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1. 1 2 Change Default Settings If you want to change the default settings select Settings from the Extras menu In the Settings dialogue box you can change the following default settings e Default language Language of the menu bar status bar and on screen help e Learner data directory Directory where the learner data is saved default directory for learner data is C TEMP e Data directory Directory which is shown when you open a learning package OK o Feed e Default language English T Opening tune m Learner data directory c tempi Choose Data default directory eprograntitipprofidata Choose Default Settings It is necessary to restart the program in order to activate the new settings LINK 1997 2004 2 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 TELOS LANGAUGE PARTNER TLP Viewer With the TLP Viewer you can run learning packages that have been created with TLP Pro TLP Light or TLP Basic for more information on TLP Pro see chapter 3 2 1 GENERAL FUNCTIONS 2 1 1 Open a Learning Package To open a learning package click on Open a Learning Package or select the command Open from the File menu access the CD drive select a learning package file with extension DIA and click OK a Viewer Telos P Multimedia learning and authoring Open a Learning Package Opening Page This will take you to the Conte
2. Multimedia learning and authoring L CIE RH LCE E E LLE ats 61 een nen er nee onan ee een ee ee ee eee Kee EEA eege 2 TELOS LANGAUGE PARTNER TLP VIEWER 2 cccssccceeeseeeeeneeeeneeeeeneeeaneens IAEE Ue te EE G B r MA E e E Re E decent hota N E E N E E A N O N LEE E P E E E E A E E E TE AE A E E EOE 21A Menu Baf EEN EAE E EE AR e e K del Soui EE E ege PNE B ee Ch EE SE EE ee La Eet ag Look up Eeleren 2 2 1 Dialogue TGS eegeeterheneur beherrschen reechen eebe Sg EE EO ii stele Hes EELER 13 2 2 3 e e EE 15 SE eet Ee EE ee EE 17 2 2 9 SU E 18 EECHER 20 re Een er 21 2 26S Drp A Drop BC ecrire iieri i eena EEEE EEEE eine EEE EEEE EEE E E aA 22 2 29 Multpl C hoic EEN oncaran EENES E A EAE EENE RN REE Eia 23 ENEE aaa E E E mee 24 NAE e AE E 25 E Ebene 25 3 INFORMATION ON TLP PRO skeERRRRERRREEERR KEEN EENRRREENRRR EEN RRR EEN RREEENRREEERR EEN 26 1997 2004 LINK Institut fur Linguistik amp Interkulturelle Kommunikation All Rights Reserved For further information please contact STZ SPRACHTRAINING UND KOMMUNIKATION Email hotline linguaplan de Internet http Awww linguaplan de Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 1 GETTING STARTED 1 1 Requirements Pentium PC 150 MHz or higher with 16 MB RAM 32 MB recommended HiColor graphics card CD ROM drive and a SoundBlaster compatible sound card with microphone and speakers Microsoft Windows 95 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP
3. 1 5 or Sound Operation Panel To check your answers drag the Check button and either place it onto the text field or directly onto an entry Your entry will turn green if it is correct in case it differs from the expected answer the deviating letters will be marked in red Entries that are marked in red do not correspond to the expected solution ag To delete an entry drag the Erase button to the entry and try again If you drag the Erase button onto the text field all entries will be deleted whip To see the expected answer drag the Solution button onto the text field or onto an entry i Click on the Scoring button to see what score you have reached LINK 1997 2004 21 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 8 Drag amp Drop Exercises Select a text button from the right side of the page and drag it into the correct space in the text field Prepositions Drag amp Drop Exercise Dig a ss st ape Imharsverzeiennis SD ee Beisel 1 to distribute e retail outicts j BEE E Ziehen die passenden Erl uterungen neben die folgenden W rter IFrougk 2 to divide tiree parts Se sae se das Unternehmen bor i a to drill mil tor der Geschaftsleiter 4 to extract the grouns piglet Ed das Management i EE ein positives Ergebnis G to yo businasa der Markt die Lage der Zustand 1 to yi shop die Situati Sage ites SES der Handel die Wirtschaft 7 to involv
4. a Co O Dialogue Exercise with Head Pictures f m Clarissa A Hello dont think weve met B No I m Sidney Sidney Davenport I m the new intern A l m Clarissa Clarissa Witherspoon the general factotum B Then you can probably tell me where can find Ms Higgins A Her office is just through there but she s in a meeting at the moment B How long will it take do you think A About half an hour B Oh well I ll come back later then wes Do OM 2 DD Ss CH Dialogue Exercise with Situation Picture LINK 1997 2004 9 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual How to Do a Dialogue Exercise The following recommendations will help you to make good use of the flexible practice opportunities of the dialogue exercises In the section directly after these recommendations the functions of the buttons will be explained and you will learn how to perform the different practice activities Listening to the dialogue e Hide the text and listen to the dialogue or parts of the dialogue as often as desired Try to understand as much as you can without the support of the written text e Make the dialogue text visible and listen again Use the text in order to enhance your understanding of the dialogue Look up e Look up words e Listen to and or read the dialogue with the simultaneous support of the written translation if available to ensure that you fully understand the dialogue e Activate h
5. given task Save text as text file e Show score O video sound operation panel Start video sound clip Pause video sound clip OER Drag the Slide button to the left or right to move the video sound clip to a desired position i Stop video sound clip LINK 1997 2004 6 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual Drag amp Drop Buttons The following actions can be performed with drag amp drop buttons Listen to the auditory model Record yourself Listen to your recording Erase and or enter text L n Show text A Check the exercise AER Show a solution Show a translation LINK 1997 2004 7 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 1 6 Special Characters Select Special Characters in the Extras menu to open the Special Character dialogue box Select a character and click on Paste in order to enter it into your text 2 1 7 Sound Recording Quality If you want to change the sound recording quality select Sound Data Format from the Extras menu Record Settings EX Channels Ce Mono Stereo Frequency Ge 11025 Hz 22050 Hz 44100 Hz Sample size D Bits Ce 16 Bits 2 1 8 Help Facilities The program provides an on screen help facility To access the help option select the corresponding command from the Help menu Use the Contents menu the Previous or History buttons in order to navigate through the help facilities or click on the g
6. solution SZ To delete an entry drag the Erase button to the entry and try again If you drag the Erase button onto the text field all entries will be deleted AER To see the expected answer drag the Solution button onto the text field or onto an entry Click on the Scoring button to see what score you have reached LINK 1997 2004 20 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 7 Select exercises The select exercises are a variant of the gap filling exercises However here the learners do not write in the gaps rather they have to select the correct answer from a list of possible choices Click on the small arrow next to the gap and a list of possible answers will appear To choose an answer click on the desired solution and it will appear in the gap Nach dem Weg fragen Select the correct word from the box A Entschuldigen Sie bitte K nnen Sie mir sagen wie ich von hier zum Flughafen o Das ist gar nicht so leicht zu Warten Sie mal Sie fahren da vorne bis zur oO Ampel und dann links Aber da ist rechts x fvorgeschrieben Ja richtig Wissen Sie ich bin Fu g nger Da muss ich immer erst Kein Problem o gt D gt Teles L te amp Select exercise If the Sound Operation Panel is activated the exercise is supported by sound Use the buttons on the panel to play the sound and follow the course instructions see also Push buttons in chapter 3
7. ake you back to the page containing the hotword Look up words If a dictionary has been linked to your package you can look up words by clicking on a word with the right mouse button see also chapter 2 2 9 Access a Dictionary LINK 1997 2004 12 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 2 Text Comprehension Exercises The general purpose of the text comprehension exercises is to understand the presented text Travel hormatal al H Latimer A Dain bo pra vou the mael inoata fir ocr asling pn Scunthorps The meeting vail slam st 5 zm You should therein anke in Soirhoze al o ah d pom The test thing would be for you cs Take lhe Intercity to Wanchastar Kerg al 12 718 onm Tou change in Manchester and lake Cp g ral aapreaG fo Eege The train lamaa Train Connections eS Mant ba eier Regional meres te SGrumgdnorteg 8 groreste at 2 20 pm and pou are due oo aces n rarCzgre d 345 art iroking torward bo Dit meeting and er D ain a deacar joiray Text Comprehension Exercise with Visual Aid Listen to the text without support of a transcript Pe To listen to the text drag the Model Play button to the grey field on the right Listen to the text with support of a transcript To show the transcript drag the Eye button to the grey field on the right You can now listen again to the whole text or to particular parts of the text You can now listen to the whole text or to particular pa
8. dialogue so called hotwords will be linked to explanations or exercises Click on the Hyperlink button in order to activate the hotwords see also Activate Hyperlinks in chapter 2 2 1 If a dictionary has been linked to your package you can look up words by clicking on a word with the right mouse button see also chapter 2 2 9 Access a Dictionary LINK 1997 2004 14 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 9 Video Exercises Video exercises are based on a video clip which will usually be accompanied by a transcript In addition comprehension may be supported by a translation or by an internal dictionary and there may be hyperlinks to explanations or exercises fours comptes Tas oe SS 2 SS 1 Video Exercise Play the video To operate the video you can use the Play Pause Stop and Slide button in the video operation panel underneath the video or the Model Play button in the tool bar ee video operation panel Click the Play button in order to start the video Click the Pause button in order to interrupt the video and view a still picture Drag the Slide button to the left or right to move the video to a desired position je pls ie Click the Stop button in order to stop the video d To show the transcript drag the Eye button to grey field on the right To operate the video you can now also use the Model Play button in the tool bar EP To start the video at a specific point
9. dings drag the button to the background field or to the situation picture NOTE If you are not satisfied with the sound quality optimise the settings in the audio mixer of your sound card Hide and show dialogue text ag You can hide the dialogue text by dragging the Erase amp Write button to the dialogue section you want to hide e to hide the whole dialogue drag the button to the background field or to the picture in cases where the dialogue is illustrated by a situation picture e to hide a speaker turn drag the button to the corresponding turn field e to hide a dialogue role drag the button to the corresponding role field or to the head of the respective dialogue partner e You can now listen to the relevant dialogue section without the dialogue text being shown and then write the dialogue text into the empty text fields LINK 1997 2004 11 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual eo You can make the dialogue text visible again by dragging the Eye button to the dialogue section of choice e to show the whole dialogue text drag the button to the background field or to the picture in cases where the dialogue is illustrated by a situation picture e to show the text of a speaker turn drag the button to the corresponding turn field e to show the text of a dialogue role drag the button to the corresponding role field or to the head of the respective dialogue partner Write and compare with mod
10. drag the Model Play button to the corresponding passage in the transcript Speak and record the text You can speak and record the video text and compare your recording with the model see Speak and record the text and Compare recording with model in chapter 2 2 2 Text comprehension exercise LINK 1997 2004 15 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual Access a translation O If the Translation button is activated you can access a written translation of the transcript to ensure that you fully understand the video Drag the Translation button to a text passage of the transcript The translation will appear in a text field on the top of the page Activate Hyperlinks and Look up Words If the Hyperlink button is activated certain words or passages in the transcript so called hotwords will be linked to explanations or exercises Click on the Hyperlink button in order to activate the hotwords see also Activate Hyperlinks in chapter 2 2 1 If a dictionary has been linked to your package you can look up words by clicking on a word with the right mouse button see also chapter 2 2 9 Access a Dictionary LINK 1997 2004 16 of 27 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 4 Text Production Exercises The text production template can be used for all kinds of writing exercises like letter writing faxes memos reports summaries etc The example below for instance illustrates a translation exercise Translate t
11. e someone Speen tke work Sg en der Erfolg die F hrung eines Unternehmens a tu sell a shop BEER ein wirtschaftlicher Betrieb die Firma Y te turn row miteriol rodusta ELSE die Person die ein Unternehmen fiihrt Ea O D P y L esst DR SC KR a Oe tele AIA ji Drag amp Drop exercises If the Sound Operation Panel is activated the exercise is supported by sound Use the buttons on the panel to play the sound and follow the course instructions see also Push buttons in chapter 2 1 5 O Sound Operation Panel To check your answers drag the Check button to an entry or onto the text field Your entry will turn green if it is correct in case it differs from the expected answer it will be marked in red To delete an entry drag the Erase button to the entry and try again If you drag the Erase button onto the text field all entries will be deleted wily To see the correct answer drag the Solution button onto the text field or onto an entry 2 i Click on the Scoring button to see what score you have reached LINK 1997 2004 22 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 9 Multiple Choice exercises To select an answer click into the corresponding click box S1 Greetings Exercise Pedagogic support How do you introduce yourself C be Sandra Jones I m Sandra Jones C I m Jones GG How do you do C What do you do Who are you Div Multiple Choice Exerc
12. e specific needs of their target learner groups The Editing Mode can also be used by learners to explore communicative situations and to create their own exercises or their own dictionary LINK 1997 2004 26 of 26
13. el ag You can enter your text into a field by dragging the Erase amp Write button into a turn field or by clicking onto the corresponding field yy You can compare what you wrote with the model dialogue by dragging the Solution button to the dialogue section you wrote e to compare a speaker turn drag the Solution button to the corresponding turn field e to compare the whole dialogue drag the button to the background field or to the picture in cases where the dialogue is illustrated by a situation picture The solution i e the model dialogue will appear in a field above the dialogue Access a translation LS If the Translation button is activated you can access a written translation to ensure that you fully understand the dialogue Drag the Translation button to the dialogue section for which you want to see a translation the translation will appear in a field above the dialogue Activate hyperlinks If the Hyperlink button is activated certain words or passages in the text or dialogue so called hotwords will be linked to explanations or exercises Click on the Hyperlink button in order to activate the hotwords If you move the mouse over a hotword the title of the page linked to the hotword will be displayed under the title of the current page If you click on the hotword the explanation or exercise that is linked to the hotword will be displayed and a Back button will appear on the screen The Back button will t
14. ewer User Manual Listening and recording EP e to listen to the whole dialogue drag the button to the background field or situation picture You can listen to the whole dialogue to one of the speaker turns or to one of the two dialogue roles by dragging the Model Play button to the corresponding field e to listen to a speaker turn drag the button to the corresponding turn field e to listen to a dialogue role drag the button to the corresponding role field kee You can record yourself by dragging the Record button to the dialogue section you want to record e to speak amp record a speaker turn drag the button to the corresponding turn field e to speak amp record a dialogue role drag the button to the corresponding role field or to the head of the respective dialogue partner Speak into the microphone when the Stop button appears in the tool bar Click on the Stop button when you have finished your recording Di e to listen to your recording of a speaker turn drag the button to the corresponding turn field You can listen to your recording by dragging the Learner Play button to the dialogue section you want to listen to e to listen to your recording of a dialogue role together with model utterances drag the button to the corresponding role field or to the head of the respective dialogue partner in a situation picture when the dialogue is illustrated by a situation picture e to listen to all your recor
15. ext comprehension and production to lexical and grammatical explanations and exercises cultural notes and lexical look up In the Learning Mode TLP Pro has the same functions as TLP Viewer In addition TLP Pro includes an Editing Mode which enables tutors to create customised learning packages Tutors can create and edit exercises using the following templates e avideo template for playing video clips supported by transcript translation and look up facilities e adialogue template either with head pictures or with a situation picture and balloons e text comprehension templates with or without the support of an image e atext production template which can be used for a range of writing exercises e g writing letters faxes memos reports e a flexible question answer template for different kinds of written and or oral tasks from answering questions and describing pictures to simulating a presentation e agap filling template for different kinds of exercises from gap filling to reformulation or sentence composition e adrag amp drop template e templates for lexical grammatical pragmatic or cultural explanations The Editing Mode also provides a facility to customise and integrate internal dictionaries as well as an option for creating hyperlinks between dialogues texts and lexical grammatical pragmatic or cultural explanations or exercises Tutors can use these functions to create and customise learning packages to meet th
16. he Tpllpedttg dialogue joen your madar donut 3 O OGOOGO Text Production Exercise Read task description Read the instructions above and in the text field on the left side of the screen Prompts If you click the Prompts button a text field will appear on the top of the page containing information that will help you to perform the given task Write and record To perform the given task write into the text field on the right side of the screen ES In order to record an oral answer drag the Record button to the answer field speak into the microphone and click on Stop in order to stop the recording If you want to listen to your recording drag the Learner Play button to the answer field Click on Stop if you want to interrupt the playback Access a model solution Co f g If the Solution button is activated you can access a solution If you drag the Solution button to the answer field a model answer will appear in a text field at the top of the page Save your performance as a text file Gp By clicking on the Disk button you can save your text as a text file on hard disk or diskette The text file can be edited or printed with any word processor LINK 1997 2004 17 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 5 Question Answer Exercises Question answer exercises consist of an instruction and a visual aid on the left side of the page and a question or task description and an answe
17. igh time as var hochste Jait In veo Weeks time fin real oc heen Tor the time beig ontlauza Uutal bere eS it Miegel Uhr ist es ue saat isk eso ia ba in time for sth frachtzecio zu alw kommen from time 10 time dann und wann wor Zeit zu Zeit to be pushed for time tre Zeteruck stehen ABCE G ALIK LEM HOPORETUV RTS Dictionary Entry You can also access the dictionary with the command Dictionary in the Extras menu Click on the appropriate letter of the displayed alphabet and scroll through the word list on the right To open an entry click on the word of choice You can also type the word into the space underneath the alphabet 2 2 12 Taking Notes Use the TLP Notepad for taking notes and writing down relevant words or phrases e To open the notepad click Notepad in the Extras menu e To save your notes click Save in the File menu select a directory enter a file name and click OK or Save Your notes will be saved as a text file e To print your notes click Print in the File menu LINK 1997 2004 25 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 3 INFORMATION ON TLP Pro TLP Viewer can only be used to run learning packages which were created with the Pro version of Telos Language Partner TLP Pro TLP Pro is a multimedia learning shell with a learning and an editing mode supporting and integrating a range of prototypical language learning activities from video based activities dialogue practice t
18. ise If the Sound Operation Panel is activated the exercise is supported by sound Use the buttons on the panel to play the sound and follow the course instructions see also chapter 3 1 5 OE Sound Operation Panel 4 Click the Check button to check your selections Co A SZ To delete an entry drag the Erase button onto the text field or directly onto a click box and try again Click the Solution button to see the correct selections LINK 1997 2004 23 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 10 Explanations Learning packages may contain grammatical lexical pragmatic or cultural explanations Explanations can usually be accessed through the Contents page and they may also be linked to corresponding elements of texts or dialogues A Co m Grammatical Explanation If the Sound Operation Panel is activated the explanation is supported by sound Sound Operation Panel Use the buttons on the Sound Operation Panel to play the sound see also Push Buttons in chapter 2 1 5 Note that in some learning packages the explanation template may also be used for listening comprehension exercises LINK 1997 2004 24 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 11 Access a Dictionary If a dictionary has been linked to your package you can look up words by clicking on a word with the right mouse button TO ENG OLES Neel hime Machetes Mall Pot time jedesmall H was h
19. le on hard disk or diskette The text file can be edited or printed with any word processor LINK 1997 2004 19 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 6 Gap filling exercises The gap filling exercises can be used for a wide range of learning activities from listening comprehension to grammatical and lexical exercises fm Clarissa Witherspoon Fill e Ree micing elic of eons A Bello I don t thank we ve E Be I Sidney Sidney Devenpert I m the new a ia Clarissa Clarissa Witharepoon thea Be sot can probably tell me sn LL Ean find Me Higgins i Fer LS just threugh there but She s in o at tha monent Dr Pom Long it take dp pu i d Tee SKI Gap filling Exercise Fill in all the gaps of the selected gap filling exercise To fill in a gap click onto the gap and fill in the missing word s or letters Press the Tab key to go to the next gap If the Sound Operation Panel is activated the exercise is supported by sound Use the buttons on panel to play the sound and follow the course instructions See also Push buttons in chapter 2 1 5 rs Sound Operation Panel To check your answers drag the Check button and either place it onto the text field or directly onto an entry Your entry will turn green if it is correct in case it differs from the expected answer the deviating letters will be marked in red Entries that are marked in red do not correspond to the expected
20. nts page of the chosen package listing all the exercises contained in the package i TELOS DIALOGUE English 1 C GOING PLACES a Dialogue Practice So The train times for Swansea Go Do vou have any vacancies 7 Go fm very much looking forward to meeting you So Hello it s Roger S The train times for Swansea Do you have any vacancies 7 lim very much looking forward to meeting you Hello it s Roger CO AT THE HOTEL GE TSS A Contents page You can open and close the displayed folders and exercises of the Contents page with a double click Select an exercise of your choice and open it with a double click or click on OK LINK 1997 2004 3 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual Teles gt The Contents page can always be accessed by clicking the Telos button If an exercise consists of more than one page access the exercise via the Contents page using the Telos button and then use the Forward and Backward buttons to navigate between the different pages of an exercise 2 1 2 Close a Learning Package To close a learning package select the Close command from the File menu 2 1 3 Exit the Program To exit the program select the Exit command from the File menu LINK 1997 2004 4 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 1 4 Menu Bar The menu bar displays the following main functions File Edit Extras Language Help File Open Opens an existing package ei
21. r field on the right side of the page Give the Answer HSE TE wen nn ee nn Clarissa Hello dan t think we ve met Answer field Question Answer Exercise Read the question Read the question or task description SP If the Model Play button is activated you can also listen to the question or task description by dragging the button to the respective text field Access prompts If you click the Prompts button a text field will appear on the top of the page containing information that will help you to perform the given task Answer the question You can give the answer in a written and or spoken form Write the answer into the answer field ks In order to record an oral answer drag the Record button to the answer field speak into the microphone and click on Stop in order to stop the recording Di If you want to listen to your recording drag the Learner Play button to the answer field Click on Stop if you want to interrupt the playback Access a solution wits If the Solution button is activated you can access a solution Drag the Solution button to the answer field A solution will appear in a text field at the top of the page De To access an oral solution drag the Model Play button to the answer field LINK 1997 2004 18 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual Save your performance as a text file i By clicking on the Disk button you can save your text as a text fi
22. reen underlined key words for further information To close the on screen help function select Exit from the File menu of the help window 2 1 9 History Via the Help menu you can also access a History which provides an overview of all the pages you have viewed during a learning session You can open a page by clicking on the title in the History LINK 1997 2004 8 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 2 PRACTICE AND LOOK UP ACTIVITIES NOTE This manual covers all types of exercises that can be created with TLP Pro The learning package on your CD ROM or other learning packages provided by your tutor may only include some of these exercises Using the on screen help facility you can also access the appropriate help directly from within an exercise 2 2 1 Dialogue Exercises There are two types of dialogue exercises providing the same practice functions one with head pictures or names for 2 speakers and another one with a situation picture and balloons for up to 5 speakers i m Clarissa No I m Sidney Sidney Davenport l m the new intern Hello dont think we ve met I m Clarissa Clarissa Witherspoon the general factotum Then you can probably tell me where can find Ms Higgins Her office is just through there but she s in a meeting at the moment How long will it take do you think About halfan hour Oh well I ll come back later then we PPS PDA aa
23. rts of the text as often as desired L To listen to the text or a text passage drag the Model Play button to the beginning of the text or to the text passage you want to start with Speak and record the text If you want to record the text drag the Record button to the text passage you want to start with i Speak into the microphone when the Stop button appears in the tool bar Click on the Stop button each time you have finished recording a highlighted text passage Click on Cancel in order to interrupt the recording Compare recording with model Listen to the model and to your recording in order to compare your recording with the model Pe To listen to your recording drag the Learner Play button to the text passage you want to listen to Click on the Stop button in order to stop the playback LINK 1997 2004 13 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual SP To compare your recording with the model drag the Model Play button to the text passage you want to listen to Click on the Stop button in order to stop the playback Access a translation If the Translation button is activated you can access a written translation of the text to ensure that you fully understand the text Drag the Translation button to a text passage The translation will appear in a text field on the top of the page Activate Hyperlinks and Look up Words If the Hyperlink button is activated certain words or passages in the text or
24. t Closes the program Extras Notepad Opens the TLP Notepad Special Opens Special Character box Characters Dictionary Opens a dictionary Opens box for changing default settings language opening tune directory for learner data Sound Data Opens box for changing the sound recording quality Format Language The Language menu enables you to change the language of the menu bar status bar and on screen help Help Hep Accesses the Help function History Accesses the History function which provides an overview of all the pages you have worked with during a particular learning session LINK 1997 2004 5 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Viewer User Manual 2 1 5 Tool Bar The tool bar includes push buttons and drag amp drop buttons To perform an action associated with a push button you simply click on the button To execute a command assigned to a particular drag amp drop button click on the button drag it to the desired destination and release it The drag amp drop function works with the majority of fields on a screen at any given time If you drag a button to an undefined field you will hear a beep Push Buttons With the push buttons you can perform the following actions PS gt Open the Contents page of a learning package Go to the next dialogue page Go to the previous dialogue page Stop recording or playing sound Show hide hyperlinks Open text field with prompts concerning a
25. yperlinks if the Hyperlink button is activated and open linked explanations or exercises e Use the TLP Notepad for taking notes and writing down new words and phrases Listening and Recording e Listen to the speaker turn of your choice e Repeat and record the passage e Compare your recording with the model e Repeat the recording process until you are satisfied with your performance Writing e Erase the dialogue Listen to a section and enter what you heard into the corresponding field e Compare what you have written with the model by dragging the Solution button to the field in question e Erase individual or all dialogue sections and try to write them out again this time without listening to the model Role play e Take over one role in the dialogue and record yourself e Listen to your recording e Compare the recording with the model e Repeat the role play until your performance is fluent and you are satisfied with the result e Try the role play again but this time without the help of the text representing your part of the dialogue In the following paragraphs you are shown how to perform the different practice activities The practice buttons are drag amp drop buttons To execute a command assigned to a particular drag amp drop button drag the button to the desired field and release it If you drag a button to an undefined field you will hear a beep LINK 1997 2004 10 of 26 Telos Language Partner TLP Vi

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