Audio Files
Audio files for Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese,
Spanish and Vietnamese can be accessed on any computer in either the teaching or student lab. Audio files
can also be accessed through your language program's BlackBoard or TITTANium community site.
Our current audio files are
- Arabic (not available)
- Chinese
- Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 1 and 2
- Integrated Chinese Level 2
- English (various TOEFL, check in lab)
- French
- Affaires a suivre (audio and workbook)
- Contacts
- D'accord
- Interaction
- La Grammaire
- German
- Fokus Deutsch
- Na Klar (audio and workbook)
- Phonothek
- Wirtschafts
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean (nothing)
- Persian (nothing)
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Conversacion y repaso 9th edition
- Conversaciones creadoras
- Pasajes 6th ed
- Plazas 3nd ed
- Vietnamese (not available)
Instructions for Accessing Audio Files in the labs
1) To access the audio file in the lab, open the Sanako media player called "Sanako Media Assistant Duo".
2) On the menu bar, select File, then select Open File.
3) This will lead you to two folders called "All Languages" and "Professor's content."
4) Select "All Languages" and open.
5) Choose your language and look for your appropriate textbook.
Copying Lab Audio CDs for students
Lab Audio is availabe for students to listen to in the Media Center or on BlackBoard.
Students may also obtain a copy of the lab audio if they provide their own blank CD to be copied.
The Media Center does not provide blank CDs.
Blank CDs can be purchased at the Titan bookstore for about a dollar per CD.
Lab Audio can be copied as one CD in the smaller MP3 format to be played on their computer or
as several regular audio CDs that can be played in a CD player.
Employment
Each year the media center hires student assistants to help in the running of the labs.
We look for people with experience in both technology and modern languages.
Student assistants work 12 hour weeks. Hours depend on your class schedules.
Pay starts at 8.32/hr.
If interested, applications can be made at H325 A or the Modern Language Dept Office in H835.
Keyboards
The media center is set up so that you can type using characters in all languages.
To change the keyboard language
1) On the bottom right of the computer (or on the top of the screen) you will see two letters like EN, or JP .
2) Click on the letters and open the drop down menu.
3) Select the language you want to use.
Or use 3D Keyboard
1) Go to Programs and open 3D Keyboard.
2) Choose the keyboard you wish to use.
Note: For it to work properly, you must open the Word or PowerPoint document first, before changing
the keyboard.
Policies
No food or drink is allowed in the teaching or student labs.
Cell phones are to be turned off or put in silent mode.
The viewing of improper content (such as pornography) is not permitted.
The downloading of copyrighted content is also not permitted.
People who violate these policies will be asked to leave the media center.
Printing
Black and white, single side printing is available in both labs with the use of your Titan Student Card.
Cost is 10 cents a page.
No cash is accepted.
You may add cash to your card on-line with a credit card through the Titan Portal or
by cash in the Titan library.
We do not have a photocopier. Photocopiers can be found in the Titan library.
Recording
You may record your voice using the media player: Sanako Media Assistant Duo. All files are saved as
MP3s.
1) Open the media assistant duo player by clicking on the icon.
2) To record your voice press the red button.
To pause, you also press the red button.
To stop, you press the blue button.
3) To Save your recording, select FILE from the menu and then choose SAVE AS
4) Name the file with your name
5) Choose a destination folder (your professor's folder) or a destination drive such as
your USB flash drive or a CD rom.
6) Click OK to save
NOTE: You cannot record music or a CD - only your voice.
Software
All computers in the teaching and student lab use the Windows XP operating system.
They all use the following software:
- Adobe Reader
- 3D Keyboard
- Firefox
- Intervideo (DVD player)
- Internet Explorer
- Lertap 5
- Longman iBT
- Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher,
- Nero 6
- Komposer (web page creator)
- Quicktime 7
- Realplayer
- Sanako Media Assistant Duo
- Sanako Study 300
- SPSS 16 for Windows
- Windows Media Player
- Windows Movie Maker
Tell Me More
TELL ME MORE language learning software is a fun and interactive way to learn language using dialogues, videos, speech recognition and written exercises.
You can choose your level from Complete Beginner to Expert. Tell Me More covers all the skills to learn a language from speaking and listening, to reading and writing, grammar, vocabulary, and culture.
Tell Me More also includes the latest speech recognition technology, giving you the most effective way of assessing your pronunciation.
You will improve your language conversational skills with graphs and 3D animations, while interactive dialogues with the computer make your language learning experience fun.
Tell Me More is available in the following languages:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Spanish
