The UW ESL Center Pedagogical Resource
Page Presents:
Language-Related Computer Resources
The following links will take you to remote
websites that feature computer-related resources. Please be aware that
some of the sites are located outside the U.S., and may take longer to
access and load.
Internet
Hoaxes: Describes virus hoaxes by name and explains in detail why
the claims they make are not valid.
CELIA
archive: The CELIA archive is a collection of software that can be
useful to teachers and learners of English. The software is ready to
download (doubleclick on a directory to open it, select the file you would
like to evaluate and click on it; this should prompt your web browser to
ask you where you would like to copy the file to). The directories in
this archive include: Games, Cloze Exercises, Grammar, Tests, Writing,
Listening, Reading, Teaching Utilities, Demo Exercises, Simulations and
others.
Computer Adaptations:
A commercial site that features talking electronic dictionaries/translators.
University
of Sussex Language Centre: This site provides information about
the Language Center at the University of Sussex. It also features links
to other useful language resources available on the internet, and a link
to The Virtual CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) Library at the
University of Sussex. The Virtual CALL library includes language software
(not limited to English) that is ready to download, as well as links to
other websites that offer CALL software. This is a particularly useful
starting point for those looking for educational software available on the
Internet.
Yamada
Language Center Non-English Font Archive: The Yamada Language
Center maintains an archive of non-English fonts ready to download for
both Macintosh and Windows. You can use these fonts with your word
processors and web browsers.