| language | japanese |
| Title | Ambassador |
| Description | Ambassador allows people with little or no knowledge of Japanese to compose grammatically correct and culturally appropriate Japanese letters. Users choose items from menus and type in information in an English or French document. These choices are echoed in a Japanese version of the same document. Each document is completely formatted, ready to be printed out. It includes letters on personal topics and business letters. There are 340 letters and 1340 Templates. Ambassador also has a System Dictionary with translations of common terms. Users with some knowledge of Japanese can expand the system's vocabulary by adding their own entries. Menus, help and manuals are in English and Japanese. Japanese speaking users can use Ambassador to compose English language letters in Japanese. |
| Category | Business; Translation Tools; Writing Assistants/Skills |
| Level | N/A |
| Hardware | Macintosh with WorldScript |
| Operating System | Macintosh Plus with System 7.1 or higher. |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £99.00 + VAT |
| Supplier | Lingua |
| Address 1 | PO Box 486 |
| Address 2 | Holmfirth |
| Town | Huddersfield |
| Postal code | HD7 1PR |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01484 689494, Fax 01484 689594 |
| lingua-uk@msn.com | |
| URL | http://www.lingua-uk.com |
| Comments | Formerly Lingua Language Services. Alternative supplier: Prestige Network Ltd, Universal House, 9 Eddington Road, Bracknell, Berks., RG12 8GF, Tel: 01344 303800, Fax 01344 303801; The Language Technology Centre |
| Review 1 | Multilingual Computing Vol 5 Issue 3 pp26-27 |
| Record updated | 10/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Atlas |
| Description | Atlas is a translator between Japanese and English with a dictionary of over 135,000 words. |
| Category | Translation Tools |
| Level | N/A |
| Hardware | Refer to supplier |
| Operating System | Refer to supplier |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | Refer to supplier |
| Supplier | Lingua |
| Address 1 | PO Box 486 |
| Address 2 | Holmfirth |
| Town | Huddersfield |
| Postal code | HD7 1PR |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01484 689494, Fax 01484 689594 |
| lingua-uk@msn.com | |
| URL | http://www.lingua-uk.com |
| Record updated | 10/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Bi-Ling Writer |
| Description | This Windows program is an automatic wordphrase electronic dictionary. It may be used as a study tool for students and also by professional translators. It has bi-directional capability in English/Chinese, English/Japanese and English/Korean . There are context sensitive help screens and it is possible to make additions to the user dictionary and build letter word/phrase template. There are a range of electronic dictionaries available with the program. The program functions as the cursor moves automatically from word to word through the source text. All available meanings for the current word appear in the auto-dictionary. The user then selects the best word and if needed, chose an appropriate ending from the Ending Box. The selected word is then inserted into the sentence builder and the completed sentence can be edited, then pasted into the target text. The Chinese version requires Chinese Windows or Chinese TwinBridge. The Japanese version requires Japanese Windows, Japanese TwinBridge or WIN/V. The Korean version requires Korean Windows or Hanme |
| Category | Translation Tools |
| Level | Advanced |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Operating System | The Chinese version requires Chinese Windows or Chinese TwinBridge. The Japanese version requires Japanese Windows; Japanese TwinBridge or WIN/V. The Korean version requires Korean Windows or Hanme |
| Target Language | Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
| Cost | US$289.00 |
| Supplier | World Language Resources |
| Address 1 | 2130 Sawtelle Blvd. |
| Address 2 | Suite 304 |
| Town | Los Angeles |
| County | CA 90025 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | +1 800 900 8803, Fax +1 310 996 2303 |
| Record updated | 16/7/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | CD-ROM Mutli-Lingual Dictionary Database |
| Description | The database contains 18 general and specialised dictionaries on a single CD-ROM disk, covering 12 languages. |
| Category | Databases/Dictionaries |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Operating System | DOS;Windows |
| Target Language | Chinese, English, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish |
| Cost | £235.00 including VAT, site licence price £200.00 + VAT (plus product) |
| Supplier | Macmillan Press |
| Address 1 | Customer Services Department |
| Address 2 | Houndmills |
| Town | Basingstoke |
| County | Hampshire |
| Postal code | RG21 6XS |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01256 302699, Fax 01256 64733 |
| Comments | Also available from Koch Media Limited; Multilingua |
| Title | Connections Series |
| Description | These CD-ROM provide over 30 minutes of digital video for practising business- and travel-related topics. Using role playing and comprehension exercises the user can follow a structure program of learning. There is an on-line dictionary and the program features voice recording and play back. The user has access to a personal language plan to track their progress and retrieve a record of their work. Some of the topics covered include Telephoning, Introducing the Company, Asking to use the phone, Flight Arrangements, Checking into a hotel and Meeting a stranger. |
| Category | Business; Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
| Hardware | PC 386 with CD-ROM drive |
| Target Language | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish |
| Cost | Refer to supplier |
| Supplier | Vektor Multimedia |
| Address 1 | Vektor Studios |
| Address 2 | Hanover Street |
| Town | Manchester |
| Postal code | M4 4AH |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 0161 828 3000, Fax 0161 828 3001 |
| kathy.maynard@vektor.com | |
| URL | http://www.vektor.com/ |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: TalkFast International |
| Record updated | 23/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Daily Concise Dictionary |
| Description | The Daily Concise Dictionary provides convenient access to a 57,000 word database for English-Japanese and a 63,000 word database for Japanese-English. The latest vocabulary with 7,000 essential words are marked and it provides American and British pronunciations, synonyms, antonyms and word origins, foreign transliterations and polite language. It is arranged by Kana pronunciation and displays usage as well as translation and vocabulary. The documentation is in Japanese. |
| Category | Databases/Dictionaries |
| Level | N/A |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Operating System | Japanese Windows 3.1 or higher |
| Target Language | English, Japanese |
| Cost | £150.00 + VAT |
| Supplier | Lingua |
| Address 1 | PO Box 486 |
| Address 2 | Holmfirth |
| Town | Huddersfield |
| Postal code | HD7 1PR |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01484 689494, Fax 01484 689594 |
| lingua-uk@msn.com | |
| URL | http://www.lingua-uk.com |
| Comments | Formerly Lingua Language Services. Alternative supplier: Prestige Network Ltd, Universal House, 9 Eddington Road, Bracknell, Berks., RG12 8GF, Tel: 01344 303800, Fax 01344 303801; The Language Technology Centre |
| Record updated | 10/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Denjikai |
| Description | Denjikai is a Japanese-English, English-Japanese electronic dictionary that contains over 320,000 words. It can be used on the desktop in conjunction with other applications. User dictionaries can be customised with the definition of any word. Six option technical dictionaries provide an additional 3 million words: Information and Computing; Science and Technology; Mechanical Engineering and Transportation; Medicine; Business and Economics; EDR Dictionary. |
| Category | Business; Databases/Dictionaries |
| Level | N/A |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Operating System | Japanese Windows 3.1 or higher |
| Target Language | English, Japanese |
| Cost | Refer to supplier |
| Supplier | Lingua |
| Address 1 | PO Box 486 |
| Address 2 | Holmfirth |
| Town | Huddersfield |
| Postal code | HD7 1PR |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01484 689494, Fax 01484 689594 |
| lingua-uk@msn.com | |
| URL | http://www.lingua-uk.com |
| Comments | Formerly Lingua Language Services. Alternative supplier: Prestige Network Ltd, Universal House, 9 Eddington Road, Bracknell, Berks., RG12 8GF, Tel: 01344 303800, Fax 01344 303801; The Language Technology Centre |
| Record updated | 10/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Dragon Writer |
| Description | This support program allows the user to type Chinese or Japanese in all Windows applications. It supports simplified and traditional Chinese scripts and includes all major input methods and both GB and BIG5 codes. The Japanese version supports Kana and Kanji and includes JIS and Shift JIS codes. |
| Category | Keyboard Utilities/Fonts; Special Purposes |
| Level | N/A |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Target Language | Chinese, Japanese |
| Cost | £199.00 + VAT per language version |
| Supplier | Lingua |
| Address 1 | PO Box 486 |
| Address 2 | Holmfirth |
| Town | Huddersfield |
| Postal code | HD7 1PR |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01484 689494, Fax 01484 689594 |
| lingua-uk@msn.com | |
| URL | http://www.lingua-uk.com |
| Comments | Formerly Lingua Language Services. Alternative supplier: Prestige Network Ltd, Universal House, 9 Eddington Road, Bracknell, Berks., RG12 8GF, Tel: 01344 303800, Fax 01344 303801; The Language Technology Centre |
| Record updated | 5/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Dynamic Japanese |
| Description | Dynamic Japanese is a new course for learning spoken Japanese. This introductory series immerses students in the language from the very first lesson. Based on classroom instructional strategies and techniques, Dynamic Japanese focuses on the key skill necessary to acquire any language - listening. Language input is supported by high-quality audio, full-colour graphics, a glossary, a spoken translation, and text support - initially in Romaji and Kana, then in Kana only. All language is in context and sequenced so that it is acquired as students interact through a variety of learning tasks. Interactive exercises focus on vocabulary development and an understanding of basic language structures that aid in Japanese language comprehension. This listening-based course allows for its complimentary use with other course books and study materials. A Study Guide is included which provides course information, charts, and study tips. Learning tasks: intensive listening and repetition, comprehension questions, grammar fill-ins, dictation, matching kana combinations to spoken words, voice recording and comparison to Japanese native speakers. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 or higher with 2MB RAM, (Windows version requires 4MB RAM), SVGA colour graphics, CD-ROM drive, Microsoft-compatible mouse, SoundBlaster-compatible soundcard (optional); Macintosh with 2.5 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, 13" colour monitor or greater with 256 colours. |
| Operating System | DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, Macintosh OS System 7.0 or higher |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | $USD 195.00 |
| Supplier | DynEd International |
| Address 1 | TreeTops |
| Address 2 | Watts Green |
| Town | Chearsley |
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Postal code | HP18 0DD |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 (0)1844 208 495, Fax +44 (0)1844 201 329 |
| nharris@dyned.com | |
| URL | http://www.dyned.com |
| Comments | Alternative suppliers: The Language Technology Centre, TalkFast International Ltd. |
| Record updated | 3/12/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Earth Words |
| Description | This interactive program teaches spelling and character recognition in 26 languages. Menus can be displayed in either French, English or Spanish, and optional voice disks are available to aid pronunciation. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 with SoundBlaster compatible soundcard |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Target Language | Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese |
| Cost | CAD$19.95 for English, French, Spanish. Add CAED$19.95 for all other languages . |
| Supplier | Right to Left Software Inc. |
| Address 1 | 3332 Yonge Street |
| Address 2 | PO BOX 94034 |
| Town | Toronto Ontario |
| County | M4N 3R1 |
| Country | Canada |
| Phone | (416) 489 7440, Fax: (416) 515 6822 |
| info@rtlsoft.com | |
| URL | http//rtlsoft.com |
| Record updated | 16/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | EasyKana |
| Description | A program providing extensive drills to teach hiragana and katakana. Includes digitised sound, recognition and writing exercises, animated stroke order drills and worksheets for practice away from the computer. HyperCard 2.0 is included. |
| Category | Language Learning; Voice/Speech Recognition |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | Macintosh |
| Operating System | Macintosh |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £169.00 basic licence |
| Supplier | HyperGlot Software Company |
| Address 1 | PO Box 10746 |
| Town | TN 37939-0746 |
| County | Tennessee 37939-0746 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | 1 615 558 8270, Fax 1 615 588 6569 |
| Comments | Also available from Cheng & Tsui Company; Translatum International. |
| Title | Exotic Japan |
| Description | A CD-ROM interactive introduction to Japanese culture and language which uses text, voice reproduction, animation, games and quizzes to introduce the beginner to many essential aspects of Japanese culture. With an input device users can record and listen to their own voice, and receive feedback and suggestions for improvement. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | Macintosh; MacPlus or higher, Hypercard v2.0 or higher, 2MB RAM, CD-ROM drive |
| Operating System | Macintosh System 6.05 or higher |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £63.00 |
| Supplier | KimTec UK |
| Address 1 | Fairways House |
| Address 2 | 8 Highland Road |
| Town | Wimborne |
| County | Dorset |
| Postal code | BH21 2QN |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01202 888873, Fax 01202 888863 |
| Comments | Also available from Cheng & Tsui Company. |
| Review 1 | Unknown source |
| Title | EZ Japanese Writer |
| Description | This program enables the user to create alternate translations of a sentence containing a homograph. This allows translation of sentences such as "Time flies like an arrow". The program includes a 60,000 word dictionary with up to 30,000 words in a user dictionary. |
| Category | Language Learning; Translation Tools |
| Level | Advanced |
| Hardware | PC 386 or higher with 2 MB RAM, and 4MB hard disk space. |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1 or higher (English) |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | US$249.00 |
| Supplier | World Language Resources |
| Address 1 | 2130 Sawtelle Blvd. |
| Address 2 | Suite 304 |
| Town | Los Angeles |
| County | CA 90025 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | +1 800 900 8803, Fax +1 310 996 2303 |
| Record updated | 16/7/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Fundamental Japanese CD-ROM |
| Description | This is an interactive, multimedia education program using CD-ROM technology for high quality animation and sound. Highlights include animated stroke order of kanji, interactive role playing with the computer, built-in Japanese dictionary, on-line help for grammar, culture, and program operation, optional English or Chinese explanations, and the ability to check pronunciation against the narrator's. It is available on three separate CD's: CD1 Hiragana, Katakana Vocabulary; CD2 Numbers, Time, Dates; CD3 Expressions, Conversation. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | PC 286 or higher with 1MB expanded memory or higher, CD-ROM drive and Interface Card, multimedia speakers or headphones; DOS/V (version 4.0 or higher), mouse and Soundblaster Card (optional). |
| Operating System | DOS |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £129.00 per disk, £348 set of three disks |
| Supplier | The Language Technology Centre Ltd |
| Address 1 | 27 Costwold Drive |
| Town | Kingston upon Thames |
| County | Surrey |
| Postal code | KT2 7JN |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 181 549 2359, Fax +44 181 974 6994 |
| admin@langtech.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.langtech.co.uk |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: World Language Resources, USA; Cheng & Tsui Company, USA. |
| Record updated | 26/3/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Harrap's Multilingual Dictionary Database |
| Description | Multilingual dictionary database on CD-ROM for DOS or Windows, published by Chambers. This unique electronic reference library gives access to a total of 18 bilingual or multilingual dictionaries. This means that at the touch of a few key strokes you can look up an amazing 7 million words in 12 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese and also now Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish. The software operates within your word processor so you can consult the dictionaries while you work and cut and paste terms into your documents. You can check definitions or request instant translations, search on headwords or sub-headwords or use it as a thesaurus to obtain synonyms in any of those languages. The powerful CD-ROM search capabilities offer new and flexible access to these renowned general and specialist dictionaries. The DOS version is compatible with most word-processors. EGA or VGA colour graphics card preferable, but CGA minimum essential to display Kanji characters on screen. The Windows version runs as an independent application and is compatible with any other Windows program. Both DOS and Windows search software are supplied on the same diskette. |
| Category | Databases/Dictionaries |
| Level | N/A |
| Operating System | DOS;Windows |
| Target Language | Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish |
| Cost | £125.00 |
| Supplier | The Language Technology Centre Ltd. |
| Address 1 | 27 Cotswold Close |
| Town | Kingston upon Thames |
| County | Surrey |
| Postal code | KT2 7JN |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 181 549 2359, Fax +44 181 974 6994 |
| admin@langtech.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.langtech.co.uk |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: World of Reading, USA |
| Review 1 | On-CALL Vol 5 No 3 |
| Review 2 | ReCALL Issue No 3 November 1990 |
| Record updated | 10/12/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Hijri |
| Description | This program provides instant conversions of Hijri to Julian dates, and is a simple and handy utility for Arabists, Medieval Historians etc.. |
| Category | Special Purposes; Translation Tools |
| Hardware | IBM + compatibles |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £9.50 |
| Supplier | Royal Asiatic Society |
| Address 1 | 60 Queens Gardens |
| Town | London |
| Postal code | W2 3AF |
| Country | UK |
| Comments | A Mac version could be provided to special order if demand exists. An upgrade is in preparation for Hijri-Gregorian, Gregorian-Hijri, Julian-Hijri etc. conversations to be supplied on concessional terms to registered users of the basic program. |
| Record updated | 1/9/95 00:00:00 |
| Title | IBM Translation Manager |
| Description | A machine-assisted translation tool for professional translators supporting a wide variety of languages and text formats. Translation Manager builds up a Translation Memory as the user translates, offering translation proposals for reuse by means of its advanced recognition capabilities. The more it is used, the faster it gets and provides online folders for communication and archives. |
| Category | Translation Tools |
| Level | N/A |
| Hardware | IBM PC with 8MB RAM, 25 MB hard disk space and CD-ROM drive (optional). |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1 or higher; Windows 95 |
| Target Language | Afrikaans, Catalan, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish |
| Cost | Refer to supplier |
| Supplier | Praetorius Limited |
| Address 1 | Suite 2b Joseph's Well |
| Address 2 | Park Lane |
| Town | Leeds |
| Postal code | LS3 1AB |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 (0)113 242 2255, Fax: +44 (0)113 244 2965 |
| m.clegg@praetorius.com | |
| Record updated | 26/3/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Interactive Internet Learning |
| Description | Language Support provide an Interactive Internet Learning package on the Internet for distance learners. The program is based on the computerised Windows Series and is up to GCSE level. |
| Category | Language Learning; Vocabulary |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 and Internet access; Macintosh and Internet access |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1; Windows 95; Macintosh; |
| Target Language | Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Welsh |
| Cost | £25.00 for six months, £45.00 annual fee. |
| Supplier | Language Support |
| Address 1 | Lenton Business Centre |
| Address 2 | Lenton Boulevard |
| Town | Nottingham |
| Postal code | NG7 2BY |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 115 978 6969, Fax: +44 115 978 7273 |
| 100345.1507@compuserve.com | |
| URL | http://www.language-support.co.uk/language/ |
| Record updated | 14/8/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Iwanami |
| Description | This is an online dictionary for readers of Japanese providing convenient access to a 62,000 word database. It provides explanations of basic meanings, explanations of Kanji functions and notes on grammar and usage. The documentation is in Japanese. |
| Category | Databases/Dictionaries |
| Level | N/A |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Operating System | Japanese Windows 3.1 or higher |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £120.00 + VAT |
| Supplier | Lingua |
| Address 1 | PO Box 486 |
| Address 2 | Holmfirth |
| Town | Huddersfield |
| Postal code | HD7 1PR |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01484 689494, Fax 01484 689594 |
| lingua-uk@msn.com | |
| URL | http://www.lingua-uk.com |
| Comments | Formerly Lingua Language Services. Alternative supplier: Prestige Network Ltd, Universal House, 9 Eddington Road, Bracknell, Berks., RG12 8GF, Tel: 01344 303800, Fax 01344 303801; The Language Technology Centre |
| Record updated | 10/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Japan Album |
| Description | Interactive multimedia courseware comprising audio, video, graphics and text resources. Activities and games consolidate learning and provide feedback. Structure enables you to work progressively through the materials or set your own path of study. Employs a vocabulary of 1200 Japanese words and has a talking dictionary with English, Kana and Romaji. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | IBM PC or Apple Macintosh with CD-ROM drive |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1 or 95; Mac OS 7.1 |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | Apply to supplier |
| Supplier | Unisearch Multimedia |
| Address 1 | Suite 232, National Innovation Centre |
| Address 2 | Australian Technology Park |
| Town | Eveleigh |
| County | New South Wales |
| Postal code | 1430 |
| Country | Australia |
| Phone | Tel 61 2 9209 4060; Fax 61 2 9209 4061 |
| URL | www.unisearchmm.com |
| Comments | Unisearch is the commercial arm of the University of New South Wales. |
| Record updated | 19/4/99 00:00:00 |
| Title | Japan World |
| Description | A single CD-ROM providing an introduction to the language and culture of Japan. It includes digitised video, computer graphics and hi-fi sound. Use of the remote control provides for group teaching. Japan World is divided into 14 chapters covering topics such as writing in Japanese, eating out, shopping, education and currency, and is supported by a dictionary of about 1,000 commonly- used words with text, graphics and audio. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Hardware | Commodore CDTV with TV or monitor |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £19.99 |
| Supplier | Global Learning Systems |
| Address 1 | Suite 4E |
| Address 2 | 4th Floor, East Mill |
| Town | Bridgefoot, Belper |
| County | Derbyshire |
| Postal code | DE56 1XQ |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 (0)1773 820011, Fax +44(0)1773 820206 |
| Record updated | 20/2/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Japanese: The Spoken Language Interactive CD-ROMs |
| Description | This two-disk interactive CD-ROM set complements the JSL textbook series with innovative, fully interactive exercises, simulations, and reviews. The Introduction contains tips for language learning with multimedia tools, a guide to navigating through the program, greetings and useful phrases, and pronunciation aids. A section, Who's Who, introduces all the key characters who appear in the Core Conversations and explains their relationships to one another and their roles at work, at school, or in the family. Core Conversations are natural interactions between native and non-native speakers of Japanese, and learners have full control of their video displays. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386; Macintosh |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | Refer to supplier |
| Supplier | Yale University Press |
| Address 1 | Special Projects Dept |
| Address 2 | P.O. Box 209040 |
| Town | New Haven |
| County | CT 06520 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | 203 132 7620, Fax: 203 432 2394 |
| specproj.press@yale.edu | |
| URL | http://www.yale.edu/yup/ |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: Cheng & Tsui, USA |
| Record updated | 25/3/99 00:00:00 |
| Title | Japanese: Volumes 1 & 2 |
| Description | The is a Katakana & hiragana tutor for the Macintosh. It is a highly instructive and fun way to learn the katakana alphabet, more than 300 gairaigo words and 50 basic expressions. It makes the ordinarily arduous memorisation of words exciting through beautiful illustrations and games. Volume 1 teaches garaigo (foreign words) through the introduction of the katakana syllabary. Volume 2 teaches hiragana with an extensive Japanese-English Dictionary and 30 commonly used phrases. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
| Hardware | Macintosh Plus with 1MB RAM, 3MB hard disk space and HyperCard 2.0 |
| Operating System | Macintosh System 6.05 |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | US $99.95 per volume |
| Supplier | Cheng & Tsui Company |
| Address 1 | 25 West Street |
| Town | Boston |
| County | MA 02111-1268 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | + 1 617 426 6074 Fax +1 617 426 3669 |
| ct@world.std.com | |
| URL | http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/cheng-tsui |
| Review 1 | Proforma |
| Record updated | 26/3/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Kana Drill |
| Description | This interactive program allows the user to learn the basic phonetic symbols of the Japanese language. Both Hiragana and Katakana are supported. |
| Category | Language Learning; Phonetics |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | US$ 49.00 |
| Supplier | World Language Resources |
| Address 1 | 2130 Sawtelle Blvd. |
| Address 2 | Suite 304 |
| Town | Los Angeles |
| County | CA 90025 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | +1 800 900 8803, Fax +1 310 996 2303 |
| Record updated | 16/7/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Kanji Combo |
| Description | Kanji Combo is designed for students who have a good understanding of individual Kanji characters. Jukugo are also know as kanji combinations. They can consist of 2 or more Kanji whose combined meaning is different (in many cases) from the individual Kanji comprising the combination. All 1850 Toyo Kanji are available for building Kanji combinations in the customised lists. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | US$ 40.00 |
| Supplier | World Language Resources |
| Address 1 | 2130 Sawtelle Blvd. |
| Address 2 | Suite 304 |
| Town | Los Angeles |
| County | CA 90025 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | +1 800 900 8803, Fax +1 310 996 2303 |
| Record updated | 16/7/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Kanji Drill |
| Description | Kanji Drill is an interactive program designed to teach the user the Kanji characters which are learned by Japanese elementary students. The program supports 996 Kanji characters and the user selects a grade, in which characters are presented in order or are randomly presented. Once a character is presented on the screen, the user has an a range of exercises they can perform |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | US$ 49.00 |
| Supplier | World Language Resources |
| Address 1 | 2130 Sawtelle Blvd. |
| Address 2 | Suite 304 |
| Town | Los Angeles |
| County | CA 90025 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | +1 800 900 8803, Fax +1 310 996 2303 |
| Record updated | 16/7/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Kanji Moments |
| Description | A series of articles to introduce the idiographic characters (Kanji) used in Japanese in small, digestible chunks at a time. The articles deal with various aspects of life and culture in Japan, thus providing further education. Translation and pronunciation of a word is available by simply clicking on it. You can see how the character is written, and vary the speed of display. This program is available in 2 Volumes. The program is available on floppy disks or CD-ROM drive. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Advanced |
| Hardware | PC 386 with 3MB RAM, 8MB hard disk space, SVGA monitor, MPC-compatible soundcard or SoundGear portable sound adapter and CD-ROM drive for CD-ROM version. |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1 or higher |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £79.00 |
| Supplier | The Language Technology Centre Ltd. |
| Address 1 | 27 Cotswold Close |
| Town | Kingston upon Thames |
| County | Surrey |
| Postal code | KT2 7JN |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 181 549 2359, Fax +44 181 974 6994 |
| admin@langtech.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.langtech.co.uk |
| Comments | Alternative suppliers: Camsoft UK Limited; Bayware Inc, USA; Cheng & Tsui Company, USA. |
| Record updated | 8/12/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Kanji Teacher |
| Description | This is a Windows program for studying written Japanese. The user may watch and copy characters as they are being written and Writing Checker will check the students writing, checking the stroke and shape of the Kanji. Speak enables the student to listen to the pronunciation of the Kanji. The program also includes quizzes and a scoring competition. |
| Category | Language Learning; Writing Assistants/Skills |
| Level | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Hardware | PC 286 or higher with 1MB hard disk space, VGA video adapter, mouse, Windows compatible soundcard and 300KB memory |
| Operating System | DOS 3.1 or higher;Windows 3.1 or higher |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | US$89.00 |
| Supplier | World Language Resources |
| Address 1 | 2130 Sawtelle Blvd. |
| Address 2 | Suite 304 |
| Town | Los Angeles |
| County | CA 90025 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | +1 800 900 8803, Fax +1 310 996 2303 |
| Record updated | 16/7/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | KanjiBase |
| Description | An electronic Glossary Creation Tool. Featuring on-line access to Cheng & Tsui Company's best-selling edition of the Spahn and Hadamitsky Japanese Character Dictionary (JCD) this program was created by a professional translator for other translators and students of Japanese. Not only does KanjiBase act like 3 dictionaries in 1 by allowing the user to search for terms they know the readings of, or to find obscure characters without knowing their readings, or to type in English words to find their Japanese equivalents, but also allows the creation of customised glossaries. Terms can be entered in any order and KanjiBase will automatically put them in alphabetic or Japanese phonetic (a-i-u-e-o-) order. Searches can be done by kanji, hiragana, or English equivalents. KanjiBase is ideal for translators who would like to increase their productivity and speed. |
| Category | Authoring; Databases/Dictionaries; Translation Tools |
| Level | Advanced |
| Hardware | PC 386 with 7MB hard disk space, 36MB for the JCD, 640K memory, an additional 2MB disk cache recommended, mouse optional. |
| Operating System | DOS 3.1 or higher;Windows |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £245.00 |
| Supplier | The Language Technology Centre Ltd. |
| Address 1 | 27 Cotswold Close |
| Town | Kingston upon Thames |
| County | Surrey |
| Postal code | KT2 7JN |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 181 549 2359, Fax +44 181 974 6994 |
| admin@langtech.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.langtech.co.uk |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: Cheng & Tsui Company, USA |
| Record updated | 26/3/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | KanjiCard 300 |
| Description | An interactive self-instructional program to help the student learn 300 basic Chinese characters currently used in the Japanese language, using a visually and aurally integrated approach. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | Macintosh Plus, SE, or II with HyperCard 1.2 |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | Refer to developer |
| Supplier | Hahn Computer Institute |
| Address 1 | 265 Rimrock Road, Unit 3 |
| Town | Downsview |
| County | Ontario |
| Postal code | M3J 3C6 |
| Country | Canada |
| Record updated | 1/9/95 00:00:00 |
| Title | KanjiWORD |
| Description | This is a Windows word processor which also includes a 50,000 word English-Japanese dictionary and English spellchecker. The user may import text using romaji and then display it on screen in hiragana, and it is possible to toggle to kanji script by using the spacebar. The program includes 2 TrueType quality fonts, 7000 JIS Level 1 and 2 Japanese characters. |
| Category | Spell Checkers/Grammar Checkers; Word Processing |
| Level | N/A |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1 |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £199.00 + VAT |
| Supplier | Lingua |
| Address 1 | PO Box 486 |
| Address 2 | Holmfirth |
| Town | Huddersfield |
| Postal code | HD7 1PR |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01484 689494, Fax 01484 689594 |
| lingua-uk@msn.com | |
| URL | http://www.lingua-uk.com |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: World of Reading, USA |
| Record updated | 10/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Kantaro |
| Description | This program, suitable for ages 12 to adult, teaches the user the first 200 Kanji characters. Kantaro uses pictures and animated graphics (morphing) to visually present how the elements and shape of each Kanji relate to its meaning. Watch a mountain, tree, or person transform into a Kanji symbol. This use of mnemonic keys for memorisation makes reading and writing Japanese dramatically easier. Sound clips, games, interactive reading and study exercises also reinforce learning through repetition. It is possible to learn full Kanji details in the Researcher mode-Kun and On readings, mnemonic clues, stroke-order animation, native voice pronunciation, and sample Kanji combinations. Reinforce memorisation with fun interactive games and reading drills - configure games to use pictures, Kanji, English meaning or readings. Play the memory and matching games or learn Kanji for time, calendars and numbers. Practice reading Kanji with stories and a multiple choice game. Story Teller section allows Kana readings, drag and drop Kanji or native voice narration. The multiple choice section offers 3 possible readings for each Kanji. It includes user's guide and 350+ page textbook. The program requires a basic knowledge of Katakana and Hiragana. Available in 3 volumes |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 with Windows 3.1 and CD-ROM drive |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1 |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £110.00 + VAT |
| Supplier | Camsoft UK Limited |
| Address 1 | 10 Wheatfield Close |
| Town | Maidenhead |
| County | Berkshire |
| Postal code | SL6 3PS |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | Tel: +44 (0)1628 825206 Fax: +44 (0)1628 825206 |
| info@camsoftpartners.co.uk | |
| Comments | Alternative Supplier: The Language Technology Centre Ltd.; Wida Software Limited; Cheng & Tsui Company, USA |
| Record updated | 26/3/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Language Labs |
| Description | Language Labs are suitable for beginners or false-beginners. Tuition is based on the constant association of three basic elements - the spoken word, the written word and a wide selection of colour pictures. The program systematically introduces new vocabulary and grammar and offers voice-recording and a dictation feature. |
| Category | Language Learning; Vocabulary |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | PC 386 with CD-ROM drive. |
| Operating System | Windows 3.x |
| Target Language | Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish |
| Cost | £17.02 per language |
| Supplier | Rickitt Educational Media |
| Address 1 | Great Western House |
| Town | Langport |
| County | Somerset |
| Postal code | TA10 9YU |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01458 253636, Fax 01458 253646 |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: Syracuse Language |
| Record updated | 2/4/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | LanguageNow! |
| Description | LanguageNow! Version 5 is a beginners to intermediate program on a dual-platform CD-ROM for developing reading, listening and speaking skills. Each package contains a broad range of stories or 'titles' such as: history, current events, culture, literature and conversations. There is instant access to and understanding of word, root word, sentence, phrase meanings and grammar comments. The package also includes comprehensive vocabulary practice with over 20, 000 words. A new element in Version 5 is native speaker pronunciation with the opportunity to record and playback and to compare your voice with that of the native speaker in the Sound Palette. The program also includes interactive games and quizzes. Once the user has purchased one language version of a Language Now! package, they can purchase more stories 'titles' for that particularly language, or start with 'titles' for a different language. The exception are the Russian 'titles', for which the user must purchase the RussianNow! package. Languages available are English (for Spanish speakers), French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Other (Latin). |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 with 4MB RAM, 5MB free hard disk space, CD-ROM drive, soundcard, speakers, VGA monitor and microphone; Macintosh with 4MB RAM, 5 MB hard disk space and microphone |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1; Windows 95;Windows NT 3.51; Macintosh System 7.1 or higher; Power Mac |
| Target Language | Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish |
| Cost | £45.00 per language. Refer to supplier for add-on texts prices |
| Supplier | Camsoft UK Limited |
| Address 1 | 10 Wheatfield Close |
| Town | Maidenhead |
| County | Berkshire |
| Postal code | SL6 3PS |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | Tel: +44 (0)1628 825206 Fax: +44 (0)1628 825206 |
| info@camsoftpartners.co.uk | |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: Transparent Language, 22 Proctor Hill Road, PO BOX 575, Hollis, NH 03049-0575, USA Tel: 603 465 2230, Fax: 603 465 2779; Email: info@transparent.com; http://www.transparent.com |
| Record updated | 16/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Learn to Speak |
| Description | This program improves pronunciation by allowing students to record, replay and compare their voice to a native speaker's; interactive communication and grammar exercises are also included. Learn to Speak uses the latest language learning theories and technology to help learners tackle all aspects of the conversational skills of foreign language learning. |
| Category | Language Learning; Pronunciation |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 with a soundcard and CD-ROM drive; Macintosh with CD-ROM drive. |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Target Language | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish |
| Cost | £99.00 |
| Supplier | Guildsoft Limited |
| Address 1 | The Software Centre |
| Town | Lee Mill Industrial Estate |
| County | Ivy Bridge, Nr Plymouth |
| Postal code | PL21 9BE |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 1752 895100, Fax +44 1752 894833 |
| sales@guildsoft.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.guildsoft.co.uk |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: AVP; Camsoft UK Limited; Rickitt Educational Media, UK; World of Reading, USA |
| Review 1 | ReCALL Vol 6 No 2 November 1994 |
| Review 2 | WWW Educate Online http://www.educate.co.uk/spanish.htm |
| Review 3 | Training July 1997 |
| Record updated | 13/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Learning Series |
| Description | The Footsteps package is built up of a combination of GCSE, Advanced and Business Revision packs. The Learning Series programs enable the user to purchase individual packs of the programs contained in Footsteps. The contents of the programs may vary according to the language selected. Activities include Multiple Choice, Word Order, Fill In Words, Cloze, Verbs, Word Search, Text Adventure and Dictation. French, German, Italian and Spanish are also available as separate CD-ROM packages. |
| Category | Business; Language Learning; Grammar; Vocabulary |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 with CD-ROM drive (only available for French, German, Italian and Spanish versions) and SoundBlaster compatible soundcard; Macintosh with CD-ROM drive (only available for French, German, Italian and Spanish versions) |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1; Windows 95; Macintosh; |
| Target Language | Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Welsh. |
| Cost | £50.00 Schools licence. £150.00 College licence, £250.00 University licence. Refer to supplier for single user licence. |
| Supplier | Language Support |
| Address 1 | Lenton Business Centre |
| Address 2 | Lenton Boulevard |
| Town | Nottingham |
| Postal code | NG7 2BY |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 115 978 6969, Fax: +44 115 978 7273 |
| 100345.1507@compuserve.com | |
| URL | http://www.language-support.co.uk/language/ |
| Record updated | 14/8/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Lingua |
| Description | The Lingua series is a comprehensive program which encourages the learning of a second language. Developed in line with the UK's National Curriculum the Lingua series is encouraging whilst fun to learn. It is a comprehensive interactive program providing structured exercises from six different modules: vocabulary, structure, understanding of a block of text, comprehension, verb tenses and pronouns, awareness exercises. An authoring system allows extra exercises to be added and the facility for voice recording. |
| Category | Authoring; Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386. |
| Target Language | English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Irish, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Welsh |
| Cost | £14.99 + VAT |
| Supplier | CD Warehouse |
| Address 1 | PO Box No 127 |
| Town | Newark |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Postal code | NG22 8NT |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01636 81600, Fax: 01636 816111 |
| Record updated | 25/3/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | New Oxford Picture Dictionary on CD-ROM |
| Description | This is an interactive version of the best-selling New Oxford Picture Dictionary in American English and includes all the illustrations from the printed book and adds sound, animation, and interactive exercises to provide an exciting multimedia learning environment. It is available in the following formats: Monolingual, Bilingual English/Spanish and Bilingual English/Chinese. |
| Category | Databases/Dictionaries |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 with 4MB RAM, Windows, and SVGA monitor or better, CD-ROM drive and soundcard; Macintosh with 13" 256 colour display, System 6.0.7 or later, 4MB RAM and CD-ROM drive |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1 or higher; Macintosh System 6.0.7 or higher |
| Target Language | Chinese, English (US), Japanese, Spanish |
| Cost | £34.03 + VAT single user licence monolingual and bilingual versions. |
| Supplier | Oxford University Press |
| Address 1 | Walton Street |
| Town | Oxford |
| Postal code | OX2 6DP |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01865 56767, Fax 01865 56646 |
| Comments | Chinese version available towards the end of 1996 |
| Record updated | 27/3/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | NihongoWare CD-ROM 1 |
| Description | An interactive Approach to Learning Business Japanese. NihongoWare 1 won the Software Product of the Year in 1991. This interactive software is a fun and rewarding way to learn business Japanese. NW1 places the user in typical situations like eating out, shopping, telephone calls, or asking for directions so that one comes in contact with the way things are done in Japan. On-line help on counting, names of days and months, grammar rules, Japanese gestures, and business cards enable the user to integrate into Japanese culture more easily. |
| Category | Business; Language Learning |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £ 349.00 |
| Supplier | The Language Technology Centre Ltd. |
| Address 1 | 27 Cotswold Close |
| Town | Kingston upon Thames |
| County | Surrey |
| Postal code | KT2 7JN |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 181 549 2359, Fax +44 181 974 6994 |
| admin@langtech.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.langtech.co.uk |
| Record updated | 8/12/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Playing with Language CD's |
| Description | A wide variety of challenging and interactive games, available in French, Spanish, German and Japanese for teaching words and expressions to young children. Each game contains colourful graphics and native spoken audio, multiple levels of difficulty, examples and corrections in the target language and practice screens for teaching and reviewing vocabulary. A higher level version of the same title is available in French and Spanish only, to build on basic comprehension and conversational skills. |
| Category | Games & Simulations |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | PC 386; 2MB RAM, MPC compliant CD-ROM drive, audio board, VGA |
| Operating System | DOS 3.1;Windows 3.1 |
| Target Language | French, German, Japanese, Spanish |
| Cost | £29.00 per language |
| Supplier | Capedia Limited |
| Address 1 | Harford Centre |
| Address 2 | Hall Road |
| Town | Norwich |
| Postal code | NR4 6DG |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01603 259900 |
| Comments | Higher level version of the same title available, to build on basic comprehension and conversational skills. Available in French and Spanish only. |
| Record updated | 20/2/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Power Japanese |
| Description | Equivalent to one and a half years' college level Japanese, Power Japanese is available on CD-ROM or floppy disk. It features a 10,000 word on-line dictionary, Japanese language text editor, and an extra learning module that allows students to tailor the course to suit the way they learn best. Sound card users can also record and compare their own pronunciation with that of Japanese speakers. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 with 4MB RAM, 16MB hard disk space, Windows 3.1 and CD-ROM drive if appropriate |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1 |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £210.00 |
| Supplier | The Language Technology Centre Ltd. |
| Address 1 | 27 Cotswold Close |
| Town | Kingston upon Thames |
| County | Surrey |
| Postal code | KT2 7JN |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 181 549 2359, Fax +44 181 974 6994 |
| admin@langtech.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.langtech.co.uk |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: Camsoft UK Limited; Bayware Inc. URL: http://www.bayware.com; Cheng & Tsui Company, USA. |
| Review 1 | ON-CALL Vol. 10 No. 2 |
| Review 2 | PCM October 1992 |
| Review 3 | The Guardian 19th May 1994 |
| Review 4 | Unknown source |
| Record updated | 8/12/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Reading and Writing the Kanas |
| Description | This program teachers the reading, writing, and pronunciation of the hiragana and katakana. The writing module uses animated kanas to teach proper stoke order. In the practice mode, the computer will correct kanas that you draw. The reading module will help you memorise all of the kanas. Pronunciation is taught through the voice of a native Japanese speaker. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1;Windows 95 |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | US$35.00 |
| Supplier | Cheng & Tsui Company |
| Address 1 | 25 West Street |
| Town | Boston |
| County | MA 02111-1268 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | + 1 617 426 6074 Fax +1 617 426 3669 |
| ct@world.std.com | |
| URL | http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/cheng-tsui |
| Record updated | 26/3/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Smart Characters |
| Description | This program is a word processor and vocabulary tutor for Chinese, Japanese and English. Unlike native word processors, Smart Characters combines reading, writing, translating and vocabulary study tools to assist non-native speakers who may have only minimal foreign language skills. It is possible to look up and enter Japanese and Chinese words by pronunciation, English, radical and strode, abbreviation, user dictionary or macro. The vocabulary teachers kanji and hanzi rapidly, and effectively. |
| Category | Word Processing |
| Level | Advanced |
| Hardware | PC 386 or higher |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1 (v3.0);DOS (v2.9) |
| Target Language | Chinese, Japanese |
| Cost | US179.00 Windows; US$99.00 DOS |
| Supplier | World Language Resources |
| Address 1 | 2130 Sawtelle Blvd. |
| Address 2 | Suite 304 |
| Town | Los Angeles |
| County | CA 90025 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | +1 800 900 8803, Fax +1 310 996 2303 |
| Record updated | 16/7/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Talk Now |
| Description | This CD-ROM is designed for people who want to learn a language quickly. It's addictive, fun and makes learning easy. The program includes topics on: first words; phrases; food; shopping; numbers and time. Using record facility the user can compare their pronunciation with native speakers and test their knowledge with quizzes and a challenging memory game. The program monitors the student's progress, keeping a check on the total score. There is on-screen help in 40 languages, and facility to print out 'awards' and a dictionary for handy reference. |
| Category | Language Learning; Vocabulary |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | PC 386 with 8MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, SoundBlaster compatible soundcard and VGA with 256 colours; Macintosh with 8MB RAM and CD-ROM drive |
| Operating System | Windows; Macintosh |
| Target Language | Afrikaans, Albanian, American, Amharic, Arabic, Assamese, Basque, Bengali, Brazilian, Bulgarian, Cantonese Chinese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi, French, Finnish, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Khmer, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Mandarin Chinese, Manx, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian, Papiamento, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Scots Gaelic, Sindhi, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukranian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Zulu |
| Cost | £24.99 |
| Supplier | EuroTalk Limited |
| Address 1 | 315-317 New Kings Road |
| Town | London |
| Postal code | SW6 4RF |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 (0) 20 7371 7711, Fax +44 (0) 20 7371 7781 |
| mail@eurotalk.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.eurotalk.co.uk |
| Record updated | 7/11/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Talking Series |
| Description | The disk-based version of Speaking Series. This program contains less phrases than the Speaking Series but still has authoring and sound facilities. Phrases cover shopping, emergency situations and general topics. |
| Category | Authoring; Language Learning; Pronunciation; Vocabulary |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 and SoundBlaster compatible soundcard; Macintosh |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1; Windows 95; Macintosh; |
| Target Language | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish |
| Cost | £50.00 Schools licence. £150.00 College licence, £250.00 University licence. Refer to supplier for single user licence. |
| Supplier | Language Support |
| Address 1 | Lenton Business Centre |
| Address 2 | Lenton Boulevard |
| Town | Nottingham |
| Postal code | NG7 2BY |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 115 978 6969, Fax: +44 115 978 7273 |
| 100345.1507@compuserve.com | |
| URL | http://www.language-support.co.uk/language/ |
| Record updated | 14/8/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | The Japanese New Media Disc |
| Description | This CD-I disc is aimed at business visitors to Japan. Sections covered include greetings, In a restaurant, At the Bank, Visiting a Department Store, Telephone Calls. There is a self-testing facility. |
| Category | Business; Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | CD-I Player, and television with Euro standard connector |
| Operating System | CD-I Player |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £250.00 + VAT |
| Supplier | Optech Limited |
| Address 1 | FAO Ewan MacGregor |
| Address 2 | East Street |
| Town | Farnham |
| County | Surrey |
| Postal code | GU9 7XX |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01252 714340, Fax 01252 711121 |
| Record updated | 10/6/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | The Rosetta Stone |
| Description | The Rosetta Stone is an interactive, multimedia, immersion language learning program on CD-ROM. Each product contains over 3,600 colour pictures with carefully sequenced multimedia instruction and printed script and exercises in the target language. The program gradually integrates new vocabulary and syntax to create a natural, intuitive learning process. Languages available include: Dutch, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Swahili |
| Category | Language Learning; Vocabulary |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 with CD-ROM drive; Macintosh with CD-ROM drive |
| Target Language | Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Swahili |
| Cost | £49.00 + VAT + Delivery for The Rosetta Stone PowerPac (instructional material in 7 languages); £179.00 + VAT + delivery per language Level 1; £179.00+ VAT + delivery per language Level 2. Contact supplier for full range of site licences. |
| Supplier | ABG Software Limited |
| Address 1 | Global House |
| Address 2 | 6 Marshall Gardens |
| Town | Basingstoke |
| County | Hampshire |
| Postal code | RG21 5GY |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 (0)1256 841560, Fax +44 (0)1256 814955 |
| abgsoftware@compuserve.com | |
| URL | http://www.trstone.com |
| Comments | Alternative suppliers: DynEd International, The Language Technology Centre Ltd., Talkfast International Limited |
| Review 1 | WWW CALICO Review http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/others/calico/review |
| Review 2 | Language International 8.2 1996 |
| Review 3 | Computers and Humanities 28 |
| Review 4 | CD-ROM Today Fall 1993 |
| Review 5 | MacUser October 1994 |
| Review 6 | Electronic Learning March 1994 Vol 13 No 6 |
| Review 7 | Educational Computing & Technology July 1997 |
| Review 8 | Unknown source |
| Record updated | 29/6/99 00:00:00 |
| Title | Travel Talk |
| Description | For those planning to travel or learn a new language. The program features hundreds of sentences under twelve topic headings, an extensive vocabulary section and a dialogue section giving conversation practice. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | PC 386 with soundcard and CD-ROM drive; Macintosh with CD-ROM drive |
| Target Language | Dutch, English, Esperanto, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish |
| Cost | £19.00 + VAT per disk |
| Supplier | Libra Multimedia Limited |
| Address 1 | 5 Riverway |
| Address 2 | Barry Avenue |
| Town | Windsor |
| County | Berkshire |
| Postal code | SL4 5JA |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | +44 1753 864547 |
| sales@libra.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.libra.co.ukhttp://www.libra.co.uk |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: Camsoft UK Limited, UK; TalkFast International, UK; AVP, UK; World of Reading, USA |
| Review 1 | ReCALL Vol 7 No 2 November 1995 |
| Review 2 | ReCALL Vol. 7 No. 1 May 1995 |
| Review 3 | Training July 1997 |
| Review 4 | Proforma 1995 |
| Record updated | 27/1/99 00:00:00 |
| Title | TriplePlay Plus! |
| Description | A breakthrough in language learning, TriplePlay Plus!, with automatic speech recognition, listens to your voice and tells you if your pronunciation is correct. Over 50 games and comic strips teach you to read, speak and understand over 1,000 words, phrases and conversations in a foreign language. A free dynamic microphone is included. Suitable for ages 9 to adult. For English, French, German, Spanish. |
| Category | Language Learning; Pronunciation; Voice/Speech Recognition |
| Level | Beginner |
| Hardware | PC 386 or higher with 4MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, audio board and SVGA display |
| Operating System | or PCDOS 3.1 or higher;Windows 3.1 or higher |
| Target Language | English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Spanish |
| Cost | £42.40 per language; £35.00 per language for pack of 6-10; £29.00 per language for pack of 11-20. |
| Supplier | Camsoft UK Limited |
| Address 1 | 10 Wheatfield Close |
| Town | Maidenhead |
| County | Berkshire |
| Postal code | SL6 3PS |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | Tel: +44 (0)1628 825206 Fax: +44 (0)1628 825206 |
| info@camsoftpartners.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.camsoftpartners.co.uk |
| Comments | Alternative supplier: Syracuse Language |
| Review 1 | CALL Review July 1994 |
| Review 2 | Multilingual Communication & Technology Vol. 8 Issue 1 |
| Review 3 | WWW World Village http://www.worldvillage.com |
| Review 4 | WWW LL & T http://polyglot.cal.msu.edu/llt/vol2num1/review/tripleplay.html |
| Record updated | 20/3/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Tsunami MT |
| Description | This software provides a Japanese Kanjii and Kana text editor/FEP, a machine translator and cross platform capability (SJEX and OLE 2.0 technologies supported). The user simply drag and drops their document into Tsunami MT and the word processed document will be translated into Japanese. It includes a 120,000 word main dictionary. It does not require Japanese DOS or Windows to run the program. |
| Category | Keyboard Utilities/Fonts; Translation Tools |
| Level | N/A |
| Hardware | PC 386 |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1; Windows 95; Windows NT |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | £575.00 + VAT |
| Supplier | Lingua |
| Address 1 | PO Box 486 |
| Address 2 | Holmfirth |
| Town | Huddersfield |
| Postal code | HD7 1PR |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01484 689494, Fax 01484 689594 |
| lingua-uk@msn.com | |
| URL | http://www.lingua-uk.com |
| Comments | Formerly Lingua Language Services. Alternative supplier: Prestige Network Ltd, Universal House, 9 Eddington Road, Bracknell, Berks., RG12 8GF, Tel: 01344 303800, Fax 01344 303801; The Language Technology Centre; World of Reading, USA |
| Record updated | 10/2/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Understanding Written Japanese (UWJ) |
| Description | UWJ and its companion Understanding Spoken Japanese aim to improve the reading skills and listening comprehension of university students in modern Japanese by providing supplementary instructional materials. |
| Category | Language Learning; Listening Skills; Reading Skills |
| Hardware | Macintosh with 2 MB RAM, fixed disk (minimum 20 MB), KanjiTalk 2.0 and HyperCard |
| Target Language | Japanese |
| Cost | Refer to developers |
| Supplier | Professor Hiroshi Nara |
| Address 1 | UWJ CALL Educational Project |
| Town | Pittsburgh |
| County | PA |
| Postal code | 15260 |
| Country | USA |
| Comments | Full address: Professor Hiroshi Nara & Masato Kikuchi UWJ CALL Educational Project East Asian Languages & Literatures University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA |
| Review 1 | Unknown source |
| Title | Universal Translator Deluxe |
| Description | This program allows omni-directional translation of 33 languages. With the click of a button, Universal Translator Deluxe will automatically translate electronic documents, web pages and e-mail into the language of the users choice. With the automatic translation feature documents are instantaneously translated. LanguageForce's Universal Keyboard enables the user to type and read foreign web sites, documents and email. Use it with Universal Translator and this allows simultaneous translation of what can be seen by the user on a web page. The Universal Keyboard comes packaged with the Universal Translator or is available for purchase separately. Universal Translator Deluxe includes the latest speech technologies which allows the user to hear documents in the language of their choice, and with Internet telephony software, speak to people of different languages without the need of a translator. |
| Category | Internet/Email etc; Translation Tools |
| Level | N/A |
| Hardware | PC 386 iwth 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended), 8MB hard disk space per language, a mouse and 8-speed CD-ROM drive. |
| Operating System | Window 95 |
| Target Language | Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Indonesian, Latin, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
| Cost | US$99.00 |
| Supplier | LanguageForce |
| Address 1 | 1601 Ease Lincoln Avenue |
| Town | Orange |
| Postal code | CA 92865 |
| Country | USA |
| Phone | +1 11 714 279 9080, Fax: +1 11 714 279 9368 |
| sale@wforce.com | |
| URL | http://www.languageforce.com |
| Record updated | 30/6/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | Verbs & Nouns |
| Description | Verbs & Nouns is a sophisticated application program for practising inflection, translation and pronunciation at the level of single words. Along with the program, you need a plug-in module for the target language concerned. Features include inflection exercises, and translation exercises in both directions; the opportunity to record and play sound for single words; and exercises based on sound. The program keeps a record of exercises and identifies the words that the student has difficulty with. You can create grammatical, thematic, or other groups for practising on. There is generous provision for users to add notes and comments. A Find feature allows each module to be used as a dictionary, and a helper program (V&N Lookup) allows all modules to be searched simultaneously. Most of the existing modules allow users to delete or change existing entries to suit their own needs, and to add extra words (a built-in 'inflection-generator' simplifies the addition of inflected words). Ready-made modules are now available for certain languages (please see Modern Greek Verbs, Italian Nouns, Italian Verbs, Polish Nouns, Russisch Verbs and Nouns, Swiss-German Verbs). Some modules include pre-recorded sound. The program can be used as an authoring tool to write other similar modules or dictionaries for any language. Verbs & Nouns is also ideal for providing support material for the interactive multimedia program Language Toolkit Reader, because modules for Verbs & Nouns can be accessed from either program. |
| Category | Language Learning, Grammar, Vocabulary, Authoring |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | Apple Macintosh (680x0 series, PowerMac, G3, G4) |
| Operating System | Macintosh System 7.1 or higher. |
| Target Language | Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek, Polish, Spanish, Finnish for German speakers, Russian for German speakers |
| Cost | US$10.00 (single user) US $99 (site licence); US $300 (worldwide) |
| Supplier | Jacek Iwanski |
| Address 1 | ul. Opolska 42/8 |
| Address 2 | 46-045 Turawa |
| Country | Poland |
| Phone | +48 77 212237 |
| jaceki@kagi.com | |
| URL | http://users.netmatters.co.uk/dandaforbes/ |
| Comments | Please visit the program's home page for up-to-date information. Some modules are free but others require an extra fee. The software is available on CD-ROM or can be downloaded from the Info-Mac archive at Imperial College, London: ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/info-mac/_Education/_Language/ |
| Record updated | 24/9/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | Verbs & Nouns Lookup |
| Description | Verbs & Nouns Lookup is an easy-to-use program that puts dictionary-power at your fingertips. It is the portal to a range of plug-in modules including translation dictionaries, spell-checking dictionaries, and inflection dictionaries. Depending on which modules you have, you can use it: to do word-for-word translation (comparable to looking words up in a conventional bilingual dictionary but much faster); for identifying the inflected parts you need or meet when you are writing or reading in a target language; and as a spelling checker. The associated program Verbs & Nouns enables you to construct further modules to suit your own requirements. You can try out some features of Verbs & Nouns Lookup free of charge by downloading it along with one or more of Italian Nouns, Italian Verbs, Italian Spelling, and English Dictionary. |
| Category | Dictionaries, Grammar, Spell Checkers, Translation Tools, Vocabulary |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate |
| Hardware | Apple Macintosh (680x0 series, PowerMac, G3, G4) |
| Operating System | Macintosh System 7.1 or higher. |
| Target Language | Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Modern Greek, Polish, Spanish, Finnish for German speakers, Russian for German speakers. |
| Cost | US$10.00 (sinlg euser price) US $99 (site licence) US $300 (worldwide) |
| Supplier | Jacek Iwanski |
| Address 1 | ul. Opolska 42/8 |
| Address 2 | 46-045 Turawa |
| Country | Poland |
| Phone | +48 77 212237 |
| jaceki@kagi.com | |
| URL | http://users.netmatters.co.uk/dandaforbes/ |
| Comments | Not all types of module are available for all languages. Please visit the program's home page for up-to-date information. Some modules are free but others require an extra fee. The software is available on CD-ROM or can be downloaded from the Info-Mac archive at Imperial College, London: |
| Record updated | 24/9/97 00:00:00 |
| Title | WinCALIS 2.0 |
| Description | WinCALIS, the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction for Windows, combines pedagogically sound principles with the most innovative technology to support thousands of languages and dozens of special character sets. This user-friendly authoring program offers built-in lesson formats with instant error analysis and feedback, tutorials, computer correction and scoring, on-line help and the multimedia capabilities of audio, video and animation. |
| Category | Authoring; Language Learning |
| Level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
| Hardware | PC 386 with minimum 2MB RAM, 4MB hard disk space and graphics adapter |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1 or higher |
| Target Language | WinCALIS supports all languages including left to right scripts, Chinese, Japanese, Korean using Unicode |
| Cost | £200.00 single user |
| Supplier | AVP Computing |
| Address 1 | School Hill Centre |
| Town | Chepstow |
| County | Monmouthshire |
| Postal code | NP6 5PH |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 01291 625439, Fax 01291 629671 |
| Record updated | 26/3/98 00:00:00 |
| Title | World Talk |
| Description | The program assumes a basic knowledge of the language. It offers a range of activities and games which cover practical and everyday situations, expressions and vocabulary. There is a 'recording studio' with a graded range of tasks. There are stories with comprehension exercises and 10 games covering such language as giving directions, dates and times, making arrangements as well as various vocabulary themes. |
| Category | Language Learning |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Hardware | Multimedia PC |
| Operating System | Windows 3.1, Windows 95 |
| Target Language | Afrikaans, American, Arabic, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujurati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Welsh |
| Cost | £35.00 + VAT |
| Supplier | EuroTalk |
| Address 1 | 315-317 New Kings Road |
| Town | London |
| Postal code | SW6 4RF |
| Country | UK |
| Phone | 0044 (0)20 7371 7711 Fax 0044 (0)20 7371 7781 |
| mail@eurotalk.co.uk | |
| URL | http://www.eurotalk.co.uk |
| Record updated | 9/12/98 00:00:00 |
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