[EDLING:2392] College computer lab gives boost to students learning English

[Francis M. Hult]

The Napa Valley Register

College lab gives boost to students learning English

By CARLOS VILLATORO
Register Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
A new computer lab at Napa Valley College is giving English as a Second 
Language and foreign language students some high-tech tools, and putting a 
twist in the way teachers offer instruction.

The fledgling Language Lab is on its freshman run at the college; workers put 
the finishing touches on it in time for the spring semester. Since the semester 
began, teachers such as ESL Instructor Lorraine Segal have utilized the lab to 
integrate state-of-the-art pronunciation software and Internet and multimedia 
capabilities with traditional books, papers and pens.

“What it’s doing is giving us all these tools to help them with their 
pronunciation ... and it gives students so many more ways to practice,” she 
said.

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