[nabs-l] question concerning Spanish 1 class

[Mary Fernandez]

Kayla,
Having taken quite a number of foreign courses, I'm a big believer in
Braille, particularly when you are starting. For assignments, you can
either copy and paste the assignment questions into Word, if that's
possible, and import them into your Packmate that way, and just type
up your answers on the online assignment. I don't have a packmate so
cannot help with the Braille display connectivity, but I'm sure
someone here will. For tests you can either ask for an electronic copy
and ask the professor how confortable they are with you taking it
using your packmate, or get a Braille hard copy. If you can do it on
your own, I strongly recommend that you do instead of getting a
reader. It's important to learn spelling, syntax, grammar, and
pronunciation, and with a brand new language these might be lost if
someone is just reading to you.

Best of luck!
Mary

On 8/26/13, Kayla Weathers <brailleprincess at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I’m taking a Spanish 1 class this semester in college and was curious
> as to the strategies that other blind students have used to be
> successful in foreign language courses. I have a Braille copy of the
> textbook and from what I have seen thus far, there doesn’t seem to be
> that many differences in Spanish and English Braille. The professor
> posts the majority of the assignments, quizzes, and tests for the
> course   online.  I know it is possible to configure JAWS to speak in
> Spanish, and have considered trying this to complete the online
> assignments however, since I have had no prior experience with Spanish
> I’m not sure how effective that particular strategy will prove to be.
>  I’ve also considered the option of using a reader to complete the
> assignments. I was also wondering how to configure the Pacmate qx 400,
> so that I will be able to use it to complete assigned work in Spanish?
> Thanks, Kayla
>
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Mary Fernandez
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Maya Angelou