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The University of Arizona Critical Languages Series (CLS) was a series of 14 language learning CD/DVD-ROMs published by the University of Arizona for the Less Commonly Taught Languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Cantonese, Chinese (Mandarin), Kazakh, Korean, Kurmanji Kurdish, Turkish, and Ukrainian.[1]

Beginning level courses:

  • Beginning Brazilian Portuguese[2]
  • Beginning Cantonese[3]
  • Beginning Chinese[4]
  • Beginning and Continuing Korean[5]
  • Beginning Kazakh
  • Beginning Ukrainian[6]
  • Beginning Turkish[7]
  • Beginning Kurmanji Kurdish[8]

Intermediate level courses:

  • Intermediate Kazakh
  • Intermediate Turkish[9]
  • Intermediate Cantonese[10]
  • Intermediate Ukrainian[11][12]

Advanced level courses:

  • Advanced Turkish[13][14]
  • Advanced Kazakh

MaxAuthor

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Each of the 14 courses was created with MaxAuthor,[15][16] a free (for non-commercial use) authoring system created at the University of Arizona. For over a decade, it enabled language instructors to produce their own Computer assisted language instruction (CALI) materials for 47 languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and many other Less Commonly Taught Languages.[17][18]

Student activities included MaxBrowser, Listening Dictation, Pronunciation, Multiple Choice, Vocabulary Completion (Cloze), and Audio Flashcards. Lessons could be delivered to students via Internet or MS-Windows.[19][20][15][21][22][23][24][25]

MaxAuthor is no longer under development.

Critical reception

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Many of the courses were reviewed in academic journals.[26][27][9][6][11] The Critical Languages Series Online was a subscription-based service that delivered the same materials online.[28][29]

References

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  1. ^ "Critical Languages Series". Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ Camey, Valeriane; Fedrigo, Niedja (2003). "Review of Beginning Brazilian Portuguese". CALICO Journal: 371–379. JSTOR 24149505. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ Yang, Peter (2001). "Review of Beginning Cantonese". CALICO Journal: 618–628. JSTOR 24148041. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ Zheng, Tongtao (2001). "Review of Beginning Chinese (Mandarin)". CALICO Journal: 629–639. JSTOR 24148042. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ Son, Jeong-Bae (2001). "Review of Beginning and Continuing Korean". CALICO Journal: 126–137. JSTOR 24147957. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b Stauffer, Rachel (2007). "Review of Beginning Ukrainian". The Slavic and East European Journal. 51 (3): 655–656. doi:10.2307/20459560. JSTOR 20459560. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. ^ Türel, Vehbi (2003). "Review of Beginning Turkish". CALICO Journal: 592–602. JSTOR 24157534. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ Turel, Vehbi (2011). "Beginning Kurmanji Kurdish". CALICO Journal. 28 (3): 766–776. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b Kesli, Yesim (2007). "Review of Critical Languages Series: Intermediate Turkish". CALICO Journal. 24 (3): 729–736. ISSN 0742-7778. JSTOR 24147996. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  10. ^ Yang, Peter (2007). "Review of Intermediate Cantonese". CALICO Journal: 421–434. JSTOR 24147920. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. ^ a b Pugh, Stefan M. (2011). "Review of Intermediate Ukrainian. The University of Arizona Critical Languages Series. CD-ROM and DVD-ROM courseware". Canadian Slavonic Papers / Revue Canadienne des Slavistes. 53 (1): 120–121. ISSN 0008-5006. JSTOR 25822308.
  12. ^ Iskold, Luba (2011). "Intermediate Ukrainian". CALICO Journal. 28 (2): 546–559. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  13. ^ Sahin, Mehmet (2011). "Advanced Turkish". CALICO Journal. 28 (2): 560–568. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  14. ^ Turel, Vehbi (September 2010). "Advanced Turkish". ReCALL. 22 (3): 396–401. doi:10.1017/S0958344010000224. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  15. ^ a b Dunkel, Alexander; Scott Brill; Bryan Kohl. "The Impact of Self-Instructional Technology on Language Learning: A View of NASILP" (PDF). Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  16. ^ Johnson, Lathrop P. (2010). "Electronic Literary Texts: A Survey of Tools and some Strategies for Developers". CALICO Journal. 27 (3): 477–490. ISSN 0742-7778.
  17. ^ "MaxAuthor Training and Support". CERCLL. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  18. ^ "MaxAuthor Manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-18.
  19. ^ "MaxAuthor - a free multimedia authoring system for language instruction". Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  20. ^ Johnson, Lathrop P. (2010). "Electronic Literary Texts: A Survey of Tools and some Strategies for Developers". CALICO Journal. 27 (3): 477–490. doi:10.11139/cj.27.3.477-490. ISSN 0742-7778.
  21. ^ "NCLRC | Teachers Corner | Tech for Teachers | Tutorials". 2017-07-02. Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  22. ^ Penfield, Susan; Forger, Garry (2003). Technology in Native Language Preservation and Instruction: A Gates Foundation Funded Initiative. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). pp. 3351–3354. ISBN 978-1-880094-48-8.
  23. ^ Godwin-Jones, Robert (2001-05-01). "Language testing tools and technologies". Language Learning & Technology. 5 (2): 8–12. hdl:10125/25121. ISSN 1094-3501.
  24. ^ Godwin-Jones, Robert (2007-06-01). "Tools and trends in self-paced language instruction". Language Learning & Technology. 11 (2): 10–17. hdl:10125/44098. ISSN 1094-3501.
  25. ^ Godwin-Jones, Robert (2013-02-01). "The technological imperative in teaching and learning less commonly taught languages". Language Learning & Technology. 17 (1): 7–19. hdl:10125/24502. ISSN 1094-3501.
  26. ^ "Reviews | Critical Languages Series". 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26.
  27. ^ "All Known Reviews | Critical Languages Series". 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  28. ^ APPEL, GABRIELA (2010). "MILJ News & Notes of the Profession". The Modern Language Journal. 94 (3): 488–496. ISSN 0026-7902. JSTOR 40856180. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  29. ^ "CLS Online: The University of Arizona Critical Languages Series Online". 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-14. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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