Known Critical Languages Series Reviews
This list last updated June 20, 2011
CALICO Journal Software Reviews (www.calico.org)
Editor: Dr. Jack Burston
Title |
Date review published |
Reviewer |
Reviewer Institution |
Ratings |
2001 |
Tongtao Zheng |
University of Tasmania, Australia |
Scaled rating (1 low - 5 high) |
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2001 |
Peter Yang |
Case Western Reserve University |
Scaled rating (1 low - 5 high) |
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2001 |
Jeong-Bae Son |
The University of Southern Queensland |
Scaled Rating (1 low - 5 high) |
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2003 |
Vehbi Türel |
The University of Manchester |
Scaled Rating (1 low - 5 high) |
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2003 |
Ken Petersen |
American Councils for International Education |
Scaled Rating (1 low - 5 high) |
Beginning BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE CD-ROM
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2003 |
Valeriane Camey - and |
University of Detroit Mercy, |
Scaled Rating (1 low - 5 high) |
2007 |
Peter Yang |
Case Western Reserve University |
Scaled rating (1 low - 5 high) |
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2007 |
Yesim Kesli |
Texas Tech University |
Scaled rating (1 low - 5 high) |
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2011 |
Luba Iskold |
Muhlenberg College |
Scaled rating (1 low - 5 high) |
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2011 |
Mehmet Sahin |
Izmir University of Economics |
Scaled rating (1 low - 5 high) |
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2011 |
Vehbi Turel |
University of Bingol |
Scaled rating (1 low - 5 high) |
EUROCALL
9/28/00 |
Annalisa Sandrelli |
University of Hull |
…high degree of interactivity; package is a useful tool for self-study. |
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12/00 |
Clemence |
Stanford University |
…its content is rich, organized, and up-to-date. |
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10/00 |
Pru Wells |
University of Hull |
Authentic materials…good for sustainment. |
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9/10 |
Vehbi Turel |
University of Bingol |
Modern Language Journal
Beginning BRAZILIAN- |
The Modern Language Journal, Vol. 85, No. 4. (Winter, 2001), pp. 635-636 |
Robert Krueger |
University of Northern Iowa |
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Slavic and East European Journal
Beginning Ukrainian DVD-ROM |
Slavic and East European Journal, Volume 51, Number 3, Fall 2007, pp. 655-656 |
Rachel Stauffer |
University of Virginia |
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Canadian Slavonic Papers
Intermediate Ukrainian DVD-ROM |
Canadian Slavonic Papers/Revue candienne des slavistes, Vol. 53, No. 1, March 2011, pp. 120-121 |
Stefan M. Pugh |
Wright State University |
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Journal of the Chinese Language Teacher's Association
Beginning Chinese CD-ROM |
Critical Languages Series: Beginning Chinese, by Dana Bourgerie & Ronald R. Robel 2000 Volume: 35 No: 3 Pages: 121-126 (October) |
Tianwei Xie |
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Amazon.com
Title |
Number of reviews |
Average number of stars per review out of 5 |
Quotes |
5 |
4 stars |
"A Quantum Leap Forward!" |
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2 |
4 stars |
"The Absolute BEST I've Found…" |
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2 |
4 stars |
"Excellent Multimedia resource…" |
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1 |
5 stars |
"I am always learning each time I repeat the course!" |
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3 |
3.5 stars |
"I love it, love it, love it!!" |
MLA style references:
Dunkel, Brill, and Kohl, The Impact of Self-Instructional Technology on Language Learning: A View of NASILP. In New Technologies and Language Learning: Cases in the Less Commonly Taught Languages, ed. Carol Anne Spreen. 99. University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, 2002.
Vehbi Türel, “Critical Languages Series: Beginning Turkish,” CALICO Journal 20, no. 3 (2003): 592
Clemence Jouet-Pastre, 2000, http://www.hull.ac.uk/cti/reviews/begbrazport.htm
Yesim Kesli, “Critical Languages Series: Intermediate Turkish,” CALICO Journal 24, no. 3 (2007): 729-736.
Ken Peterson, “Critical Languages Series: Beginning Kazakh,” CALICO Journal 20, no. 2 (2003): 362
Annalisa Sandrelli, Review of Beginning Turkish, University of Hull, December 2000,
<http://www.hull.ac.uk/cti/reviews/begturk.htm> (5 September 2007)