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List:       kde-edu
Subject:    Re: [kde-edu]: GUI / style for KDE-edu
From:       "Mahfouf Anne-Marie" <annemahfouf () hotmail ! com>
Date:       2002-08-12 17:52:10
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>From: Geert Stams <gstams.1@hccnet.nl>

>Theoretically Khangman and Klettres can be used by adults as well but has
>little didactical value. Too easy not interesting enough. Software for 
>adults
>for learning a foreign language is much different. Normally cut to very
>specific real life situations / problems.

well, this is what I also thought at first but I got emails from adults that 
were very interested
to use it, especially in Russian and Japanese (which are not supported yet). 
Those
adults are learning a new language and find it very difficult to learn the 
alphabet.
I understand this as I lived in England for 7 years and was not totally at 
ease with the
English alphabet, especially with the sounds that are pronounced like French 
but are different
(e in English and i in French are the same pronounciation for example).
You also have to think about adults that learn to read because they had not 
the chance before
(courses to litterate adults in French speaking Africa for example).
Those adults don't find KLettres too easy.

annma



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