MaxBrowser™ Student Interface
Watch a Video Tutorial
of MaxBrowser™ using the Intermediate Kazakh DVD-ROM.
Click to see largerMAX Browser™ Quick Reference
The buttons you see of the top of the screen are handy shortcuts to menu choices.
1. Like the Back button on an Internet browser; allows return to previous page or activity.
2. Three views of the text: Word, Sentence, and Footnote (here footnote view is selected). When an underlined word or phrase is clicked, you hear the native speaker...or see the footnote content if that view is selected.
3. Click All Play to hear the segments (word or sentence) starting from current position.
4. For computers with microphone: Record your own voice. Recording continues until Stop button is clicked.
5. After recording your voice in word or sentence, click to play back; then compare your voice with native speaker's.
6. Stop any audio, such as All Play or Record.
7. Try one of five exercises to test and improve your
knowledge of the lesson:
a. Fill-in-the-Blank click on each blank
and type in your answer.
b. Multiple multiple choice.
c. Dictate listen to sentences from lesson
and type what you hear.
d. Flash context-based audio flashcards.
e. Pron. helps with pronunciation by
playing each word or sentence, then recording your voice to compare with
the native speaker's.
8. Help explains button or menu function.
9. Footnote window. Drag separator bar up or down to resize footnote window.
10. A Word or Sentence that you can click on to hear spoken word. Click left mouse button to hear the native language and right mouse button to hear English translation (when available).
11. Video Footnote Indicator The icon indicates on attached video. Green underlines or icons indicate attached footnote.
12. Footnote window for easier access. Footnotes may be textual, graphic, audio, or video, or may access another lesson (a hyperlink).
