General Description EuroTalk's Interactive Advanced German is a program on DVD-ROM intended for intermediate to advanced learners of German from age 16 to adult. Accompanying the video are an interactive game show, a glossary of terms from the video, a module in which the learner can practice speaking the dialogue and an activity module centered on listening comprehension and spelling. The program is also available in English, French, Italian and Spanish. The product is intended for intermediate or advanced learners. Printed instructions are listed on the front flap of the cover showing the learner how to insert the DVD-ROM and how to navigate in the program by pressing certain buttons.
Help is provided in the program by clicking on a life preserver icon.
At the start of the program, the learner can set the language for help from a list of 25 languages, including non-Western languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese and Korean. Evaluation Technological features The film is presented inside a simulated television screen with play, rewind and fast forward buttons below. Pressing rewind or fast forward with the mouse allows the user to start the video at any point in the program. It is often difficult to pinpoint the exact place to play the video. Below the video screen is a display area where the user sees the dialogue in white text spoken by the characters.