VOCABULARY TEACHING

SUMMARY OF http://www.wordchamp.com/
Wordchamp.com is a language learning network that includes many advantages for the language learners. It facilitates the language learning by providing the learners to choose their subject matter and enable them to have an idea about how to learn that language. In the website, there are many language activities including multiple-choice activities and fill-in-blanks activities that enforce the learning of that language. There is also Course Management System, which is free for teachers, but not students, which enable them to create a class and have interactive activities with the students with regard to language learning. Moreover, the Web Reader helps the learners and teachers to read foreign websites without having difficulty in understanding. Also, by using this tool, it is easy to communicate with native speakers, which is very important for the learners of foreign languages.
SUMMARY OF Gerry's Vocabulary Teacher
This tool is a very useful tool for teachers as it enables them to create exercises very easily. Teachers may use this tool to introduce new words and to help the learners practice them with gap-fill exercises. Therefore, it makes the job easy for teachers as it is also easy to use this tool. Moreover, students have advantage of practicing what they have learned, thus making the learning more permanent. This tool also includes Academic Word List which covers the words used in English Academic Papers. This database runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000 and XP and can be downloaded on the computer.
SUMMARY OF Text -to -Speech Technology
This tool enables its users to listen the texts in the target language and practice pronunciation. It reads it in a manner that one can think as if a human reads it. Therefore, it is very useful for foreign language learners as they can learn the actual pronunciations of the words that they deal with. However, lacking in emotional aspects may become a disadvantage for the learners as they may not get rid of the difficulties that they face with intonation.