Comments on: Giving Voice to the “dry” Textbook – TEXT to Speech! http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/2008/10/30/giving-voice-to-the-dry-textbook-text-to-speech/ "When 1 teaches, 2 learn." Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:28:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: ddeubel http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/2008/10/30/giving-voice-to-the-dry-textbook-text-to-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-16 ddeubel Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:53:52 +0000 http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/?p=15#comment-16 Michael, I like the layout and look. Should be a big success and there is lots of need on the business end for really effective use of technology for business English. Seems like it is a bit like the higher end audio books for adults. You might also want to think of incorporating a "chatterbot" with a business oriented programming. Especially useful for lower end learners. If it is designed right, users can click business questions/interview questions and the bot will respond. Or vice versa.... Thanks for letting me know about BSL and I'll be sure to pass this on... David Michael,

I like the layout and look. Should be a big success and there is lots of need on the business end for really effective use of technology for business English.

Seems like it is a bit like the higher end audio books for adults. You might also want to think of incorporating a “chatterbot” with a business oriented programming. Especially useful for lower end learners. If it is designed right, users can click business questions/interview questions and the bot will respond. Or vice versa….

Thanks for letting me know about BSL and I’ll be sure to pass this on…

David

]]> By: Michael http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/2008/10/30/giving-voice-to-the-dry-textbook-text-to-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Michael Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:58:53 +0000 http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/?p=15#comment-15 Hi David, I really enjoyed this post. You hit the nail on the head with bringing text to speech to help your students acquire the language with not only a better understanding, but also a fun and interactive way of learning. I know that was the best way for me to learn many years ago. Now there’s a company who specializes in all aspects of English language learning. It’s called neuroLanguage and it’s the industry leader in building unique software solutions that converts any English language content into interactive instructions that can be used anywhere at any time. They’ve teamed up with BusinessWeek to create BSL – Business as a Second Language. Check out this a short introduction that can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/57xtdl – I’d love to hear what you think. Contact me directly if you have any questions. Hi David,
I really enjoyed this post. You hit the nail on the head with bringing text to speech to help your students acquire the language with not only a better understanding, but also a fun and interactive way of learning. I know that was the best way for me to learn many years ago.

Now there’s a company who specializes in all aspects of English language learning. It’s called neuroLanguage and it’s the industry leader in building unique software solutions that converts any English language content into interactive instructions that can be used anywhere at any time. They’ve teamed up with BusinessWeek to create BSL – Business as a Second Language.

Check out this a short introduction that can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/57xtdl
– I’d love to hear what you think.

Contact me directly if you have any questions.

]]> By: The Best Reference Websites For English Language Learners — 2008 | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/2008/10/30/giving-voice-to-the-dry-textbook-text-to-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-11 The Best Reference Websites For English Language Learners — 2008 | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:45:31 +0000 http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/?p=15#comment-11 [...] about more extensive text-to-speech tools that require registration. You might also want to see David Deubelbeiss’ excellent listing of his choices for the best-text-to-speech tools, some which require [...] [...] about more extensive text-to-speech tools that require registration. You might also want to see David Deubelbeiss’ excellent listing of his choices for the best-text-to-speech tools, some which require [...]

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