French Software Reviewed
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Software
Title: Let's Learn French |
| Software
Title : |
Talk
Now Learn French |
| Publisher
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Talk
Interactive |
| Age
Group : |
Beginners |
| Curriculum
Area : |
Language
Development |
| Year
of Publication : |
1999
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| Mac,
PC or other : |
PC |
Nine topics are covered at beginners’ level. These include :Food /colour/ phrases /countries/ colours/ time/
numbers/ body and first words.
Each theme has a well structured easy and difficult game….mainly
based on memorisation.
| Overview of
Teaching with this Title |
The areas covered are as listed above. Each section has
word practice, speaking practice, easy game, hard game and a picture dictionary.
This program could be used with
special needs pupils who would work with another pupil. However
in our class situation it was difficult to work in pairs as we were using
single headphone sets for classroom use.
The best use for this was in a revision capacity as topics had already
been covered. The reinforcement value was excellent. Content was up to
date but the characters’ mouths didn’t move in accordance with
the words, which was a little off-putting.
Language/topics
were interesting and relevant. The pupils enjoyed both the easy and difficult
games but didn’t bother with word practice.
Content was up to date but the characters’ mouths
didn’t move in accordance with the words, which was a little off-putting.
Language/topics were interesting and relevant. The pupils enjoyed both
the easy and difficult games but didn’t bother with word practice.
Record keeping is simple . The teacher can check the pupils’
results easily.
However a significant flaw appears mid section if a pupil quits it, The
records record it as having been covered even if only 1 or 2 questions were attempted.
Autoload makes this virtually foolproof but I don’t know
about a network version.
None except cd case, and
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