The Speaking Spanish↔English Dictionary Workshop Guide BES-1850 One Franklin Plaza Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 800-266-5626 http://www.franklin.
The Franklin Speaking Spanish ↔ English Dictionary/ Diccionario inglés ↔ español Workshop Guide The Franklin BES-1850 is a powerful supplemental tool for students who are faced with the challenge of learning English or Spanish as a second language. It is used extensively in ESL/ESOL, Bilingual, Special Education, Title I, Reading, and Language Arts programs throughout the United States. It provides motivation as well as information.
Speaking Spanish ↔ English Dictionary/ Diccionario inglés ↔ español BES-1850 FEATURES ! Pronounces over 200,000 words in English and Spanish ! Provides over 200,000 translations in English and Spanish ! Includes Learning Exercises with a built-in Grammar Guide, TOEFL® Test Word List and exercises to help students practice their spelling and vocabulary ! Performs automatic spelling correction and verification in both languages ! Contains word games to help expand vocabularies ! Comes with a built-in tutoria
This guide is designed to integrate the Spanish↔English Dictionary into existing classroom curriculum easily and effectively. It may be used as a sequence of lessons that familiarize the user with the Spanish↔English Dictionary’s complete functionality. It can also be utilized as a periodic reference source for instruction on specific features by searching the table of contents for the desired topic.
Getting Started Headphone jack Volume Control A/C Adapter Jack Serial Port 1. Check the unit for batteries. The Spanish↔English Dictionary uses 2 AAA batteries. Turn the unit over, push up the catch and remove the battery door. 2. Remove or install the batteries. If the unit has batteries, remove them and quickly insert the new batteries following the +/- markings in the compartment. If you take too long to put the batteries in, you may lose information you entered, so do this as quickly as you can. 3.
Message Language and Word Entry Language When Spanish↔English Dictionary is turned on for the first time, the user must select the Message Language for prompts, help, and other messages. key. 1. Turn the unit on by pressing the You will see: If you press A, all menus, screen prompts and built-in help will appear in English. If you press B, all menus, screen prompts and built-in help will appear in Spanish. 2. Press A to proceed in English. You will see: This is the Main Menu screen.
This is the English Word entry screen. , , Note the five “keys” at the bottom of the screen: , and . These are touch keys. They are an easy way for the learner to move around the Spanish↔English Dictionary with the touch of a finger. 4. Touch the You will see: key. You will now be at the Spanish Word Entry screen. You can come to this screen also by pressing the the arrow keys to highlight and then pressing the key, using key.
Translating English Words The Spanish↔English Dictionary is an excellent resource for learning words in English or Spanish. In addition, the Spanish↔English Dictionary provides assistance for the proper pronunciation of words in both languages. 1. At the English Word entry screen, type in the word “learn.” 2. Press the key. You will see: This part of the translation will not be visible on the screen. It will be below the first eight lines.
Translating Spanish Words 1. Press the key. 2. Touch the Entry screen. key if necessary to see the Spanish Word 3. Type in ‘así’. To type an accented letter, type the vowel and press the key until the correct accent mark appears. To type an ñ, type the n and key. then press the Note: It is not necessary to type the accent to find the right translation. 4. Press the The message Then you will see: key. flashes. The learner can press the key to scroll through the rest of the definition.
The learner can keep pressing the key to scroll through all the entries. Pressing the key will take the learner back through each definition and each entry. 5. Press the key to return to a Word entry screen. Highlighting Words After a word search is completed, the learner has the option of investigating words that appear in the translation. The Spanish↔English Dictionary makes it very simple to search further in either English or Spanish. Follow the steps below. 1.
Notice that by searching for a highlighted word, the Word Entry language changed to the language of the word for which you searched. Word Pronunciation Any student learning a second language will certainly benefit from the added reinforcement of hearing words pronounced. With the Spanish↔English Dictionary, students can hear words pronounced in both English and Spanish. Below are a few suggestions for using the pronunciation feature. 1. Press the key. 2.
The Spanish↔English Dictionary will pronounce the word ‘automóvil’ out loud. 5. Press the “automobile.” You will see: key to start a highlight and move it to 6. Press the key to hear “automobile” pronounced. Most words that appear in a translation screen can be heard, regardless of the language. This can be accomplished by highlighting the word and pressing the key. Note: You need not be at a definition screen to hear a word pronounced. Simply type in a word at either Word Entry screen and key.
The Spanish↔English Dictionary is the perfect reading companion. While reading, learners of a second language will inevitably come across unknown words as well as words they may not visually recognize. They may simply need to hear the word pronounced, in order to comprehend a passage. The Spanish↔English Dictionary‘s pronunciation feature affords the learner the independence to accomplish this. Headphones We encourage teachers to employ the use of headphones in the classroom.
The message and then you will see: will flash on the screen 4. Press the key. You will hear ‘wind’ pronounced as in breeze. 5. Press the key. This will move the highlight to the second sense of the word. 6. Press the key. You will now hear ‘wind’ pronounced as in twist and turn. Here are a few words to try with your students: associate, bow, close, defect, graduate, lead and moderate.
1. Press the key. key until you see the English Word Entry 2. Touch the screen, if necessary. 3. Type ‘fisical’. 4. Press the key. The Spanish↔English Dictionary will flash you will see the Corrections List: and then This part of the list will not be visible on the screen. The learner can use the key to scroll down to see these words. At this point, the learner will either recognize the correct spelling or wish to hear the words on the list. The first word on the list is highlighted. 5.
7. Press the key to return to the Corrections List. After reviewing the translation, learners may find that they have chosen the wrong word from the Corrections List. In the example above, the first word on the Correction List is the word the learner was looking for. But this may not always be the case. key to move the highlight to the next word Learners can use the key again, and continue on the Correction List and press the doing this until they hear the word they are looking for.
1. Press the 2. Touch the Entry screen. key. key, if necessary, to see the English Word 3. Type ‘?ir’ and press the The message you will see: key. will flash on the screen and then The Spanish↔English Dictionary generates a list of all the three letter words that end in ‘ir’. The learner can scroll down the list to see the other possibilities or could go to the translation of any word on the list by pressing the key when the word is highlighted.
This method, combined with the artwork on page 19 is a fun and motivational way for students to explore letter patterns.
WORD TREE HAND OUT Type a “?” in place of each blank space in the Spanish↔English Dictionary, and enter the words found in the hand out below.
Inflections Every student learning a second language is faced with tackling the grammatical characteristics of words such as case, gender, number, tense or person. One of the unique features that the Spanish↔English Dictionary offers is that the user can access this information in either English or Spanish. 1. Press the key. 2. Touch the Entry screen. key, if necessary, to see the English Word 3. Type in ‘seat’ and touch the key. This is the first key from the left at the bottom of the screen.
5. Press the key to view each of the most common tenses in the first person singular. key, the learner can scroll By repeatedly touching the through each of the existing tenses in English. 6. Press the List. 7. Use the key to return to the Multiple Parts of Speech to move the highlight to the noun form of ‘seat’. 8. Touch the key. You will see: To view inflections in Spanish, follow the steps below. 1. Press the key. 2. Touch the Entry screen. key, if necessary, to see the Spanish Word 3.
The verb form of ‘andar’ is highlighted. 4. Touch the key. The message then you will see: flashes in the screen and The sense of ‘andar’ as ‘go’ is highlighted. 5. Touch the You will see: key again. The Spanish↔English Dictionary will display five representative tenses in the Overview section. Use the key to scroll through those not visible on the screen. 6. Touch the key again to go to the first tense.
To view all 17 tenses of the verb ‘andar’ touch the key repeatedly. Press the to move down one line at a time. Press key to scroll on screen at a time. the Using the Learn-a-Word feature The Spanish↔English Dictionary comes with a Learn-a-Word Feature that builds vocabulary by showing the learner a difficult or unusual word each time the unit is turned on. This feature is off by default and must be activated. 1. Press the key. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight and then press the key.
5. Press the key once to turn the unit off, then press it again to turn the unit back on. The message flashes on the screen and then you see a word and its translation. The language of the word that appears depends on the Message Language the learner selected when the unit was first turned on. If the selected Message Language is Spanish, then the Spanish↔English Dictionary will show learners an English word to learn each time the unit is turned on.
There are two ways to access My Word List - one is by using the Main Menu and the other is directly from a Word Entry screen. The direct method will be described here. To learn how to access My Word List from the Main Menu, please read the User’s Guide. key. 1. Press the If you wish to enter an English word, make sure you are at the English Word Entry screen. If you wish to enter a Spanish word, make sure you are at the Spanish Word Entry screen. 2.
6. Type an English word to add and press the key. flashes on the screen. The message 7. To add a Spanish word, touch the key and then press the key. 8. Type a Spanish word to add and press the key. The learner can continue to add words to their personal word list. Viewing My Word List 1. Press the key. 2. Touch the Entry screen. key, if necessary, to see the English Word 3. Touch the key. My Word List will be highlighted on the Learning Exercises menu. 4. Press the You will see: key.
6. Use the key to scroll down this list. 7. To view the Spanish list, touch the You will go directly to the Spanish list. 8. Press the 9. Touch the key. key to return to the Spanish Word Entry screen. key to see the English Word Entry screen. Another benefit of the Spanish↔English Dictionary is that it will allow the learner to add words to My Word List at any time during a search.
The message flashes on the screen. The learner will then remain at My Word List menu. To return to the function from which the word was sourced, press the key. The Spanish↔English Dictionary permits the user to highlight a word in either language from a translation and will sort it into the appropriate English or Spanish word list. Any word in My Word List can be highlighted for further exploration. ! To view the translation, press the ! To view inflections, touch the ! To hear a word, press the key.
Erasing My Word List If you wish to erase My Word List, you will have to erase one list at a time. 1. Go to My Word List. Note what the first menu item says: Spanish List or English List. You do not want to erase the wrong list, so touch the key to go to the list you want. Once you are sure you are in the correct language menu, proceed with the steps below. 2. Use the 3. Press the key to highlight Erase the List. key. You will see the message box . will 4.
1. Press the 2. Touch the 3. Use the List. 4. Press the key. key. key to move the highlight to TOEFL® Test Word key. You will see: This is an alphabetically organized list of words. 5. Use the key to scroll down this list. The learner can press the highlighted word. key to see the translation of any At the translation screen, the learner can press the the pronunciation of the headword. key to hear Pressing the key will return the learner to the TOEFL® List.
8. Press the key to add ‘abacus’ to the English User list. Speaking Spelling Bee The Spanish↔English Dictionary helps the language learner practice spelling with the Speaking Spelling Bee. Learners should be encouraged to save words they have difficulty spelling in the User lists. They can then use Speaking Spelling Bee to practice the spelling of these words. ! My Speaking Spelling Bee (English) uses words from the English My Word List.
The message appears. The Spanish↔English Dictionary will speak a word from your English Word List. 5. Type the word you heard. If you spell it correctly, the message will flash on the screen. If you misspell it, or type a correctly spelled word but not the one that was spoken, the message flash, and you can try again. will If the learner cannot get the spelling right after several tries, he or key to see the correct spelling.
As in Learn-a-Word, the grammar information you see will depend on the language you have selected. Let us assume that you selected A for English when you first turned the unit on. 1. Press the 2. Touch the 3. Use the key. key. key to highlight Grammar Guide and press the key. You will see: Adjectives is highlighted showing it is ready for selection. 4. Press the key. You can now read about adjectives as used in Spanish grammar.
By partnering the My Word List, with the games, students can use the Spanish↔English Dictionary as a private tutor. This method of studying new words can be very appealing for students and for teachers, it can serve as a vehicle for motivating uninterested students. Note that in the games you can choose to play with either English words or Spanish words. You can save words to My Word List and play word games with them in order to learn them better.
Game Settings will be highlighted. 4. Press the You will see: key. Within each of the four settings: Words, Skill, Lang (Language) and Graphics, there are options to help you individualize the games for each player.
To play with the English My Word List, make sure the selection next to Lang shows English. To play with the Spanish My Word List, make sure the selection next to Lang shows Spanish. Once you have made your selections, press the key. You will return to the list of games. Now move the highlight to the game of your choice with the key. The game selections are: Hangman – Guess a mystery word one letter at a time, within a given number of tries. Conjumania – Teaches English and Spanish verb conjugations.
Changing the Settings There are several settings that you can select to customize your Spanish↔English Dictionary. 1. Press the 2. Press the key. key. should be highlighted. 3. Press the You will see: key. To view a Tutorial of the Spanish↔English Dictionary, use the key to move the highlight to Tutorial, and press the To view a Demonstration of how the unit, use the the highlight to Demo, and then press the 4. With Settings, highlighted, press the You will see: key. key to move key. key.
Learn a Word – On, Off Contrast – a bar that lets you move from a very light contrast to a very dark contrast to suit your viewing needs Shutoff – 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes Type Size – Small, Medium, Large Mensajes (Messages) – English, Spanish Use the and keys to move up and down the settings menu. and keys to move through the available options in Use the each setting. Stop when you see the one you want.
Summary We hope this workshop has been informative, as well as motivating. We wish you all the best in your teaching endeavors. FRANKLIN LEARNING RESOURCES ONE FRANKLIN PLAZA BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY 08016-4907 1-800-BOOKMAN (1-800-266-5626) http:///www.franklin.com Copyright © 2002 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, N.J. 08016-4906 USA. All rights reserved. Copyright © 1998 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated U.S.
