Language Specific :: Collections

	The BYU WebCAPES
	Created by the Language Department at Brigham Young University, these web-based computer adaptive placement exams allow for accurate and efficient placement of entering French, German and Spanish students.
	Arabic
	Rosetta Stone Level I
	A program that uses thousands of real-life images, written text and the voices of native speakers in a variety of modes or learning styles. Because the program uses pictures and sound to associate meaning, students work exclusively in the target language with no native language interference. Students can navigate through the material at their own pace, using their own natural learning styles. Students receive instantaneous feedback during each exercise. In addition, there is a tutorial option which guides students throughout the exercises and keeps track of screens with which they had difficulty and retests them on those segments. The program also has a voice recording option which allows the student to compare his/her voiceprint with that of the native speaker and a dictation mode which allows students to write the words, phrases and sentences spoken by the native speakers. Instructors can select specific lessons for conversation groups, coordinate lessons with theme-based/task-based activities, assign segments as a review of problem areas or for inductive grammar study. Using the Student Management System teachers can track student efforts including time on task, material studied and test scores.
	Chinese
	Rosetta Stone Level I
	A program that uses thousands of real-life images, written text and the voices of native speakers in a variety of modes or learning styles. Because the program uses pictures and sound to associate meaning, students work exclusively in the target language with no native language interference. Students can navigate through the material at their own pace, using their own natural learning styles. Students receive instantaneous feedback during each exercise. In addition, there is a tutorial option which guides students throughout the exercises and keeps track of screens with which they had difficulty and retests them on those segments. The program also has a voice recording option which allows the student to compare his/her voiceprint with that of the native speaker and a dictation mode which allows students to write the words, phrases and sentences spoken by the native speakers. Instructors can select specific lessons for conversation groups, coordinate lessons with theme-based/task-based activities, assign segments as a review of problem areas or for inductive grammar study. Using the Student Management System teachers can track student efforts including time on task, material studied and test scores.
	French
	Dans un quartier de Paris
	Dans un quartier de Paris is a multimedia documentary on CD-ROM that allows learners to explore French culture through the discovery of a particular neighborhood in Paris-the Marais- within a rich, interactive context. Through their gradual and diverse explorations of places, people, and issues, students develop firsthand insights into the neighborhood and, by extension, into the larger French cultural experience.
	Rosetta Stone Levels I and II
	A program that uses thousands of real-life images, written text and the voices of native speakers in a variety of modes or learning styles. Because the program uses pictures and sound to associate meaning, students work exclusively in the target language with no native language interference. Students can navigate through the material at their own pace, using their own natural learning styles. Students receive instantaneous feedback during each exercise. In addition, there is a tutorial option which guides students throughout the exercises and keeps track of screens with which they had difficulty and retests them on those segments. The program also has a voice recording option which allows the student to compare his/her voiceprint with that of the native speaker and a dictation mode which allows students to write the words, phrases and sentences spoken by the native speakers. Instructors can select specific lessons for conversation groups, coordinate lessons with theme-based/task-based activities, assign segments as a review of problem areas or for inductive grammar study. Using the Student Management System teachers can track student efforts including time on task, material studied and test scores.
	Système-D
	Everything a French student could possibly need in order to do word processing in French. Système-D includes a dictionary, complete with pronunciations from native French speakers and a spell checking function. The grammar section gives explanations and examples of grammar rules from the most simple to the most complex.
	German
	Drehort Neubrandenburg
	This interactive multi-media software is based on the video Drehort Neubrandenburg. Shot entirely on location in or near the city of Neubrandenburg, it is linguistically and historically authentic and presents a real piece of oral history from post-Wende Germany. An introduction to the city and nine portraits offer viewers a fascinating human perspective on daily life in a small German city. Some of the program's key features are: one hour digital video with both German and English subtitles, cultural information and comprehension exercises with help and feedback tools.
	Helicopter
	A program designed in-house by Eurotech interns to familiarize Eurotech students with the vocabulary, engineering, design, and problems of helicopters.
	Ottomotor
	A program designed in-house by Eurotech interns that is targeted to engineers as well as all technically inclined learners of German. The program reinforces grammar, vocabulary and writing through a focus on the construction and function of combustion engines.
	Rosetta Stone Levels I and II
	A program that uses thousands of real-life images, written text and the voices of native speakers in a variety of modes or learning styles. Because the program uses pictures and sound to associate meaning, students work exclusively in the target language with no native language interference. Students can navigate through the material at their own pace, using their own natural learning styles. Students receive instantaneous feedback during each exercise. In addition, there is a tutorial option which guides students throughout the exercises and keeps track of screens with which they had difficulty and retests them on those segments. The program also has a voice recording option which allows the student to compare his/her voiceprint with that of the native speaker and a dictation mode which allows students to write the words, phrases and sentences spoken by the native speakers. Instructors can select specific lessons for conversation groups, coordinate lessons with theme-based/task-based activities, assign segments as a review of problem areas or for inductive grammar study. Using the Student Management System teachers can track student efforts including time on task, material studied and test scores.
	Greek
	Gramma
	A program designed to help students learn Ancient Greek
	Italian
	Rosetta Stone Level I and II
	A program that uses thousands of real-life images, written text and the voices of native speakers in a variety of modes or learning styles. Because the program uses pictures and sound to associate meaning, students work exclusively in the target language with no native language interference. Students can navigate through the material at their own pace, using their own natural learning styles. Students receive instantaneous feedback during each exercise. In addition, there is a tutorial option which guides students throughout the exercises and keeps track of screens with which they had difficulty and retests them on those segments. The program also has a voice recording option which allows the student to compare his/her voiceprint with that of the native speaker and a dictation mode which allows students to write the words, phrases and sentences spoken by the native speakers. Instructors can select specific lessons for conversation groups, coordinate lessons with theme-based/task-based activities, assign segments as a review of problem areas or for inductive grammar study. Using the Student Management System teachers can track student efforts including time on task, material studied and test scores.
	Spanish
	Atajo
	Everything a Spanish student could possibly need in order to do word processing in Spanish. Atajo includes a dictionary, complete with pronunciations from native Spanish speakers and a spell checking function. The grammar section gives explanations and examples of grammar rules from the most simple to the most complex.
	Paradoja
	Paradoja is a CD-ROM based on the documentary, "Miss Universo en el Peru" , which uses the 1982 pageant in Peru to examine critically, among other things, sex role stereotypes in the media as well as the socioeconomic divide between the largely Spanish-descended elite and the mostly Indian urban and rural poor. The video materials include televised reports of the beauty contest and interviews with the organizers, contestants, journalists and representatives of women's groups.This primary material has been adapted for student use with a full annotated transcript, a bilingual dictionary that allows students to search any word in the text, and an information menu from which students can access additional resources, such as historical, social and cultural information on Peru, as well as maps and pictures. Activities for students to complete as they progress through the program have also been incorporated. The program contains links to pertinent pages on the World Wide Web. This software is designed for Intermediate to Advanced level (fourth semester and above). It can be used in the classroom or assigned for use independently or in small groups.
	Rosetta Stone Levels I and II
	A program that uses thousands of real-life images, written text and the voices of native speakers in a variety of modes or learning styles. Because the program uses pictures and sound to associate meaning, students work exclusively in the target language with no native language interference. Students can navigate through the material at their own pace, using their own natural learning styles. Students receive instantaneous feedback during each exercise. In addition, there is a tutorial option which guides students throughout the exercises and keeps track of screens with which they had difficulty and retests them on those segments. The program also has a voice recording option which allows the student to compare his/her voiceprint with that of the native speaker and a dictation mode which allows students to write the words, phrases and sentences spoken by the native speakers. Instructors can select specific lessons for conversation groups, coordinate lessons with theme-based/task-based activities, assign segments as a review of problem areas or for inductive grammar study. Using the Student Management System teachers can track student efforts including time on task, material studied and test scores.
	Spanish Partner
	Grammar and syntax are, of course, very important when learning a new language. Through the use of series of multiple choice questions, students’ Spanish grammar skills are honed. With lessons ranging from simple gender agreement in adjectives to the finer points of the subjunctive mood, Spanish Partner provides students with the reinforcement they need to become comfortable with the multitude of tenses and details in the Spanish language.