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IT in Foreign Language Instruction
Media (such as Language Lab
Facilities) have long been a component of language
instruction. Now such labs contain a lot of IT.
And, many students have access to similar IT from
locations outside of the lab.
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IT is quite useful in foreign language instruction. In
addition, machine translation has now reached the stage that
it is widely used. Voice input to computer, with machine
translation, is beginning to come into widespread use. And,
there are many search engines in many different languages.
Go to http://www.cyberdifference.com/
and click on Foreign Search Engine Directory in the left
column. Also take a look at Google, and click on the
Language
Tools menu item.
References
AltaVista: The Search Company [Online]. Accessed
10/11/01: http://babelfish.altavista.com/
This Website provides free access to a number of
language translation programs that translate to and from
English. Here are a few translations that the software
produced for this paragraph.
English to French
Ce Website fournit le libre accîs ÃÝ
un certain nombre de programmes de traduction de langage
qui traduisent ÃÝ et de l'anglais. Voici quelques
traductions que le logiciel a produites pour ce
paragraphe.
English to French and Back into
English
This Website provides free the
acc.®s.. a certain number of translating
programs of language which translate. and English. Here
some translations that the software produced for this
paragraph.
English to German
Dieses Website liefert freien Zugriff zu einer
Anzahl von Sprachúbersetzung Programmen, die nach
und von Englisch úbersetzen. Sind hier einige
Ãúbersetzungen, die die Software produzierte
fúr diese paragraph.
English to German and Back into
English
This Website supplies free access to a number of
Sprach.¼bersetzung programs, those after and from
English ¼bersetzen. Some ̼bersetzungen are, those
the software produced f.¼r this paragraph here.
English to Spanish
Este Website proporciona al acceso libre a un
número de programas de la traducción del lenguaje que
traduzcan a y desde inglés. Aquà estðn
algunas traducciones que el software lógica produjo para
estos paragraph.
English to Spanish and Back into
English
This Website provides to the free access to a
n..mero of programs of traducci..n of the language that
translate to and from ingl.©s. Aqu..
est.¬°n some translations that l..gica software
produced for these paragraph.
British Computer Society Natural Language Translation
Specialist Group [Online]. Accessed 10/11/01:
http://www.bcs.org.uk/siggroup/nalatran/.
This organization provides a forum to promote
the automation of translation between natural languages
through arranging talks, demonstrations and conferences,
writing computer programs and publishing information with
the goal of lowering linguistic barriers between nations.
The Website provides a good introduction to the field
and a number of useful resources.
Center for Machine Translation [Online]. Accessed
10/11/01: http://www.lti.cs.cmu.edu/Research/CMT-home.html.
Quoting from the websiet:
The Center for Machine Translation (CMT) at the
School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
conducts advanced research and development in a suite of
technologies for natural language processing, with a
primary focus on high-quality multi-lingual machine
translation. The CMT was founded in 1986, and currently
supports about 50 full-time faculty, staff and students.
…
Speech Projects
JANUS Speech-to-Speech Machine Translation
Speech-to-Speech Translation of Spontaneous
Conversational Dialogs in multiple languages primarily
using an interlingua based approach. Current focus is on
the Travel Domain - conversations between travel agents
and clients. In collaboration with other research
partners of the C-STAR consortium, current set of
languages covered includes English, German, Japanese,
Korean, Italian and French. System applications include
an Interactive Video Translation Station, a Portable
Translator, and a Passive Dialog Interpreter.
Fluency Foreign language accent correction
Fluency uses speech recognition (SPHINX II) to help
users perfect their accents in a foreign language. The
system detects pronunciation errors, such as duration
mistakes and incorrect phones, and offers visual and
aural suggestions as to how to correct them. The user can
also listen to himself and to a native speaker.
CMp net.asia [Online]. Accessed 10/11/01:
http://www.cmpnetasia.com/translations.cfm.
This Website provides free access to a number of
language translation programs that translate to and from
English. Here are a few translations that the software
produced for this paragraph.
English to French
Ce Website fournit l'accès libre
à plusieurs programmes de la traduction de la
langue à qui traduisent et d'anglais. Voici
quelques traductions que le logiciel a produit pour ce
paragraphe.
English to French and Back into
English
This Website provides the free access to
several programs of the translation of the language to
that translate and of English. Here are some
translations that the software produced for this
paragraph.
English to German
Dieser Website ermöglicht freiem Zugang zu
einer Anzahl von Sprache-Übersetzung-Programmen,
zu denen übersetzen, und von Englisch. Hier sind
einige Übersetzungen, die die Software für
diesen Absatz produzierte.
English to German and Back into
English
Enables this web site free access to a number of
language-translation-programs to which translates, and
from English. Some translations, that the software
produced for this sales, participate here.
English to Spanish
Este Website proporciona el acceso libre a varios
programas de traducción de idioma a que
traducen y de inglés. Aquí son unas
traducciones que el software produjo para este
párrafo.
English to Spanish and Back into
English
This Website provides the access free to several
programs of language translation to that you/they
translate and of English. Here they are some
translations that the software took place for this
paragraph.
Ethnologue: Languages of the World [Online].
Accessed 11/4/02: http://www.ethnologue.com/.
Quoting from the Website:
This electronic version of Ethnologue: Languages
of the World presents the data used to prepare the
printed volumes, along with links to the SIL Bibliography
and the International Academic Bookstore.
To get started using the Ethnologue, you should first
read the Introduction. Then browse the Countries page,
which displays the primary table of contents for the
Ethnologue organized by geographical areas and countries,
or use the search function.
A country page contains descriptions of all the
languages spoken in that country. Be forewarned that some
of the files are quite large. Many languages are spoken
in more than one country, and thus have entries listed at
more than one country. To look up all the entries for a
particular language, click on the More Information link;
you will be presented with a list of other countries
where the language is spoken and links to the
bibliographic details of publications written about that
language. For volumes that are available for sale through
the International Academic Bookstore, there is ordering
information in the full bibliographic entry.
Foreign Language Teaching Forum [Online].
Accessed 3/9/01: http://listserv.buffalo.edu/archives/flteach.html.
This is an Email Distribution List for people
interested in foreign language instruction. It is not
specifically targeted to uses of IT in foreign language
instruction. Of course, language labs are making more and
more use of IT faciliites.
Future of Language Teaching [Online]. Accessed
5/28/01: http://www.eun.org/eun.org2/eun/en/
news/content_frame.cfm?lang=en&ov=6170.
Quoting from the Website:
As language teachers must surely know, 2001 is
the European Year of Languages. Is modern language
teaching in your school making the most of the new
millenium's technology? The French Ministry of Education
and Research has been investigating this crucial issue.
'Language Learning with Information and Communications
Technology' (in French only) is the result of their work.
This evolving 'minisite' can help teachers find out more
about the opportunities offered by new technology.
Internet Resources for Foreign Language Teachers. ERIC
Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics. Accessed
11/4/02: http://www.cal.org/ericcll/faqs/rgos/flint.html.
Quoting from the Website:
The Internet offers a wealth of information for
students and teachers seeking foreign language resources.
Dozens of ERIC Digests (short information syntheses) are
available online on a wide range of topics related to
foreign language education. The Web site of the ERIC
Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics offers
newsletters, bibliographies, FAQs, and resource guides on
many topics of interest to teachers of foreign languages.
Other organizations in the field also maintain extensive,
informative Web sites. Publications and curriculum
materials abound, including a number of electronic
journals and magazines. Numerous listservs are available
to facilitate discussions among foreign language teachers
and other foreign language professionals. Some of these
lists have a specialized focus; others hold discussions
of general interest to those working in the field.
iTools; Accessed 11/4/02: http://www.itools.com/.
This site provdes a wide range of Internet
tools, including language translation.
Language Acquisition Resource Center at San Diego
[Online]. Accessed 3/8/01: http://larcdma.sdsu.edu/larcnet/home.html.
Quoting from the Website:
LARC at San Diego State University, SDSU, is one
of nine American National Language Resource Centers
(LRCs). The LRCs were established by Congress in 1989.
Their purpose is to improve the teaching and learning of
languages. LARC, SDSU, became one of the LRCs through a
national competition administered by the U.S. Department
of Education, Center for International Education. At
LARC, the focus is on research, development, and training
to improve language testing, to increase understanding of
other cultures and to improve language performance, all
through innovative uses of technology.
Middlebury College's Center for Educational Technology
[Online]. Accessed 3/7/01: http://cet.middlebury.edu/.
Quoting from the Website:
Middlebury College's Center for Educational
Technology was established in 1997 to serve present and
future educators, at Middlebury and in the educational
community at large, who wish to explore the use of
technology for more efficient and effective learning. The
Center combines a strong technological infrastructure
with a dedicated staff to provide training and support
for the design, dissemination, and assessment of
pedagogy-based and technology-enhanced methods and
materials. The Center is the home of Project 2001, which
is funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
to facilitate the collaborative development of
technology-enhanced language instruction among 62 liberal
arts colleges.
National Language Resource Centers [Online].
Accessed 5/30/01: http://carla.acad.umn.edu/NLRClinks.html.
There are nine National Language Resource
Centers . Quoting from the Website:
The purpose of the Language Resource Centers
is to:
- establish, strengthen and operate national
language resource and training centers
- improve the nation's capacity to teach and
learn foreign languages effectively
- disseminate information about foreign language
teaching and learning
Translation Software FAQ [Online]. Accessed
10/11/01: http://www.translation.net/tsfaq.html.
The company translation.net sells software and
other translation services. The company's FAQ page gives
a quick overview of use of software for language
translation.
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