Uzbeck

[Kat Tancock]

Hi Marissa,

I don't know if I'm being dense, but I can't seem to find this
information - I just end up on russnet. Can you point us to a more
direct url?

Thanks,

Kat

On Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at 12:01  PM, Marissa Polsky wrote:

> For the intermediate level (or a  motivated beginner), you can try
> CenAsiaNet.  It is a website for teaching the Central Asian languages.
> It uses authentic news broadcasts to test listening, as well as other
> types of exercises - vocabulary, grammar, etc.
>
> The website is at http://www.cenasianet.org/.  New users need to
> register, but the site is free.  The registration is only there so that
> the user can keep track of his/her score every time s/he returns to the
> exercises.  Also, when you go through the registration process, the
> site will help you go through the steps to make sure your computer has
> all the necessary fonts and plug-ins to read and watch the material
> (although for Uzbek there is no required font - it is all in Latin).
> The apple QuickTime plug-in is required for viewing the video.  It is
> available at http://www.quicktime.com.  If you are not sure whether you
> have it or not, just go through the setup on CenAsiaNet and you can
> find out and get the plug-in from there.
>
> Once you are through with registration, just choose the language Uzbek,
> and you are on your way.  There are 3 different lessons to choose from,
> each constituting of about  30 minutes of video material, divided into
> several smaller clips in order to ease loading time.
>
> If you have any questions about the exercises, just let me know,
> off-list.
>
>
>
>
>
> Marissa Polsky
> ---------------------------------------------
> Web Applications Developer
> ACIE: ACTR/ACCELS
> http://www.russnet.org/home.html
> (202) 833-7522
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