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Inventory of ICT tools and open educational resources

Welcome to the inventory of freely available online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning developed by the ICT-REV project! The inventory contains a list of tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind. Read more
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This tool was developed within the framework of a cooperation agreement between the European Centre for Modern Languages and the European Commission

ReadLang

Principal function(s): BookmarkingFlashcard creators

An e-reader and browser extension created specifically for language learning. It allows importing books, articles, and webpages, translating and saving new words, and memorising them later. It can be added as a browser extension or just as a bookmark and directly import content from the web. It also schedules learning and allows spending the most time on words that users find more challenging. Evaluation: ReadLang uses Google Translate to translate words and phrases instantly on their original site when clicking on them. One can also import the article over to Readlang. When one does that and then clicks on words, the program saves the words in a database so that one can retrieve them later. ReadLange even creates a set of flashcards to practice with, and one can even upload the flashcards to Anki. Users can upload their own PDF or epub files and get them translated as well.

Cost: Free with registration + paid premium plans

Website: http://readlang.com/

  

Categories

Type Of Interaction

  • Individual work

Skills

  • Vocabulary

Content

  • You supply

Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

User-friendly

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

High

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

Dozens of languages.

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

Medium. Users are required to provide some information when signing up, such as name and email. Also, Readlang collects data linked to the content that users make available on the app, together with usage information, including the pages users visit, the links they click on, and others. This is only done to improve the service and so Readlang does not sell user information to third parties. Its privacy policy does not elaborate on security measures. Readlang acknowledges users’ rights to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of personal information. Readlang does not state compliance with the GDPR. See more here.

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

High

Interactivity

Engagement

Collaboration

Communication

Technical requirements

Installation required?

No, web-based tool.

Compatibility/ Operating System

Windows, Mac, iOS, Android

Other technical requirements


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Type Of Interaction
Group/pair work - classmates
Group/pair work - outsiders
Individual work
Presenting (e.g. lecturing, storytelling)

Skills
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Vocabulary
Grammar
Pronunciation
Intercultural

Content
You supply
Website/other users supply

 


Latest addition to the ICT-REV inventory

Playphrase (Tool to find the pronunciation of words from movies )

Playphrase is a tool that searches specific words or phrases out of movie snippets from a database of audiovisual media with over 60,000 phrases. In this manner, it provides real-life examples of words’ and sentences’ pronunciation. Users just have to type specific phrases, watch them being used naturally in context within popular movies and TV shows, and listen to their pronunciation. Playphrase works mainly with English. Playphrase is not open-source, but it is freely available. It does not require setting up an account or signing in. ... View details

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