the IPA. Learn
how to apply the theory to speaking and understanding natural English. Uses
speech recognition to give feedback on the learner's production.
- Teaches and tests a wide range
of English pronunciation skills
- Designed for adult learners (age
12+)
- Involves active learning
- Use of multimedia, interactivity
and feedback for effective learning of pronunciation skills
- Content-rich
- Based on sound educational pedagogy
Features:
- Nine speakers - a range of English
accents and speaking styles
- Natural, informal spoken English
- Three levels - Lower Intermediate,
Upper Intermediate, Advanced
- Comprehension and language activities
and tests based on 27 video clips
- Teaches and tests the suprasegmental
features (Pause groups, Word and Sentence Stress, Pitch change and Linking)
- Teaches and tests other pronunciation
skills, including Syllables and the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)
- Over 300 hours of activities
- Print results of voice recordings
with feedback on production
- Print tutorials, worksheets,
test results and answer sheets
- Clear, consistent layout makes
Connected Speech easy to use! 27 video clips
- Listen to the whole or part of
a video
- Read and listen
- See hotword definitions
- Comprehend the content through
questions, written and spoken cloze activities, spelling and dictation exercises
- Identify suprasegmental and other
features for each speaker
- Record your own production
- See, hear and print intelligent
feedback on your recording
Language learning activities:
Listen for pauses, Predict pauses,
Content words, Focus words, Pitch change and questions, Listen for linked words,
Identify why words are linked, Minimal pairs, Find the different vowel sound
,Number of syllables, Past tense verbs and syllable number ,Number groups ,Structure
words ,Contrastive stress ,Pitch changes in dialogues, Pitch changes in lists,
Predict linked words, Fast speech, Vowels & diphthongs, IPA symbols, Schwa,
Number of syllables, Stressed syllables, Grouping numbers, Punctuation and pause
groups, Content and focus words, Lists, Compound words, New sounds and linking,
Deleting sounds, Dictionary and pronunciation, Primary and secondary stress
Prices:
- Home user: £55.00
- Educational single-user: £110.00
- Educational 5-user: £220.00
- Educational 10-user: £330.00
- Educational 20-user: £440.00
- Educational - more than 20
users: please contact Camsoft for prices
Issues
in English 1
Available only in Australian English.
Beginner to Advanced levels. Teaches and tests a wide range of language and
literacy skills at four language levels.
Content:
- Uses 32 video clips of people presenting an opinion or information.
- Based around eight issues of high interest to adults, including Smoking,
Discrimination, Euthanasia, Gambling, The Environment.
- Covers four language levels from Beginner to Advanced.
- All language learning activities are based around the content of the video
clip.
- Exercises can be printed out as worksheets.
Language learning activities:
- Listening comprehension
- Fill the gap
- Spelling
- Dictation
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Pronunciation (words, sentences)
- Punctuation
- Expressing opinions
- Summary writing
- Essay writing
Prices:
- Home user: £40.00
- Educational single-user: £80.00
- Educational 5-user: £160.00
- Educational 10-user: £240.00
- Educational 20-user: £320.00
- Educational - more than 20
users: please contact Camsoft for prices
Issues
in English 2
Please select one of the following
versions when ordering:
- International English
- North American English
Beginner to Advanced levels. A complete language program based on video dialogues
and interviews with a comprehensive set of listening, reading, writing, vocabulary,
spelling, grammar and pronunciation activities.
Content:
- Uses 32 video clips of conversations presenting an opinion or information.
- Based around eight new issues of high interest to adults: Sport, Wilderness,
Fame, Media, Technology, Languages, Immigration, Education.
- Covers four language levels from Beginner to Advanced.
- All language learning activities are based around the content of the video
clip.
- Exercises can be printed out as worksheets. Also print test results and
answer sheets for teachers.
- Tracking Module to record and report on learners activities and progress.
Language learning activities:
- Listening comprehension
- Fill the gap
- Spelling
- Dictation
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Pronunciation (words, sentences)
- Punctuation
- Expressing opinions
- Summary writing
- Essay writing
Prices:
- Home user: £45.00
- Educational single-user: £90.00
- Educational 5-user: £180.00
- Educational 10-user: £270.00
- Educational 20-user: £360.00
- Educational - more than 20
users: please contact Camsoft for prices
The
Interactive Picture Dictionary
Available only in Australian English.
Beginner and Intermediate levels. Teaches spelling and sight recognition of
over 800 words that are arranged in topics.
Features:
- Over 800 key words arranged in 6 main groups and 40 topics.
- Teaches and tests the spelling of singular and plural forms of over 800
English words.
- Develops vocabulary skills in context.
- Includes spelling tests and vocabulary recognition tests for every topic.
- Authorable
Customise the program by adding word lists (singular and plural word, context
sentence, number of syllables per word). The program automatically generates
the exercises for filling in the missing letters, typing the words from memory
and the appropriate spoken feedback.
For each word:
- Photo
- Pronunciation
- Spoken and written context sentence
- Three spelling activities for each of the singular and plural word forms
- Type the missing letters
- Type the word from memory
- Type the word in new context sentences
- Number of syllables per word as an aid for pronunciation.
Prices:
- Home user: £35.00
- Educational single-user: £70.00
- Educational 5-user: £140.00
- Educational 10-user: £210.00
- Educational 20-user: £280.00
- Educational - more than 20
users: please contact Camsoft for prices
Spelling
Fusion
Please select one of the following
versions when ordering:
- British English
- North American English
- Australian English
Beginner and Intermediate levels. Teaches spelling, pronunciation and sight
recognition of over 3500 words that are arranged in topics.
Features:
- Over 3500 key words arranged
in 12 main groups and 95 topics.
- Teaches and tests the spelling
of singular and plural forms of over 3500 English words. Develops vocabulary
skills in context. Spelling tests and listening recognition tests for every
topic. Word games for every topic. Student tracking module. Print worksheets,
tests, reports. All activities are interactive with spoken and visual feedback.
For each headword: photo or animation pronunciation of singular and plural
forms spoken and written context sentence four spelling activities for each
of the singular and plural word forms identify syllables and stress in the
word word information type the word from memory type the word in new context
sentences number of syllables per word as an aid for pronunciation.
Prices:
- Home user: £40.00
- Educational single-user: £80.00
- Educational 5-user: £160.00
- Educational 10-user: £240.00
- Educational 20-user: £320.00
- Educational - more than 20
users: please contact Camsoft for prices
Postage and packing costs are
charged at the rate of £1.50 per item.