LinguaStep: Curriculum-based Language Learning - Loren Siebert -Berkeley--now with own company. Was teacher of Arabic @ Berkeley.
2005 attended Berkeley---bored with engineering and wanted to see how learning again would be.
Built Arabic vocabulary tool for himself, friends tried it, publishers checked it out. Now in 6th week.
3-5K words needed for ACTFL/ILR scale of 3.
looked at Leitner system: efficiency and intervals for vocab.
See linguastep.com for a ride!
flash for audio; sans-serif font on site, prints to serif fonts.
keeps track of your 'cardfile'. well known words get less attention
tab between buttons. enter hits selected button.
wordsearch allows adding to cardfile foor flashcards. searches for all terms, in context.
Write what you hear tool. -dicataion
tuneyourear tool
listen and select. creates homonym/falsewords for tool
student word input tool/custom dictionary.
Access: sofrware as service
indiv subscriptioons and campus site license.
Chinese or Japanese coming next.
what's the connection between what we want as teachers--vs students.
Flashcardexchange.com
how about pictures...
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