Recommended TESOL CD-ROMS

Puchta, Rinvolucri & Arnold, Cambridge University Press, 2007

Imagine That! explores new ways to enliven your classroom by opening 'the mind's eye, ear and heart' with over 70 motivating activities that help your students learn more effectively. The book comes with a multimedia CD-ROM with worksheets, artwork, music, and recordings of parts of the activities. It can be used on a computer with Power Point and with a CD player. The activities can be adapted and used for all level of students from beginner to advanced.  Available at Amazon.

 

 

Kaplan Publishing, 2007

Includes 4 practice tests on CD-ROM in iBT format, an Audio CD and transcripts of authentic-language conversations for listening comprehension,  8 comprehensive chapters of reading, writing,  listening, & speaking practice, and hundreds of strategies for answering  integrated skills questions.  Available at Amazon.

 

 

Encore, 2004

101 Languages Of The World teaches language survival phrases including meeting and greeting, exchanging money, navigating travel situations, and much more. Each individual language offers between 1500 and 5,000 words and a variety of phrases.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Lessons for Life, 2008

Lessons for Life - English is a full immersion, multimedia language learning program that caters to all individual learning styles. Whether you want to learn, improve, or fine-tune your English skills, learn business language, etiquette, and culture, or facilitate your child's learning, Lessons for Life - English makes it interactive.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

TOPICS Entertainment, 2002

The #1 Best Selling Language Product Worldwide! Millions of people worldwide have discovered the value of Instant Immersion™, the most effective program available for learning to speak a foreign language quickly. New and Improved!  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Instant Immersion, 2005

From the publisher of one of the nation's number one selling Instant Immersion Language applications comes Instant Immersion Language Deluxe, a comprehensive approach to language study focusing on listening, reading, and writing. Emphasizing the Euro Method--the time-tested process for learning to speak a foreign language quickly--this eight-disc suite combines an immersion environment with a brand-new curriculum focusing on composition, phonetics, grammar, dictation, and comprehension.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

TOPICS Entertainment, 2004

Instant Immersion English Platinum takes from the basics to intermediate language skills, in no time at all. It combines computer-based teaching with the portability of audio lessons on compact disc. With over 750 hours of instruction, you'll become completely immersed in the language and learn by hearing real-world conversations and usage.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Charles Shields & Jack C. Richards, Cambridge University Press, 2005

Interchange Third Edition is a four-level series for adult and young-adult learners of English from the beginning to the high-intermediate level. The Interchange Intro CD-ROM gives students engaging activities to do at home or in self-study centers. It includes sequences from the Interchange videos with interactive reading, listening, speaking, vocabulary, and grammar activities, as well as progress tests.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

The Learning Company, 2002

Learn to Speak English's 100 lessons and adjustable study plan expand your English vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. Choose from a variety of instructional features, including cultural video clips and a talking dictionary. Learn to Speak's voice recording, playback tools, and speech recognition technology let you practice your English, develop your ear, and hone your pronunciation.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Individual Software Inc., 2008

Learn to Speak is the #1 leading brand of Immersion Learning. The Flexible Immersion System places you into real-world scenarios where you interact with native speakers to learn more quickly. No other brand offers more personalization or tailors your learning objectives to your specific needs. You’ll learn exactly what you need for travel, business, or school, right when you need it.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

EuroTalk, 2003

This language learning package aims to help you understand and speak English. By hearing and practicing authentic everyday speech, your natural ability for language will develop. Four year olds in their own country can't read, write or understand grammar, yet they can communicate very effectively. When you go to a new country, you should be able to use the language without thinking about the grammar at all.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Easy Immersion Language Lab, 2004

This English language-learning software is localized into 21 different languages. That means the software allows you to choose from 21 languages to determine what language the lesson and instructions are presented in. This MLS Easy Immersion course defines itself by providing the power of English language leaning to speakers of over 20 different languages.... in a single course!  Available from Amazon.

 

 

various authors, Oxford University Press, 2009

A comprehensive, interactive picture dictionary CD-ROM program for adults.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

This program presents students with practical conversations for everyday life situations using Standard American English accents. Each level contains 100 conversations (total of 300 conversations. Users have the ability to watch, listen, play and stop conversations at any point and to rewind each sentence and a repeat function.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Rosetta Stone, 2008

Rosetta Stone Personal Edition contains everything you need to give the voice inside of you a new language. The method used recreates the natural way you learned your first language, revealing skills that you already have. This approach has won numerous awards, and has been adopted by countless organizations, schools and millions of users around the world.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Topics Entertainment, 2002

Talk Now! uses games and quizzes as a basis for making the learning process fun and relaxing. There's no better way to teach an old dog new tricks and this fun element of the program means that your fears are forgotten as you absorb words and phrases without even realizing you are learning them. Talk Now! is ideal for anyone over 10 years old wishing to improve listening, understanding and spoken language skills.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

The new TeLL me More English Premium includes the following levels--complete beginner, beginner, intermediate, and advanced, plus 850 hours of English learning and contains 4,500 exercises, organized in 37 different types of activities. All the skills critical to learn English are addressed including reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, grammar, and culture.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus that creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning. You'll understand language in a powerful new way.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Linda Grant, Heinle ELT Publishers, 2006

Offering a lively and communicative approach for increasing pronunciation and speaking skills, Well Said Intro provides beginning to mid-intermediate students with the pronunciation and speaking tools they need to communicate in social, academic, and professional settings.  Available from Amazon.