FREE COMPUTER PROGRAM HELPS WITH LEARNING LOUISIANA FRENCH
BOUTTE, LOUISIANA, U.S.A. -- Français De Louisiane is a new computer program to teach students about Louisiana French, and how it differs from international French. This fun program is available free to the general public.
The program uses multimedia sound, text and graphics to introduce specific Louisiana French terms to the student, and then allows the student to compare and contrast the terms with international French. A built-in testing modules quizzes the student, and than reports a percentage of correct answers at the end. While not a complete tutorial in French, the program can supplement French training by reinforcing concepts in international and Louisiana French.
The project, developed using an authoring tool known as "The Digital Chisel," is designed to run on a Macintosh computer with a minimum of 4mb of RAM and a hard disk. 8mb or more is recommended.
The project was developed by Gary Dauphin, with text from Patrick Gelhay and David Marcantel. Earlene Broussard provided the voices used during word pronounciations. Computer equipment needed to create the project was loaned by Apple Computer, Inc.
Users can obtained the software free by using the Internet. The software can be downloaded using FTP software at the following sites:
On the Internet -- Search for the word "LaFrench"
The FTP site is at: 204.27.135.170
Login as anonymous with your email address as your password.
Or, FTP to : members.aol.com/digitalmus download the file LaFrench.
Other Cajun / Louisiana programs, including "Our Acadiana Heritage" and "Mr. Hex in Louisiana" are available free at:
The FTP site is at: 204.27.135.170
Login as anonymous with your email address as your password.
