NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEKLY, June 14, 1993.
"Recent additions to the Educator Discs range of programs for
IBM-compatible computers include THE MAORI LANGUAGE SUPPLEMENT DISC -
NGAA AKORANGA KOA. This disc, presenting, amongst nine other programs,
MAORI BILLION, a unique linguistic facility capable of generating
over ten billion sentences of Maori, is certainly major good news for
students of Maori everywhere, as it is indubitably one of the largest
computer resources on this subject in existence at the present time.
In view of the linguistic importance and national significance of this
disc, we append a program by program description, which we believe will
be of value to teachers and students of Maori throughout New Zealand...
and overseas!" |
NZ INFOTECH WEEKLY (THE DOMINION), September 11, 1995.
"People wishing to improve their Maori pronunciation can now practise
along with their computer running new software that speaks the language
aloud.
"The software, which uses sound cards to generate the sound of Maori on
disk, is being released by Auckland-based Educator Discs & Videos. "Directors John and Rosalind Stinchcombe have had a long interest in Maori language and have produced Maori language audio tapes and books that are now used in libraries, schools and homes throughout New Zealand." |
KIA HIWA RA, December 1995 - January 1996.
"Educator Discs and Videos of Waitakere in Auckland, have just released
new IBM-compatible Maori language software using Soundblaster or
compatible sound cards to generate the sound of Maori on disk ...
"The company has previously released a wide range of Maori language
tutorial software, which is already in use in numerous secondary and
primary schools, tertiary teaching institutions and thousands of NZ
homes.
"TALK MAORI TODAY was programmed by John Stinchcombe, author of
various other Maori language disks and several Maori language books
and tapes. "John has been working for the survival and wellbeing of te reo Maori for more than 3O years." |
"The two-disc kit deals with idiomatic spoken Maori and covers
greetings, expressions of courtesy, giving and receiving
directions, shopping and getting to know someone."
"Through their company, Educator Discs and Videos, they have launched
a new IBM compatible Maori language programme that supports Soundblaster
and compatible sound cards ....
"Involved in developing educational resources for more than 14 years,
the Company has previously released Maori Language software already in
use in a number of schools and tertiary institutions."
"Subjects available range from Maori and French to Maths and Accounting,
from Morse Code and Computer Logic to Grammar and Punctuation, from
Latin and Spanish to reading and Spelling ... and much more!
"The programmes create much of the effect of a one-to-one teacher-pupil
ratio, offering each user calm, individual attention at every step ...."
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