Conference on Applied Linguistics 2 (CONAPLIN 2) ATM_iBT VIBE: the fastest way to create computer-based vocabulary exercises. Hananto hananto@uph.edu http://hananto.pbworks.com Conference on Applied Linguistics 2 (CONAPLIN 2) 3-4 August 2009 UPI Bandung

Topics: Introduction Downloading Installing Using ATM Creating VIBE exercises

Introduction CALL in Indonesia The role of vocabulary ATM: Automatic Teaching Machine - VIBE (vocabulary) - SIBE (structure_ - RIBE (reading) - LIBE (listening) VIBE: Vocabulary-Item Bank of English: ± 2000 High Frequency Words (from GSL1) and 570 Academic Words (from AWL)

Downloading ATM VIBE.zip: at http://teta.pbworks.com/f/VIBE.zip decompressed files: BESMART.BMP SETUP.EXE VIBE.001 VIBE.INF

Installing ATM_iBT (Insert the ATM: VIBE CDROM) Run the Setup.exe Specify the destination directory Select: Full – Install all files.

Using the ATM Click Start/Programs/BeSmart/VIBE. Type your name and press ENTER Click the “Continue” button Select one/more topic(s), e.g. Box no 9 Note: see the pull-down menu to access the IBT resources. Press the ENTER key to continue Modify the available options or just press ENTER to continue Answer the qestions.

Creating VIBE Exercises: inputting data in VIBE_MAKER.xls; selecting a test type; copying the selected test format; pasting the data in Notepad; saving the data from the Notepad. Trying it out by running VIBE.EXE

Step 1: inputting data in VIBE_MAKER.xls;

Step 2: selecting a test type;

Step 3: copying the selected test format;

Step 4: pasting the data in Notepad;

Step 5: saving the data from the Notepad.

Step 6:Try it out by running VIBE.EXE .

Available test formats: 1. abroad quick, without warning to or in another country the act of treating things in an incorrect way to go faster 2. to or in another country abrupt abroad abuse accelerate

Available test formats: 3. AB _ OAD quick, without warning to or in another country the act of treating things in an incorrect way to go faster to give more importance to 4. AB _ _ AD

Available test formats: 5. abroad = to or in another country (True/False) 6. to or in another country = _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. to or in another country = a _ _ _ _ _ 8. to or in another country = a _ _ _ _ d 9. to or in another country = ab _ _ ad 10. to or in another country = ab _ oad

Available test formats: 11. Our daughter wants to study abroad for a year. ABROAD = quick, without warning to or in another country the act of treating things in an incorrect way to go faster 12. Our daughter wants to study a _ _ _ _ d for a year. 13. Our daughter wants to study a _ _ _ _ d for a year. (to or in another country) 14. Our daughter wants to study _ _ _ _ _ _ for a year. (to or in another country) 15. to or in another country = raobad 16. Our daughter wants to study (RAOBAD) for a year.

Questions and answers Thank you.