All-in-One Language Fun
Introductory language program using games as a way to teach. Enjoy yourself as you listen to native speakers as you play. This multimedia CD-ROM includes 27 games such as matching, puzzles, Simon Says and BINGO. Each game has 1-5 different difficulty levels. 2 copies available.

Astérix: Learn German (Lerne Deutsch mit dem Sohn des Asterix)
2-disc dual-platform CD-ROM program based on the adventures of the popular "Gaulish" comic book character Astérix; designed to build the high-beginner- to intermediate-level language learner's skills of listening comprehension, reading, command of vocabulary, pronunciation and fluency via 20 hours of interactive audio/video language learning material; features introduction to the story's 5 principal characters, interactive story with German audio track, German text or text translation, and on-screen language help options; translation of title introduction available in 11 languages (Czech, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish); interview activity allows user to ask questions of Astérix and Obélix; "record" feature in "Studio" mode allows user to record frame by frame the role of one character in a dialogue, then review playback of his/her voice in "Theatre" mode with other Astérix character; quiz section available for the testing of language skills.

Den Holocaust überleben: Interviews mit deutsch-jüdischen Schriftstellerinnen
Macintosh CD-ROM produced by M.I.T. in 1997; features interviews with 5 German-Jewish female writers on the following themes: memories, women, Holocaust memorials, identity, controversies of history, encampments, motherhood, neo-Nazis, and writing; includes historical notes, bibliographies; notebook feature allows user to take notes as he/she listens to interviews; includes transcript of interviews; 3 copies available.

Learn to Speak German, version 8.1
Windows program featuring 4 CD-ROMs and 1 "Practice Language Audio CD"; over 100 lessons designed to help build German fluency in the four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing; special features include: speech recognition technology, voice recording and playback, talking dictionary with 10,000+ words, cultural movies, games, puzzles, conversation simulations, Internet lessons and resources; accompanying workbook contains basic expressions, dialogues from the CD-ROM lessons, a reference grammar, grammar charts and glossary, exercises for selected grammar points, answer key, German/English end vocabulary.

Neue Horizonte Now!
Interactive, introductory German CD-ROM program based on the Houghton Mifflin Co. text Neue Horizonte, 4th edition and Transparent Language, Inc.'s Language Now! software; designed to assist beginning language students in acquiring knowledge of the sound system, vocabulary, grammar and syntax of German, as well as of German culture; uses Content Files featuring dialogues, poems and other readings drawn from each of the chapters of the Neue Horizonte, 4th edition textbook; the "transparent language" version of a file's text provides hideable Help windows that provide text-related information when the user highlights a segment of text; windows available: (1) Word Meaning provides the literal meaning of every word in the Content File; (2) Phrase Meaning gives the meaning of a phrase as a whole (i.e. idiomatic sense); (3) Segment Meaning offers an interpretive translation of the highlighted text; (4) Root Word and Grammar windows provide verb and other grammatical information; (5) Notes features learning tips dealing with grammar, vocabulary, cultural information, and pronunciation; Listen and Speak, Sound Palette, and Word Dictation activities allow the user to practice listening and pronunciation skills; includes four games: Vocabulous!, Unscramble, Plug-n-Play, and Crosswords, each designed to help the user test vocabulary, spelling, syntax and/or comprehension skills.

Treffpunkt Deutsch (3rd edition) Interactive
dual-platform CD-ROM to supplement the Widmaier and Widmaier text Treffpunkt Deutsch, 3rd edition (©1999 Prentice Hall); features recording and playback option, grammar tables, glossary, WWW resources; each chapter's activities include: Wörter im Kontext, Strukturen, Videodialog, Briefkasten, and WebKultur; 4 copies available.

Treffpunkt Deutsch, 4th edition Student Video CD-ROM
dual-platform CD-ROM featuring videoclips of interviews with native speakers of German on the theme, structure, and vocabulary of each chapter of Treffpunkt Deutsch, 4th edition (©2003 Pearson Education, Inc.); uses the Divace player as its video display device; permits bookmarking of videoclips; user may record his/her own voice and compare performance with that of native speaker.

Who is Oscar Lake?
CD-ROM language learning adventure game in German; intended for use by beginning-level students; object of the game = to help solve the mystery of a crime committed shortly after you, a diamond dealer, arrive in a large city where an old friend owns a hotel and gallery — on display in the gallery, a world-famous blue diamond; user must explore and "talk" in German to live-action characters in the story; language skills addressed = vocabulary building, multiple ways of expressing an idea, reading (via dialog transcriptions), listening comprehension, pronunciation; game also includes multilingual glossary for translation into English, French, Italian, or Spanish of words that appear in the program, as well as language-learning activities of a "listen and choose," "listen and speak," or "listen and do" nature; 2 copies available.