Abstract:

Notebook computers, such as he TRS-80 Model 100 and the NEC 8201, provide both the students and the teacher with the unique opportunity of bringing into the classroom a truly portable, self-contained computer with integrated, non-volatile memory. Two programs that are useful to the language student and that take full advantage of the unique features of these computers are the Course Authoring Program, which allows the teacher to create computerized tutorial lessons without recourse to programming languages, and FLASH, a computerized flash card manipulator. Both programs utilize text files that are created by the computer's built-in editor
and can, with minimal effort, be converted for implementation on any computer system for which a text editor and appropriate memory storage facility are available.

Author: Robert L. Roseberry