CD-ROM or disk versions. Some voice instructions. Also offers an Internet link to useful websites. Provides extensive sentence-level practice in listening to the types of speech that students are expected to comprehend in an academic setting. Learners listen to a question recorded in high-quality, digitized native speech and choose an appropriate graphic as the answer or type in the correct response.
Textual reinforcement is presented only after the student has responded.
Suitable for classroom work or independent study. In a laboratory setting, headsets are recommended. Questions require thought as well as language skill to answer correctly, making them more interesting than the usual listening practice. Focuses on the type of language students are expected to comprehend in an academic setting. Students see the text only after they have answered the question.