Ah, la clase de Espanol. Que divertido, y buena suerte! I took Spanish for five and a half years. I ended up learning 8 dot Spanish computer braille and just using that for a long time, setting my default document format to ms word so I could type in that braille code then email my files or hand them in on a thumb drive without translating. However, UEB (with ks8.0 or later) provides the ability to enter accents in contracted braille, so I now use that.
As to pronunciation: I am not surprised. Even English synthesizers say things strangely, and it may be that your teacher has an accent that the bn does not. For example, your teacher may be speaking with an American accent while the bn is doing its best to speak in a Spanish or South American accent. It would be like a Spanish person teaching English, and a student using a British synthesizer finding differences in the way words are spoken from the American way in which the teacher is pronouncing them. In short: go with what the teacher says, not the synth. If you can understand it, though, a Spanish synth is a good way to quickly read passages or stories. I did not use it much and so am still not comfortable doing this, but if you get used to it as you learn the language than you will eventually be able to listen with confidence, a skill I wish I would have cultivated as I learned the language. On 9/10/10, bob cavanaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, has anyone taken a class in any one of the for languages other than > English that is supported on the BrailleNote? If so, how did it work out for > you? I am noticing differences in the way my BrailleNote says things from > the way I have been taught by my current Spanish teacher. Any suggestions on > what I can do? > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
