Language has become international tool to do communication
throughout the world. Development of technology enables the people to learn
language easily without getting any limitation. For example, the students can
access the internet to learn language that they want. The technology also
fulfils the need of students to learn without connecting to the internet. The
students can also improve their own language skill with hardware. This hardware
is combination between tool and software related with language learning. Here
are some important software and hardware that the teachers and students can use
for developing their language learning.
Rosseta Stone
Writing skill is one of the important aspect
in learning a second language. Software which is offered by Rosseta Stone gives
opportunity for the students to get self-directed vocabulary and grammar based
exercises, particularly those that monitor voice input and assess the accuracy
of pronunciation. The product of this Rosseta Stone is effective for swift
acquisition of surface language.
1. Zimmer Twins
Another software
is created to help the primary students to create their own movie. It is so
easy because this software is completed by the tutorial how to create a movie.
Besides the software also provides many interesting videos containing
conversation and some activities in daily live. Zimmer Twins is the form of
movie maker, but the students may create their own video and share theirs with other
people in this world.
1. Bubble and Pebble
"Bubble and
Pebble" digital games were created by kindergarten students of the Terakki
Foundation Schools in Istanbul, Turkey. The children were given the chance to
create their own learning/teaching materials, combining their English, IT and
animation skills, and to share the result with children from all over the
world.
They drew and
coloured the two main characters, the boy Bubble and the girl Pebble, the game backgrounds and the objects in the
games. As the children were learning how to animate pictures in their animation
lessons, they animated the pictures of the digital games, putting together the
drawings as frames of a stop-motion animation. The children recorded their
voices in English, thus practising their pronunciation in English.
1. VocalPost
Skill of reading
and speaking are related to each other. The students can develop their speaking
skill by learning how to read. The time inside the class is not enough to do
practice of reading even speaking. The process of learning should happen
outside the school also. This audio blog software enables the students to
record their voice and send the recording to their teacher by email.
1. mm Mantralingua
Mantra Lingua is a
UK based publisher of award winning multilingual education resources. Wit provides
innovative, user-friendly solutions to the specific challenges facing teachers
and students within the classroom, and at home. One of the most interesting
product from this company is PenPal. This hardware can be used for some
activities in language learning. They can be special educational needs
children, recordable stickers, different subject areas, etc.
PenPal
