Study 1200 - Advanced software for language teaching and learning

Sanako Study 1200 transforms any computer classroom into a versatile language learning environment and brings the best value from your existing or new IT-investments

 What are 21^st century language labs and why use them in teaching?

Teacher-led language teaching activities for versatile and engaging lessons

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• Enables teachers to conduct versatile and effective lessons that combine speaking, listening and written text – learning by doing that suits all learning types
• Improve the even most difficult to teach elements, pronunciation and intonation, with model imitation and a wide array of discussion activities
• Individualize teaching – group and pair students, allow students to work on exercises at their own pace, monitor and record progress
• Create interesting and engaging lessons by utilizing the latest multimedia teaching content and allowing your students to gain valuable hands-on practice

Classroom management for using class time for what it’s meant for teaching and learning

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• Personalized learning and support for all students is enabled by monitoring student screens and remote control of student PCs
• Lesson time is spent on interruption-free teaching and learning, thanks to functionalities such as internet- and application-blocking

Tools for language learning at each students own pace or even independently

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• Language learning can take place anywhere with an advanced student recorder that allows independent language learning
• Important self-evaluation enabled by recording student speech and exercises
• Improve writing and speaking skills simultaneously by subtitling media files

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Recommended optional components

• High quality headsets for better audio quality
• Examination module for testing and evaluating your students’ language skills

Sanako Study Lite Recorder

Listening Comprehension

In this activity, the teacher can transfer an audio track to students. Students can access their digital recorders, so that they can work with the source material individually and at their own pace to better comprehend what was said. Teacher may select the students to answer questions to show how well they understood what they heard.

Discussion Activities

The teacher can unobtrusively listen to student conversations, allowing them to feel free to express themselves using their own words, rather than rehearsed textbook responses. In addition to pair and group discussions Study 1200 has a round table discussion that allows teachers to set up small student groups with a designated chairman, who leads the discussion. Teachers can set up a meeting environment to help advanced language learners strengthen their oral presentation skills.

Model Imitation

Students listen to and repeat a model track that the teacher has transferred to them to practice the stress, rhythm and intonation of a foreign language, while their voices are recorded. The recorded model and student audio tracks enable easy assessment and correcting areas that need improvement.

Reading Practice

Reading aloud is a useful way of practicing intonation, rhythm and pronunciation, and is ideal for students’ individual practice. Students read a text which is recorded on the student track, and then practice to improve their proficiency. Everyone in class can read at the same time and at their own pace which saves time compared to the “traditional” reading practice methods, and even the shy students are not afraid to participate.

Voice Insert

In the Voice Insert mode, gaps can be inserted automatically into source material, which means that one does not have to leave silent parts for the answers in the recordings – any audio file can be used. This unique feature allows for the creation of exercises during playback, and for a teacher to give oral feedback on student recordings after a test.

Subtitling

Subtitles work as a link between spoken word and written text creating possibilities for different speech-to-text and text-to-speech translation exercises. With the ability to subtitle files, students will gain additional valuable language practice working with media files.

Sessions

Study 1200 has up to six sessions. The teacher can initiate different activities for the students and use different methods for each session to individualize learning. They can put more advanced students in self-study session while focusing on to the students who require more support. In the Self-Access mode each student works independently of all the other students.

Monitoring Students

Monitoring students allows teachers to listen to selected students’ work and view their screens. Screen monitoring allows the teacher to view the screen activity of multiple student workstations in real time seeing how assignments progress. Student screens can all be viewed simultaneously as thumbnails.

Screen Transfer with Audio and Marker Tool

Study 1200 allows the teacher to share the contents of the teacher screen and talk to the students at the same time, e.g. show a video from the internet. The screen image and audio can be transferred to a single student or the entire class. The Marker Tool allows teachers to highlight screen items in order to make sure that students are concentrating on essentials.

Control of Student PCs

Study 1200 gives the teacher control over student PCs, which allows for guidance and support of the students. The teacher can black out the student screens and/or lock the cursors and keyboards to draw their attention. A blocking feature allows the teacher to block the use of Internet or other applications to help students focus on a given task.

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