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Teentalk France

Available on DVD-ROM in both single-user and network versions for intranet and Internet servers

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The Teentalk programs are an entertaining, yet effective way of learning a language. They are based on authentic, everyday language spoken by real British, Canadian and French teenagers. The advantages of interactive learning make working with spoken language easy. The student can listen to questions and answers as many times as desired, and a studio-recorded version and a text version are also available. The language unfolds piece by piece and listening, reading and observation skills are all utilized. The built-in exercises also take advantage of multimedia. Traditional exercises take on new dimensions - everything can be listened to or, alternatively, read as text. Grammar rules are easily memorized by listening to example phrases.

In all programs there is a special area for teachers protected by a password where the transcripts and answer keys for the exercises can be found. There is also easy-to-print supplementary material and ideas for group work and pair work.

Why not take advantage of teenagers’ natural curiosity and offer them a learning tool that enables them to take a peek at the life and thoughts of British, Canadian and French teens?

Teentalk France introduces the learner to 20 French students, who are interviewed on topics such as school day, hobbies, future plans and multiculturalism. Following these interviews is easy and fun, and the whole time the learner is dealing with authentic, everyday language used by young people in France. The interactive exercises utilize the possibilities offered by multimedia technology to facilitate language learning.

The Teentalk language programs received the RIP Label of Quality from the French Ministry of Education in 2004: The French Ministry of Education has developed a special label of quality in order to facilitate the use of ICT and multimedia for teaching purposes.
The RIP label (’recognized as being of educational value’) is bestowed on digital educational material that is deemed to have educational value and be pedagogically sound; the material has been tested and approved by the Ministry’s evaluation panel.  

Features

  • virtual language and cultural immersion
  • authentic, spontaneous language
  • subjects that interest all young people
  • numerous kinds of exercises for co-operative project work, background material for conversation practice or oral tests
  • requirements: PC/MAC/LINUX with Flash 10 plugin
  • online, learning management system suitable
  • interactive whiteboard suitable