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Buffet
In this reference environment, the program functions as a grammar book or dictionary in
which one can quickly look up the correct form of a particular tense of a verb or its
translation (Figure 4).
Digestif
In the digestif environment remedial learning units are presented to the student. Mistakes
made by students while doing exercises or taking tests are transferred to the digestif
environment. The student has the same choice of strategies as in the à la carte
environment to study and to review the items again.
CONCLUSION
In this article we have tried to briefly illustrate the externally versatile design of
Verbochip. We feel that the combination of a selection system with extensive and wellstructured
contents in a multiple environment model supports the educational
efficiency and effectiveness of CALL materials. External versatility indeed increases the
number of potential users and user circumstances, as learning content can be selected
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