Harry, do you see the text in books for the Teach Yourself series you referred to? I didn't see them, but I'll do a serch.
Deidre -----Original Message----- From: 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 10:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: text of language books I am learning Italian but the Teach Yourself books I have in Apple Books are part English, partly in Italian and VoiceOver does not change automatically - so Italian words are often not recognisable when spoken. My only solution is to change the text size to pretty huge on my iPad so I can pick my way slowly through the lessons! Good luck! Harry > On 11 Jan 2020, at 14:15, 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all, > I'm looking for books on beginner's Spanish. I want to see the written words > which I thought Voice Dream might work for. I know there will be accent > marks, but if a text is designed for both text alone or for text and audio > both, this might work. The translater on my iphone is great, because it > pronounces things properly plus allows you to look at the spelling, but it's > not a course of study. > I went to Apple books on my phone but most of the listings seemed to be > audio. I hit on the sample button for several offerings, and nothing read. > When I look at samples of other books, they read just fine, so I'm thinking > these are audio books not texts. I tried to sample flash cards but they too > would not read. > I'm thinking there might be something very obvious I am overlooking, > but it hasn't made itself apparent to me yet! > I've got the Duo Lingo App downloaded which both pronounces things > plus lets you spell them out so that is good, but sometimes it is very slow > and requires some typing input that is more than my hands will allow. I also > don't know how to move from lesson tolesson effortlessly and don't > understand the symbols like Chest, Heart, Sword, etc. I'll be going along > and doing a few lessons one after another then there is the rewards thing > and I'm no longer able to continue where I've left off. It's not clear to > me how to stay inside the lessons and continue to proceed without getting > back to what seems like the opening page. > I have a few books downloaded that I am listening to and that are > good but I'd like to see words printed out so I can lodge them more > permanently in my memory. > I fear if I buy a bunch of lessons on-line that it will be hit or > miss what works best with voice over. On the PC there are lots of courses > offered for money, but I likewise fear it would be hit or miss to find what > will work seamlessly with Jaws or System Access or any other screen reader. > > Does anyone have any suggestions of where to turn to to see lessons > written out for learning Spanish? > > Deidre > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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