Corpora: FREE ESL/ITS SOFTWARE

Karen Smith (smithkar@mana.htdc.org)
Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:17:26 -1000

The following is an announcement of the latest in ESL/ITS technology from
Ergo Linguistics. For those of you with legitimate research interests we
can provide a free copy of this software if you send us a 3 or 4 sentence
description of the sort of research you are doing that would need this
sort of technology.

Until now there have been no ESL software products to help students practice
their CONVERSATION skills. But now, based on a patented new theory of grammar,
it is possible for students to practice their ESL conversation skills with a
3-D tutor. His name is "Roswell" and the program is called "Roswell Teaches
English". He is a cute alien from outer space and he offers six chapters
of six lessons
each in tasks and skills that are targeted to high basic and low
intermediate students.
Just two examples are lessons on ordering at a fast food restaurant and
going through
customs. It's a great supplement for classroom work or a great tool to
practice with
on your own.

Roswell can actively engage the student in question and answer exchanges based
on the material in the students workbook. He can both ask and answer questions
within the lessons. The workbook/manual provides plenty of guidance for the
students to get involved. The student types in questions and answers and
Roswell
responds with a generated voice and synchronized lip movements. A great
practice
environment for all students. Roswell's knowledge base and grammar skills
will be
updated every six months.

The INTRODUCTORY PRICE is just $29.95 for these 36 lessons. That's just 83
cents per lesson, and it will help the shyest and the most outgoing
students alike
participate in your classes and have more fun with English. We can provide
discounts
for schools which would like to install this program on multiple machines or in
a lab situation.

It is possible for teachers to custom design lessons for Roswell teaches
English. Contact Ergo Linguistic Technologies at http://www.ergo-ling.com for
more information on this. Or if you forget our name just type in "ESL
Software" at
Amazon.com.

In addition, the technology in Roswell Teaches English can be used for a
variety of educational programs in fields of study that are based on factual
information such as the sciences, history, and geography.

Phil Bralich
http://www.ergo-ling.com

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