Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
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Help

System requirements:

  • CD-Rom drive
  • Operating system: Windows 98, XP, 2000
  • Processor: At least 400MHz Pentium
  • Memory: 64Mb RAM
  • Sound card and headphones or speakers
  • Internet browser: Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox
  • Windows Media Player 9 or above
  • Mac users: OS9 or higher. Safari or Internet Explorer 5

Works best if you have:

  • Office 2003 (or PowerPoint Viewer 2003 which is available to download for free)
  • Macromedia Flash Player (minimum version 6)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader

Technical advice: troubleshooting

  • Can I copy the language lab on to our network for students to use?
    Yes - right click on the CD in "my Computer", click "Explore". Copy the "lab" folder and its entire contents to a convenient place on your computer.
  • The Language Lab quizzes don't work
    Get Flash playerTo play the Language Lab quizzes the Macromedia Flash player is required. To download the up-to-date version of the player go to: www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer
    Alternatively, the CD also contains '.exe' versions of the quizzes, which do not require the Flash player.
  • The 'Why study languages?' PowerPoint Presentations don't work
    Get PowerPoint 2003 ViewerThe PowerPoint presentations use Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. You can download a copy of the PowerPoint 2003 Viewer for free. The PowerPoint Viewer is a program used to run presentations on computers that don't have Microsoft PowerPoint installed. We have also created alternative versions of the presentations which will work on older versions of PowerPoint.
  • The 'What students say' video clips don't work
    Get Windows Media PlayerWindows Media Player 9 or higher is required to play the video files, which is available free from: www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia
  • The Acrobat files won't open
    Get Adobe Reader In order to display Acrobat files (pdf) you will need to download and install the free Acrobat reader which can be obtained from www.adobe.com
  • The sound will not play
    Try the following steps to ensure sound will play correctly:
    Check your sound card (if you have one) is installed correctly.
    Check your headphones/speakers are plugged in correctly.
    Check your volume is turned up sufficiently.  

If you have any further problems, please do not hesitate to contact us at: llas@soton.ac.uk