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Computer Assisted Language Learning

• WELCOME
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OPERATIVE SYSTEMS

• DOS DISK OPERATIVE SYSTEM
• AMIGA OS/2 IBM
• MACINTOSH POWER MAC 8600 APPLE
• UNIX server LINUX NETS
• WINDOWS 98, NT 4, 5, 2000 workstation, server

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MEMORY

• BIT binary digit (information unit corresponding
  to 0 or 1), BYTE sequence of 8 bits
• FLOPPY DISK 1,44 Mb
• RAM Random access memory ( temporary or
  virtual) 4, 8, 16, 32, 64,128Mb
• ROM Read only memory, CD optical disk 640 700 Mb
• HARD DISK 1, 2, 4, 6,8 Gb
• DVD Digital Video/Versatile Disk 17 Gb
• Back -up ZIP cartridges 100 to 1000 Mb JAZ
• CD Writer

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BASIC SOFTWARE

• WINDOWS 3.1 W 95, 98, 2000 Multitasking works
  with more applications and functions
  contemporarily,
• Multithreading collects and pastes from
  different applications(thanks to the RAM memory),
  user friendly simple interface and easy
  operations

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APPLICATIONS

• WORKS 3, 4, 2000 word processor, data base,
  spreadsheet
• OFFICE 97, 2000
• Word word processor orthographic and
  syntactic corrector
• in many languages
• Excel spreadsheet,
  graphics
• Access data base
• Powerpoint presentation of slides
• Outlook organizing agenda ,
  e-mail
• Office programs can be saved as HTML !!!!!

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SPECIFIC

• Multimedial TOOLBOOK 4 (AMICO 4 -GARAMOND)
• 
  Toolbbokll Assistant Instructor integrates JAVA
  and HTML for the INTERNET
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  MACROMEDIA Director (see many didactic CD)
• Front Page web pages, Illuminatus
• Editors HTML
• NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR 4x and
  INTERNET EXPLORER 5 editor and
  browser (you can download from the web as
  shareware-expire after 1 month- or freeware- no
  charge)
• PUBLISHER 98 graphics program to edit
  newspapers, brochures
• COREL DRAW 4,5,6,7,8 publishing desktop,
  photographic
• CAD computer aided/assisted design (Auto
  cad)
• MID. musical instrument digital interface
  audio management(requires little memory not
  sofisticated as WAV. sounds)
• UTILITY routine programs antivirus
  (Norton,Mac Affee) , exploding WIN ZIP, e- mail
  (Eudora),anti-crash, save data etc

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• DIDACTIC
• Floppy floppy 1,4 Mb TENSE BUSTER
  home user, 1 user 1-5 users , 1-40 users
• floppy 1,4 Mb WIDA AUTHORING SUITE (Pinpoint,
  storyboard, testmaster, wordstore,
  gapmaster, choicemaster, matchmaster,)
• CD-ROM 640/ 700 Mb
  
  
  
• THE GRAMMAR ROM
• INTERACTIVE ENGLISH
• CLICK ON ENGLISH
• WORDBIRD
• BBC English
• INTERACTIVE ENGLISH
• LETS DO BUSINESS
• BEAUTYS WORLD
• .. ..
• Encyclopaedia ENCARTA, OMNIA
• Dictionaries, Translator programmes, Karaoke,

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Use of Computer in the field of Edutainmentin a
Teaching/Learning unitPLAN AIM introducing
new language, practice, test, remedial work ,
developmentSet the level (?) Time devoted (?)
PRE - Computer Work Revision, warming
up Computer work reading, listening, writing,
speaking, use of mouse for different tasks....
POST - Computer WORK follow up, revision,
expansion, consolidation, dramatization,future
projects in the field of authoring/editing
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SOFTWARE- General didactic strategies and
characteristics DRILLS - practice, questions,
exercises, rules, feed backTEST -
true-false, multiple,,,,,,,, choices, essay
INQUIRY- in the menu lists and explanations are
providedSIMULATION - situational with
graphics and soundsTUTORIAL- information and
suggestions on what/how to doGAMES -
matching, rebuses, puzzles, crosswordsFIXING-
explanations of errors (how? default samples in
a data base)
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Break?!
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MULTIMEDIA Information product which uses
different means and ways of communication.Informa
tion program - which integrates written text,
sounds, images, graphics, animation, video (in a
fantabulous future integration of smells,/
neuronal applications with sensors for empathetic
transmission of sensations) Characteristics
interactivity, active subject, dynamic
possibility of modification, open possibility of
creativity, Edutainment gamelike features
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HYPERTEXTHT was first coined by T.NELSON( a
philosopher) in 1965, it means a non linear
treatment of the text. Navigation is not
sequential, but it happens freely, working like
thoughts associations and according to personal
wishes and opinions. The first Hypertext program
was HYPERCARD , a program by Apple .Roland
Barthes HT is a stereophonic textOther
authors textual universe in expansion,
multidirectional text without hierarchical
connections.
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Break!! reflections.
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AdvantagesPossibility of Individualized
educationSelf access , freedom, respect of
Personal RhythmsInteraction Immediate and
Objective analysis with Marking and Feed
BackConvenience in editing-Printing, Cancel,
Insert and Remove in Blocks, Orthographic and
Syntactic Correction in many Languages Rapid
exploration of the ActivitiesOperations Data
storing, Search QUERY(ODBC), Automatic
translation (i.e.Global link)Communication in
the Inter -and intraNET, chat, newsgroup,
discussion forum, info-interchange, e-mail,
videoconference