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Language LabLanguage Lab Learning Made Learning Made

Easy!Easy!

HCL Infosystems Ltd,

R Sunil Kumar, 9871176205, [email protected]

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Language LabLanguage Lab

A Brief OverviewA Brief Overview

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Common ProblemsCommon Problems

Students from different backgroundsStudents from different backgrounds Impossible to constantly monitor individuals Impossible to constantly monitor individuals

in classin class Difficult to Provide a validated platform for Difficult to Provide a validated platform for

comparisoncomparison Create Individual Lesson plans for studentsCreate Individual Lesson plans for students Motivate the students for improvementMotivate the students for improvement

Faced by Teachers

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What Needs to be done?What Needs to be done?

To train students for improvingTo train students for improving oral(Spoken) /aural( Listening) abilitiesoral(Spoken) /aural( Listening) abilities Introduce them to Phonetics , Speech Sounds, Introduce them to Phonetics , Speech Sounds,

Intonation, Stress, RhythmIntonation, Stress, Rhythm To Provide student facility to practice and To Provide student facility to practice and

assess his own performance.assess his own performance. a multimedia infrastructure can aid in learning a multimedia infrastructure can aid in learning

finer Nuances of language and monitor student finer Nuances of language and monitor student individuallyindividually

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Teacher ConsoleTeacher Console

Home Home Remote ControlRemote Control Lessons broadcastingLessons broadcasting Supporting Tools with RecordersSupporting Tools with Recorders Help and SupportHelp and Support

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Teacher Console AllowsTeacher Console Allows

Lessons planning and BroadcastingLessons planning and Broadcasting Custom Lessons Creation ( Audio, Video)Custom Lessons Creation ( Audio, Video) Communicate with Students through Audio Communicate with Students through Audio

and Text Chat and Text Chat individuallyindividually or in or in GroupsGroups Teach All students using interactive teaching Teach All students using interactive teaching

tooltool Student MonitoringStudent Monitoring Reviewing student performanceReviewing student performance

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Interactive Teaching

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Group Discussion

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Lesson Sharing

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Students Monitoring

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Remote Control

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Online Dictionary

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Voice Comparing

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Student console allowsStudent console allows

Access Audio ,video ,flash , ppt Lessons Access Audio ,video ,flash , ppt Lessons Practice with interactive exercise in word accent , Practice with interactive exercise in word accent ,

pace , speech stress , intonation, grammar pace , speech stress , intonation, grammar Improve Speech and reduce Mother Tongue Improve Speech and reduce Mother Tongue

Influence through use of phonetics lessonsInfluence through use of phonetics lessons Record his/her pronunciation and compare with Record his/her pronunciation and compare with

prerecorded Trainer pronunciations.prerecorded Trainer pronunciations. Chat with TeacherChat with Teacher

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File Submission to Teacher

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Digital Headphones

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Online Examination ModuleOnline Examination Module

Helps to create questions and broadcast to all Helps to create questions and broadcast to all students.students.

30 students can enter for exam at a time.30 students can enter for exam at a time. Automatically receiving the question sheet from the Automatically receiving the question sheet from the

teacher module.teacher module. Teacher can assign the time for the examinationTeacher can assign the time for the examination Using database for store all data's, so it will give Using database for store all data's, so it will give

secure.secure. Teacher can create 6-8 types of questions in a single Teacher can create 6-8 types of questions in a single

exam sheet.exam sheet. Teacher can create the answer key, it will do the Teacher can create the answer key, it will do the

automatic evaluation.automatic evaluation. Manually also evaluate the students performance.Manually also evaluate the students performance.

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StudyStudy MaterialMaterial

Covers Quality Content in Covers Quality Content in Phonetics Phonetics Situational ConversationSituational Conversation Listening SkillsListening Skills Communication SkillsCommunication Skills PronunciationPronunciation English GrammarEnglish Grammar Business CommunicationBusiness Communication

BBBC , CIEFL , Eminent University ProfessorsBC , CIEFL , Eminent University Professors

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Unique Features of WLLUnique Features of WLL

Robust , Secure & Reliable ,User friendly designRobust , Secure & Reliable ,User friendly design Client – Server architectureClient – Server architecture Fastest connection and response time.Fastest connection and response time. Auto connection restoreAuto connection restore Supports Audio, Video, Flash ,Adobe PDF, PowerPoint, Word , Text Supports Audio, Video, Flash ,Adobe PDF, PowerPoint, Word , Text

files etc.files etc. Individual student handlingIndividual student handling Peer to Peer Text Chat (With Buzzer)Peer to Peer Text Chat (With Buzzer) Individual file transferIndividual file transfer Student activity log accessStudent activity log access Full duplex voice chat with 44Khz soundFull duplex voice chat with 44Khz sound Supports multiple sound card and devices (Bluetooth Headset)Supports multiple sound card and devices (Bluetooth Headset) Web Camera used for Recording LessonsWeb Camera used for Recording Lessons Interactive Teaching ModuleInteractive Teaching Module Public chat roomPublic chat room Dictionary (With Text to Speech, Compare etc.)Dictionary (With Text to Speech, Compare etc.) Advanced Recorder (MP3, WAV, OGG etc) supports Line in.Advanced Recorder (MP3, WAV, OGG etc) supports Line in.

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Language Lab Pack Includes:Language Lab Pack Includes:

The WLL featured pack includes,The WLL featured pack includes,

a)a) One Teacher ConsoleOne Teacher Consoleb) 30 Student Consolesb) 30 Student Consolesc) Complete help and support files.c) Complete help and support files.d) End user license agreementd) End user license agreemente) Detailed Trouble Shooting guidee) Detailed Trouble Shooting guidef) Study Materialsf) Study Materialsg)g) Online Examination ModuleOnline Examination Moduleh)h) 31 Digital Headphones31 Digital Headphones

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Client – Server ArchitectureClient – Server ArchitectureTeacher Exchange Server

Logon Server Voice Chat Server

Text Chat ServerFile Exchange ServerLocal AreaConnection

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How System WorksHow System Works

Teacher computer or system is the Core part of the Language Lab subsystem. All features are available in Teacher Console. Connection manager ensures stable and reliable connection with the students. The system automatically notifies if any problems happened between a student and teacher system.

The system connection manager continuously checks for new incoming connections, If any request occurs it process the request automatically and reads out client information and displayed as nodes.

Student console needs to login before starting a session. Students are able to listen to files from their own library , learn pronunciation etc. will work. But notifies the connection status in status bar.

Whenever Teacher console will gets up or started, the connection manager in Student console will find the teacher automatically and establishes a connection between the server.

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When a student PC gets connected with the teacher PC, it automatically reads out the lessons list from the Teacher Shared Lesson database. When ever teacher adds a new file to the shared library, the system sends the new lesson details to student.

Student can either play lessons directly from student console or they are able to download the lessons to their own local folder. Sharing lessons is the crucial part of LAN based learning systems.

Teacher is able to take care of individual student ie. Disconnect a student from Teacher console, Peer to Peer chat, Individual file transfer etc.

How System Works…How System Works…

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Web Camera ControlWeb Camera Control

Teacher can use web cam to record video Teacher can use web cam to record video lesson for showing the demonstration of lesson for showing the demonstration of lip movement.lip movement.

Direct access to student web is available Direct access to student web is available with Ultra Edition version.with Ultra Edition version.

All video files are recorded in AVI format.All video files are recorded in AVI format. Sound and video resolution settings are Sound and video resolution settings are

available.available. Capture images from web camCapture images from web cam Multiple camera drivers are supportedMultiple camera drivers are supported

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Multimedia SupportMultimedia Support

Use of Multimedia In TeachingUse of Multimedia In Teaching

Multimedia files are most useful for teaching any Multimedia files are most useful for teaching any languages. With audio files we can study the languages. With audio files we can study the pronunciation styles , accent etc. Video files can be pronunciation styles , accent etc. Video files can be shown to teach the lip moments. For situational shown to teach the lip moments. For situational English we can show some flash files . English we can show some flash files .

WLL supports wide variety of multimedia formats WLL supports wide variety of multimedia formats available today.available today.

Supported File Types:Supported File Types:AVI, MPG, DAT ,MP3, Wave, PDF, Doc, PPT ,Txt, Flash Files etc.AVI, MPG, DAT ,MP3, Wave, PDF, Doc, PPT ,Txt, Flash Files etc.

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Remote Desktop ViewerRemote Desktop Viewer

Language lab is a networked application, Teacher act as server Language lab is a networked application, Teacher act as server and needs to be monitored all students. For this , we are and needs to be monitored all students. For this , we are introduced an advanced technology . Remote Desktop Viewer.introduced an advanced technology . Remote Desktop Viewer.

By using this , teacher is able to capture one students screen By using this , teacher is able to capture one students screen and viewed on his/her console. For future reference we can save and viewed on his/her console. For future reference we can save the file as bitmap image. Later viewed on any photo editor or the file as bitmap image. Later viewed on any photo editor or even from Language Lab Remote Desktop Control. even from Language Lab Remote Desktop Control.

This is a most outstanding feature we are providing in Language This is a most outstanding feature we are providing in Language Lab, or in other words it acts like a Remote Surveillance Camera.Lab, or in other words it acts like a Remote Surveillance Camera.

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The most exclusive feature of Language Lab Ultra Edition, It works like a teacher teaching individual students at a time. When teacher opens the Interactive Control, automatically clients WM_Execution module opens interactive teaching console. All other open windows will be disabled. The student will not be able to control or even move the window.

When teacher adds a multimedia lesson and starts playing, automatically all client interactive console will start playing the same lesson. They are not allowed to move forward or backward the lessons. When teacher moves the lesson forward or backward, automatically the student lessons will move..

Students are not able to close the window. If teacher closes the window from Teacher Console, same time all students interactive window will be unloaded at the same moment.

By using this feature teacher will be able to teach the pronunciation, lip movement etc. real time. This is one the most modern feature which are not available in today's language lab market.

Interactive LearningInteractive Learning

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Lesson ComparingLesson Comparing

What is Lesson Comparing?

Lesson comparing means to hear ones own voice with experts voice. To compare a lesson , student must open an audio file to start. This audio file will be used as reference file.

When user clicks on record button, the audio will start playing the reference track as well as records the new voice from user. Simultaneous process will take place. After stopping the comparison, the audio file saves automatically . Compare button will be active if a successful recording is done.

To play the recorded lesson just click on the compare button. The system plays both sounds automatically. Thus students/ teacher is able to compare there pronunciation skills.

Yet another powerful extension to the Language Lab System

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Digital RecorderDigital Recorder

Advanced RecorderAdvanced Recorder

Supports multiple sound card and devices.Supports multiple sound card and devices. Conversion of Audio Tape to digital format.Conversion of Audio Tape to digital format. Multiple sample rate (8 KHz – 96 KHz)Multiple sample rate (8 KHz – 96 KHz) Multiple sound format (MP3, WAV, OGG etc)Multiple sound format (MP3, WAV, OGG etc) Gain control.Gain control. Wide variety of advanced features. Wide variety of advanced features.

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Group DiscussionGroup Discussion

GD Features GD Features

Add multiple studentsAdd multiple students Control the group real timeControl the group real time Disconnect unwanted studentDisconnect unwanted student Helps to improve the speaking skills of a student Helps to improve the speaking skills of a student

among a group.among a group. Teacher can pause / resume a student at any time.Teacher can pause / resume a student at any time.

Group discussion is the essential part of Career Development. Language Lab ultra edition has the most modern group discussion facility. Teacher is the authorized person to start or end a GD at anytime. At the time of GD , students are not allowed to do anything more than GD. Control over student is maintained . This helps to keep discipline while talking.

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DictonaryDictonary

Dictonary is the core component of our Language Lab Dictonary is the core component of our Language Lab system, which contains more than 25,000 words with system, which contains more than 25,000 words with meaning, pronunciation and examples etc.meaning, pronunciation and examples etc.

Additional tools are provided for listening Additional tools are provided for listening pronunciation , recording and comparing etc.pronunciation , recording and comparing etc.

U.K & U.S English pronunciations are available.U.K & U.S English pronunciations are available.

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Recommended System RequirementsRecommended System Requirements

Teacher Computer :Teacher Computer :Intel P4 3 GHz / AMD 3000 MHzIntel P4 3 GHz / AMD 3000 MHz512 MB DDR Ram512 MB DDR Ram80 GB SATA Hard Disk80 GB SATA Hard DiskOnboard LAN with AudioOnboard LAN with AudioHeadphone with MicHeadphone with Mic

Student Computer :Student Computer :Intel P4 3 GHz / AMD 3000 MHzIntel P4 3 GHz / AMD 3000 MHz256 MB DDR Ram256 MB DDR Ram40 GB SATA Hard Disk40 GB SATA Hard DiskOnboard LAN with AudioOnboard LAN with AudioHeadphone with MicHeadphone with Mic

Operating System :Operating System :

Microsoft Windows XP professional, Windows 2000 & Windows 2003Microsoft Windows XP professional, Windows 2000 & Windows 2003

Networking :Networking :

The Lab should be networked.The Lab should be networked.

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ThanksThanks

HCL Infosystem LtdHCL Infosystem LtdE-4,5,6, Sector-11, NOIDA, UPE-4,5,6, Sector-11, NOIDA, UPContact Person: R Sunil KumarContact Person: R Sunil Kumar

9871176205, 9871176205, [email protected]@hcl.in