Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures

Commercial Software

French

1. The Rhythm of French A complete pronunciation course designed to establish good pronunciation habits and to help learners recognize and correct their own oral production. (Detailed Calico Review is Available).	Commercial Installed in the LLC on PC 5,6,8
2. TV Commercials in French Featuring a series of authentic French television commercials, this set illustrates contemporary French tastes, attitudes, and lifestyles, offers insight into French culture; and encourages cultural comparisons.	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
3. France: Society This program explores aspects of French society, including class structure, television, family life, religion, education, the workplace, political parties, and the government.	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
4. Clef	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
5. Travel Tur	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
6. Bien Sur	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
7. Bravo!	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
8. Chez Nous	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
9. Dẻbuts CD Audio	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
10. Interaction	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
11. Le Chemin Du Retour	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
12. Paroles CD Audio	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
13. Around The Eiffel Tower	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
14. Chaperon Rouge	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
15. Civilisation française	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
16. Ell me regadait Comme Ca	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
17. Essential Interrogatives	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
18. French now! V8.0 • Developed by Transparent Language, Inc. • German, Italian, French, Spanish and Latin • More than 10,000 words • Hundreds of useful phrases • Full-motion, big-picture video • All pronunciation by native speakers • Record, play back, and compare	Commercial (CD Required)
19. Global Writer	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
20. La Geographie de la France	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
21. Legende d'Odile	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
22. PasDeProbleme	Commercial (CD Required)
23. TriplePlay Plus! • Developed by Syracuse Lang. Systems • German, Italian, French, Spanish, Hebrew • Speech recognition, over 1,000 Words • Record/Playback • Conversations with onscreen characters	Commercial (CD Required)

German

1. Computer Modules for assessing socio-cultural competence (German and Russian) According to the CLEAR website, the "modules focus on high frequency communicative functions such as: asking for directions, asking for permission, expressing preference, and giving compliments." (Detailed Calico Review is Available)	Commercial Installed in the LLC on PC 7, 8
2. Challenges of German Pronunciation This program teaches how to master the vowels, diphthongs, umlauts, and consonants that comprise the German language. Designed for beginner and advanced speakers, it teaches tricks for proper pronunciation and usage.	Commercial (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
3. Enfach Toll (German)	Commercial (CD Required)
4. EuroTalk Interactive – Advanced German DVD (Detailed Calico Review is Available)	Commercial (DVD)
5. German Alphabet Reference	Commercial (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
6. Kaleidoskop	Commercial (CD Required)
7. Neue Horizonte Now! • Developed by Transparent Language, Inc. • German, Italian, French, Spanish and Latin • More than 10,000 words • Hundreds of useful phrases • Full-motion, big-picture video • All pronunciation by native speakers • Record, play back, and compare	Commercial (CD Required)
8. Swiss Click	Commercial (CD Required)
9. TriplePlay Plus! • Developed by Syracuse Lang. Systems • German, Italian, French, Spanish, Hebrew • Speech recognition, over 1,000 Words • Record/Playback • Conversations with onscreen characters	Commercial (CD Required)
10. Der Rote Vogel	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
11. Der, Die, Das	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
12. Essential Interrogatives	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
13. The Passive Voice	Faculty-Authored Not Installed

Hebrew

1. Davka Writer	Commercial (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
2. Global Writer	Commercial (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
3. TriplePlay Plus! • Developed by Syracuse Lang. Systems • German, Italian, French, Spanish, Hebrew • Speech recognition, over 1,000 Words • Record/Playback • Conversations with onscreen characters	Commercial (CD Required)

Italian

12. Italy: Society This program presents an overview of Italian society. It discusses the media, class structure, family life, youth and the elderly, traditional family occasions, courtship and marriage, religion, the papacy, education, industry, trade unions, the role of government and political parties, and Italian bureaucracy.	Commercial (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
14. Italian Songs (Workbook is available) 15 Italian songs accompanied by a workbook that includes lessons and exercises. Installed in the LLC on PC 9	Type: Courseware (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
18. Video Italiano Authentic Italian videotapes for Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. (VHS)	Commercial (VHS)
19. Cappuccetto Rosso	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
20. Gelato	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
21. Gil articoli determinativi in Italiano	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
22. La Mia Casa	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
23. La Mia Famiglia	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
24. Essential Interrogatives	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
25. Italian Conversations (Textbook is available) Unscripted interviews with native Italians regarding everyday life, society, and politics.	Commercial (VHS)

Latin

1. Latin Exercises	Faculty-Authored (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
3. Essential interrogatives	Faculty-Authored (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
2. Domus	Faculty-Authored (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
4. Global Writer	Commercial (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
5. Grammar Tutor	Commercial (Installed in the LLC on all PCs )
6. Latin Now! V8.0 • Developed by Transparent Language, Inc. • German, Italian, French, Spanish and Latin • More than 10,000 words • Hundreds of useful phrases • Full-motion, big-picture video • All pronunciation by native speakers • Record, play back, and compare	Commercial (Installed in the LLC on all PCs ) (CD Required)

Russian

1. Computer Modules for assessing socio-cultural competence (German and Russian) According to the CLEAR website, the "modules focus on high frequency communicative functions such as: asking for directions, asking for permission, expressing preference, and giving compliments." (Detailed Calico Review is Available).	Commercial Installed in the LLC on PC 7, 8
2. Beginning Ukrainian Comprised of video dialogues and readings by native speakers, thousands of audio recordings, graphics, and extensive notes. Includes access to five types of exercises: multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, audio flashcard, pronunciation, and listening dictation.	Commercial Installed in the LLC on PC 6
3. Modern Russian Culture An audio-visual, multi-disciplinary course of thirty-eight lectures on modern Russian culture (from the eighteenth century to our time).	Commercial Installed in the LLC on PC 5,6
4. Ruslan Russian 2 (Detailed Calico Review is Available).
5. 12 Chairs: Multimedia Russian Textbook (Detailed Calico Review is Available).
6. Let's Talk	Courseware Installed in the LLC on all PCs
7. Listening to Okudzhava
8. Alphabet	Courseware Installed in the LLC on PC 5,6
9. At the Doctor	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
10. Essential Interrogatives	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
11. Global Writer
12. Hello Russia • English-Russian Multimedia Phrase Book • Recording of Voice and Playback. • Hear Russian speech at varying speeds • Information on contemporary Russian Life • 11 dialogs with animation clips	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs (CD Required)
13. Modern Russian Culture	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
14. Nachalo 2003 Interactive Book 1 & 2	Courseware
15. Nachalo Study Guide	Courseware
16. Russia Today	Courseware
17. A Journey into Space	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
17. Russian Cooking	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
18. Russian in Use	Commercial
19. Russian Now! V8.0 • Developed by Transparent Language, Inc. • German, Italian, French, Spanish and Latin • More than 10,000 words • Hundreds of useful phrases • Full-motion, big-picture video • All pronunciation by native speakers • Record, play back, and compare	Commercial (CD Required)
20. The Hermitage • Photos of works of Ancient Art • Over 300 images and 650 essays • 15 minutes of video • 30 minutes of classical music

Spanish

1. Preterito Imperfecto Reviews the rules of usage of the preterite and imperfect verb tenses. It features examples, visual tools, and extensive interactive practice exercises.	Commercial Installed in the LLC on PC 15
2. Pronunciacion y Fonetica An interactive Spanish pronunciation tutorial that explains Spanish phonology in detail and offers pronunciation activities in each section. Learners also have opportunities to listen to how native speakers pronounce isolated words, sentences, and then record and listen to their own pronunciation. Students will also hear different dialects of spoken Spanish. (Detailed Calico Review is Available).	Commercial Installed in the LLC on PC 8, 11-19
3. A Su Salud! (Textbook is available) A Spanish language program for students to practice Spanish for health professions. (Detailed Calico Review is Available).	Commercial Installed in the LLC on PC 6
4. Las Voces de Las Mujeres de Xelaju Videotaped interviews, conducted in 2003 with 20 women from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, present the views and values of women of various ages, backgrounds, and professions.	Commercial Installed in the LLC on All PCs
5. Intro to Spanish for Health Care Workers (Textbook is available) Designed for students with little or no formal background in Spanish, providing necessary language and vocabulary to facilitate better communication between health care providers and the growing Spanish-speaking community in the United States.\|	Commercial Installed in the LLC on PC 13
6. Espanol en Vivo Emphasizes the richness of hispanic culture and the variations of authentic spoken Spanish through filmed interviews with more than twenty native speakers of Spanish.	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs (DVD Required)
17. Tesoros (Textbook is available) This product is one in which the entire course content is delivered completely on CD-ROM through an engaging, mystery-based story that motivates students to learn the language in a medium that is captivating, pedagogically sound, and fun.	Commercial Will be installed in the LLC on PC 6
18. Caminos del Jaguar	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
19. Interacciones	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs
20. Ir De Compras en Mexico	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
21. La Gente Latina en los Estados Unidos	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
22. Los Articulos difinidos en espanol	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
23. Los Puertorriquenos Hoy	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
24. Mejoremos Nuestra Pronunciacion	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
25. TravelTur	Courseware Installed in the LLC on all PCs
26. Capuricita Roja	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
27. Essential Interrogatives	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
26. TriplePlay Plus!	Commercial Installed in the LLC on all PCs (CD Required)
27. Corrido no Corrida	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
28. En La Farmacia	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
27. Fido the Wonder Dog	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs
28. Viajes a Latinoamrica: ciudades antiguas y modernas	Faculty-Authored Installed in the LLC on all PCs

Arabic

7. ArabicNow Deluxe
Aims to teach the beginner to read, understand, and converse in Modern Standard Arabic. The program includes a wide range of activities, starting with alphabet recognition lessons, proceeding through the pronunciation of individual words and phrases, and leading the student into reading texts at various levels of difficulty. (Detailed Calico Review is Available).

Commercial
Installed in the LLC on PC 6

Other

17. The Story of Human Language
Covers aspects of linguistics such as sound change, cross-cultural relationships, word order, and vast verbal migrations.

Commercial
(DVD)
Available upon request

38. Let's Talk!

Let's Talk!
• Developed by Syracuse Language Systems
• German, Italian, French and Spanish
• Customized word lists and progress tracker
• Digital photographs and recordings
• Vocabulary & Pronunciation skill builder

39. Accent

Accent
• Spell Check for Foreign Languages
• Online Help for 9 languages
• 55 Fully Interactive Keyboard Maps
• Languages: Hebrew and Arabic

40. The Hermitage

The Hermitage
• Photos of works of Ancient Art
• Over 300 images and 650 essays
• 15 minutes of video
• 30 minutes of classical music

41. Infopedia

Infopedia
• 200,000 entries, 150 videos and animations
• 29-volume encyclopedia
• Speech recognition: 1,000 words
• Roget's 21st century thesaurus
• Hammond World Atlas
• Merriam-Webster's Dictionary

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