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Language Learning Technology

Simon and Barklee bring you over 250 academic-based language software packages from Arabic to Zulu.  Over 100 languages from all continents.  Inexpensive solution to language learning or language enhancements.  Many resources for English learners.  Beginning and intermediate language levels, ages 4 to adult. 

Benefits include:

  • Single station or network linked
  • Trackable: Program tracks student progress so several students can use the same computer and start and stop without losing their place.
  • Elementary level foreign language vocabulary development children as young as 4 years.
  • Beginning language study for ages 8 and up. Elementary vocabulary, grammar, and conversational basics.
  • Intermediate language study for middle, high school and adults. Vocabulary, grammar, conversation and interactive elements to say/hear with native speakers.

System requirements: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP or Mac OS9/OSX. Color display, sound, 64MB of free memory (recommended), CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, microphone.

Language Learning Series, CD-ROMs

Vocabulary Builder
Ages 4 and up, BEGINNERS
Primarily meets the requirements of children from 4-12. The beautiful illustrations will improve all ages' language skills with words and phrases such as "the gorilla is in the car", "the duck is under the desk" and "the frog is on the lily pad".

Talk Now! 
Ages 10 and up, BEGINNERS
The world's best selling language learning CD-ROM series for beginners, indispensable for improving listening, understanding and spoken language skills. There are nine topics: first words, food, colors, phrases, parts of the body, numbers, time, shopping and countries. The games and quizzes included on the disc ensure that users have fun, too.

World Talk
Ages 10 and up, INTERMEDIATE
World Talk is aimed at intermediate level learners who have already built up some confidence listening to and speaking their target language. The interactive games and quizzes will help to further develop fluency and understanding of the language.

Instant Immersion, Audio CDs
Ages 10 and up, BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE
Audio CDs covering 10 languages. Learn on your computer, in the car or portable CD player. Levels 1.5 and up.

Supplemental Language Software CDs

Story World (perfect for ESL/ELL)
Ages 4 and up
Story World 1 and Story World 2 help youngsters learn English through play. Children can watch a favourite illustrated story unfold on screen, they play games based on it. Helps youngsters to increase their vocabulary and improve their powers of concentration, while having fun at the same time. A perfect way to introduce young children to computers. The Story World 1 disc features Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Incy Wincy Spider and Humpty Dumpty. The Story World 2 disc features Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Hickory Dickory Dock and Jack and Jill

Asterix –  
Ages 10 and up
This two-disc set is based on the comic adventures of this indomitable Gaul. The program makes language learning memorable, effective and - most importantly – fun.

Ecoutez and Listen
All Ages
Individual sets for French and English. Highly interactive quizzes and exercises to practice elementary listening skills, with a recording feature for pronunciation practice. The second one is a little higher in level. For all ages.  French 1 and 2, English 1 and 2.

Supplemental Language Software DVDs

Movie Talk
This DVD series is an innovation in language learning. Available for learning French, Italian, German, English and Spanish, this series includes a full length movie which can be watched with or without the script. Requires DVD player.

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