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The University of Arizona Critical Languages Series (CLS) was a series of 14 language learning CD/DVD-ROMs published by the University of Arizona for the Less Commonly Taught Languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Cantonese, Chinese (Mandarin), Kazakh, Korean, Kurmanji Kurdish, Turkish, and Ukrainian.
Beginning level courses:
- Beginning Brazilian Portuguese
- Beginning Cantonese
- Beginning Chinese
- Beginning and Continuing Korean
- Beginning Kazakh
- Beginning Ukrainian
- Beginning Turkish
- Beginning Kurmanji Kurdish
Intermediate level courses:
- Intermediate Kazakh
- Intermediate Turkish
- Intermediate Cantonese
- Intermediate Ukrainian
Advanced level courses:
- Advanced Turkish
- Advanced Kazakh
MaxAuthor
Each of the 14 courses was created with MaxAuthor, a free (for non-commercial use) authoring system created at the University of Arizona. For over a decade, it enabled language instructors to produce their own Computer assisted language instruction (CALI) materials for 47 languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and many other Less Commonly Taught Languages.
Student activities included MaxBrowser, Listening Dictation, Pronunciation, Multiple Choice, Vocabulary Completion (Cloze), and Audio Flashcards. Lessons could be delivered to students via Internet or MS-Windows.
MaxAuthor is no longer under development.
Critical reception
Many of the courses were reviewed in academic journals. The Critical Languages Series Online was a subscription-based service that delivered the same materials online.
References
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- Camey, Valeriane; Fedrigo, Niedja (2003). "Review of Beginning Brazilian Portuguese". CALICO Journal: 371–379. JSTOR 24149505. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- Yang, Peter (2001). "Review of Beginning Cantonese". CALICO Journal: 618–628. JSTOR 24148041. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- Zheng, Tongtao (2001). "Review of Beginning Chinese (Mandarin)". CALICO Journal: 629–639. JSTOR 24148042. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- Son, Jeong-Bae (2001). "Review of Beginning and Continuing Korean". CALICO Journal: 126–137. JSTOR 24147957. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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- Turel, Vehbi (2011). "Beginning Kurmanji Kurdish". CALICO Journal. 28 (3): 766–776. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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