Languages Info Store
The collection of language learning material is registered in our Languages Info Store. A cataloguing system serves as a support in finding the right language learning materials. Amongst other things it gives details about the sort of language material available, and about skills and exercise types, and in part describes each media form in detail.
Language learning material for computer based language learning is available for Catalan, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Sardinien, Spanish and Swedish. There are language learning materials on audio cassettes for more than 50 languages.
The signatory is important when choosing learning materials or borrowing the respective media form (Abc 1234). This consists of a shortened word for the language and a four digit number, whereby the first digit stands for the type of language material (complete course, grammar, intonation, listening comprehension etc.)
1. Signatory
The single components of the language material are designated by a SIGNATORY, which is needed by the SUPERVISERS in order to borrow material. This signatory is composed of an INDEX for the language:
| Ar | Arabic | F | French | Ko | Corean | Okz | Occitan | Slo | Slovenian |
Bas | Basque | Fri | Friesian | Kor | Corsican | Ps | Persian | S | Spanish |
Bre | Bretoni | Gae | Gaellic | Kre | Creole | Pl | Polish | Swa | Swahili |
Bul | Bulgarian | Gr | Greek | Kro | Croatian | P | Portuguese | Th | Thai |
C | Chinese | He | Hebrew | Kym | Cymric | Rät | Rhaetor/man | Ti | Tibetan |
Dä | Danish | Hd | Hindi | Lux | Lux/burgian | Rum | Romanian | Tch | Czech |
D | German | Ir | Irish | Mak | Macedonian | R | Russian | Tü | Turkish |
E | English | Is | Icelandic | Mal | Malayan | Sar | Sardinian | Ug | Hungarian |
Esp | Esperanto | I | Italian | Man | Manx | Sw | Swedish | Uk | Ukrainian |
Fär | Faroese | Ja | Japanese | Nl | Dutch | Ser | Serbian | Ur | Urdu |
Fi | Finnish | Kat | Catalan | No | Norwegisch | Slw | Slovak | Wol | Wolof |
A FOUR DIGIT NUMBER follows the index for the language:
First digit = Type of language material
| 1 | Complete language courses: beginners | Lesson texts / grammar / intonation / listening comprehension |
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2 | Complete language courses: advanced |
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3 | Grammar: beginners | Oral conversion exercises on grammar topics |
4 | Grammar: advanced |
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5 | Phonetics | Exercises on pronunciation and intonation |
6 | Listening comprehension | Exercises on vocabulary, orthography, translating |
7 | Technical terminology | Exercises on technical terminology and occupational expressions |
8 | Regional studies, literature and music | Politics, economy, culture / dialects / narrative literature, lyric poetry, dramatic art / lectures |
9 | Language tests, regional studies | Intermediate practical language examination, certificate tests and language level tests |
Second digit = consecutive numbering of the courses
Third and fourth digit = consecutive numbering of the audio cassettes (band number)
2. “With written backup material” — “Without written backup material”
There is only a limited supply of written backup material (such as teacher’s book, work book or similar).
3. “Language course includes learning material on:”
3.1. Practice forms
| Listening | Lesson texts are read out loud |
Listening comprehension | Questions on the content of what was heard/exercises on vocabulary and oral proficiency |
Reading comprehension | Questions on the content of what was read/exercises on vocabulary and reading proficiency |
Repetition | Reading sentences from lesson texts as well as speaking independently |
Pronunciation | Practising segmental phonetic characteristics (pertaining to single sounds) |
Intonation | Practising supra segmental phonetic characteristics (pertaining to prosody) |
Conversion | Oral exercises with systematic conversion exercises on grammar topics |
Writing | Exercises on orthography (dictation) and on written expression skills |
Translating | Exercises on translating from the course language into the target language |
3.2. The setup of exercises according to work phases
| 1. Phase | 2. Phase | 3. Phase | 4. Phase |
1 phase | Requirement (teacher) |
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2 phase | Requirement (teacher) | Answer (student) |
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3 phase | Requirement (teacher) | Answer (student) | Correction (teacher) |
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4 phase | Requirement (teacher) | Answer (student) | Correction (teacher) | Repetition (student) |
Head of Department
Roland Billian M.A.
Sprachlabor@sli.uni-freiburg.de
Last updated: 12.10.2005
von Webmaster — Zuletzt verändert: 17.10.2005 18:45