Zybro- The New Age Language Classroom
Language Labs have been used in linguistic learning process for
decades. Gone are the days of earlier models which usually work when a student with
headphones connected to a tape recorder pressing stop and play.
Modern language lab is entirely different from the previous versions. At first sight, it
looks like a standard computer lab, but here the learners are not sitting before the
PCs. Instead they have screen, a headset, and keypad which help them to listen to the
audios, watch videos, record and compare their talk with the original file, read texts
and do the class works as per the instructions of the teacher.
Modern digital language labs like Zybro even have the digital graphing options that
provide the graphical representation and accuracy level of the students’ speech recorded
and variations in comparison with the native speaker’s talk. Students can easily
evaluate their speech with the correct version through the graphical inflections and
improve it through continuous speech practice sessions.
Teachers can use their system to monitor the activities of students and to correct them
if necessary. Teacher can talk to a single student or a group/whole class thereby
offering maximum privacy for the students. Flexible platform of Zybro helps the teacher
to create students’ groups or to pair them and given them assignments considering the
learning module. This super flexible digital language lab allows the teacher to pop in
on the debate/discussion live to hear it, make corrections and to record their
conversation to listen later. The software lets the teachers to upload any digital
information from the internet onto the software to use in teaching activity.
Zybro digital language lab gives students more freedom and flexibility while offering
ample time to practice the language rather than the conventional chalk and talk method.
As the students get opportunity to work individually, they’re less afraid of making
errors and willingly speak until they get better in communication.