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SIL's fonts were a good option in times fonts were one-byte (256-character-) sized. Now I prefer to stick to an internatinal standard (Unicode) rather than use proprietary codepages (e.g. SIL). The advantage of Unicode fonts is that they are likely to last for a much longer time than any proprietary...

SIL's fonts were a good option in times fonts were one-byte (256-character-) sized. Now I prefer to stick to an internatinal standard (Unicode) rather than use proprietary codepages (e.g. SIL). The advantage of Unicode fonts is that they are likely to last for a much longer time than any proprietary...

Hi, we are using VTrain (Vocabulary Trainer) in classroom, as many other schools and colleges are doing. This new software allows to focus on bits of information at a time, by way of electronic flashcards. The best thing is its scheduling facility, which reduces the time spent on repetitions to a mi...

Probably your students are afraid to communicate because they feel they are not proficient enough. You could try to improve their self-security by providing more input to them. A good way to combine real-language input with pattern-based grammar and lexicon-based exercises is using electronic flashc...

Hi everybody... I will be teaching a vocabulary course to adult arab students (over 40 years old). I'm using "Elementary Vocabulary" by BJ Thomas . I really don't know how to get them interested in the material and don't know how to start... need your help or experience... Thanx :? Hi, we are using...