[access-uk] Re: Rosetta Stone
- From: Ari Damoulakis <aridamoulakis@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:10:46 +0200
Hi Madleen
Thanks, I didn't know about this email lists place, I'll look at it.
About Audible, I suppose I could join but I rather am looking for
etexts or ebooks or books in uncontracted braille. This is because
with the German audio books, first the readers read too fast for a
beginner like me, and also my vocabulary isn't good enough, I mean,
with a braille book or an ebook you can use a dictionary and copy
words you don't know and you can see how they're spelled.
By the way, what is interesting is that I was looking at German radio
stations, and it looks like the system doesn't work like in your or my
country where the stations broadcast countrywide, like Radio 4 or
something. It looks like the stations are sort of broken into regions.
Ari
On 9/20/11, Mann, Madleen <Madleen.Mann@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Ari,
>
> Sorry am coming in late on this thread,
>
> I am trying to think about german children books and am wondering
> whether you could join german audible? I am german myself but am unsure
> now whether you can join Audible.de even if you are living abroad?
> I am living abroad since 7 years so am unsure about those new services
> but can find out?
> That might help to get german books/reading material.
>
> And regarding mailing lists, have you tried the huge plattform
> www.blindzeln.net
>
> They have a few english mailing lists too but mainly german mailing
> lists for every topic so I'm sure you'll find something you're
> interested in.
> Actively practising the language skills whilst developing new skills
> might feel easier?
>
> Know what you mean though, grammar is very difficult and a huge hurdle.
>
> Regards, Madleen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ari Damoulakis
> Sent: 20 September 2011 12:11
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Rosetta Stone
>
> Wow Doris, thanks that you said that you're German. I please need some
> advice. I am learning German and I want to know from where can I get
> free children's ebooks or other easy ones that I can read on a braille
> display? My teacher has helped me get normal braille books from DZB,
> but it is not working too well because the post office here in South
> Africa is unreliable. I can't use speech because the people read too
> fast and also I can't look up words or get them to be spelled. Can you
> also give me some good blind German web sites and mailing lists? My
> biggest problem I am having with learning German is the grammar, like
> this accusative and dative, it is just so difficult to understand when
> exactly to use what. Not to mention all these words with the different
> genders.
> Thanks
> Ari
>
> On 9/19/11, Doris and Chris <chipmunks@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> What is the original poster's target language?
>>
>> also, don't forget that public libraries will often carry such
>> language learning programs like Pimsleur - at least in the U.S. they
>> do as far as this German girl knows! - and this might be worth
>> checking out to find out if a particular method works for you.
>>
>> Once we know what language is to be learned, we might be able to give
>> better advice.
>>
>> My husband and I just discovered a number of wonderful language
>> teaching podcasts for French and Spanish!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Doris
>>
>> At 05:06 PM 9/19/2011, you wrote:
>>>Yes even though it doesn't work, there are some great language
>>>learning methods out there that are sometimes even designed to be
>>>learned through audio.
>>>I like Michel Thomas, but they are very expensive, so just for travel
>>>it might not be a good idea
>>>www.michelthomas.co.uk
>>>I have also heard of Pimsleur. Penton Overseas also has a CD program
>>>for Spanish, German, French or Italian, I think they're called, for
>>>example the French one is Global French Deluxe language course.
>>>Then for if you just want some travel phrases and things there are
>>>language courses on the audible.
>>>Ari
>>>
>>>On 9/19/11, Doris and Chris <chipmunks@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > Unfortuatnely Rosetta Stone's interface as well as the contents are
>>> > highly graphical and therefore not accessible to someone totally
> blind.
>>> > this might not be too great a loss, though,as there are many
>>> > language programs that are accessible and often much more
> affordably
>>> > priced. We just had this question on another list I am on and
>>> > depending on your target language, maybe we can suggest some
>>> > alternatives, some of them even free.
>>> >
>>> > hth
>>> >
>>> > Doris
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > At 01:09 PM 9/19/2011, you wrote:
>>> >>Hi all,
>>> >>
>>> >>Does anyone know whether the language learning software products
>>> >>from Rosetta Stone are accessible with screen readers? By that, I
>>> >>mean the interface rather than the content of any videos.
>>> >>
>>> >>The most recent traffic from access technology lists that I can
> find
>>> >>suggests that they aren't, but this dates back to 2009.
>>> >>
>>> >>Does anyone know if the situation has changed?
>>> >>
>>> >>Thanks,
>>> >>
>>> >>Ed
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