This is a report of the first national exhibition and conference on multilingual word processing in voluntary organizations and community groups held in London, England in June 1988. The keynote speech of the conference, "Why Multi-ethnic Systems Matter" and a speech entitled "What Users and Manufacturers Should Be Talking…

Designed to give teachers and supervisors a working knowledge of various approaches to enhancing pupil learning through software application programs, this guide is presented in a hands-on fashion. It supports a dual purpose, i.e., it can serve as an individual tutorial or as a turnkey staff development tool. All program files referred to may be…

A study examined two writers and their use of word processing and pen and paper in order to set up and draw out the important variables that influence writers' decisions about word processing. Subjects, a college freshman and an engineer, were interviewed about their writing processes and were observed in their natural environment. Results…

New users learning to use text-processing systems, especially those who are using self-study materials without expert supervision, must often make sense of actions and events in situations where they have little basis, in prior knowledge or current information, for inferring what is happening or why. Many cases have been observed where learners…

Three braille translation programs, which translate computerized text files into new files of ASCII representative grade 2 braille, are evaluated, including "Braille-Talk,""PC Braille," and "The Duxbury Translator." For each program, such items as documentation, ease of operation, formatting, embedded commands,…

Suggests effective means of integrating computers into adult literacy education using commercial word-processing and data base programs including teacher-student interaction. Points out that activities used in most "reading software" are not consistent with the cognitive view of comprehension. (Auth/ARH)

Describes Cornell University computer services and its programs to assist graduate students in editing and formatting their theses and dissertations. Discusses the discontinuance of its CUTHESIS software on the mainframe computer because of the proliferation of microcomputing resources. Examines the cost of the change and the process through which…

The author describes a survey of help wanted advertisements in 30 United States and Canadian newspapers. Findings indicate that the demand for skilled secretaries remains strong. Word processing or computer skills were requested most often of all skills tracked. Other requirements and salary are also discussed. (CH)

Explores the advantages and disadvantages of microcomputer text editors and spelling checkers and implications for their classroom use. (SRT)

The author describes students' and lecturers' reactions to a five-day residential course for older adults. The course was designed to develop competence at word processing and familiarity with other computer applications. (CH)

The author describes the different features of the mulit-vendor lab teaching environment for word processing and the single-vendor lab. He then presents a number of concerns that educators should consider when contemplating the establishment of a word processing curriculum. (CT)

Describes the design of a tutorial lesson, the benefits of such a lesson, and the drawbacks of such a method. Suggestions for word processing teachers are listed, including requiring students to write their own "operating manual" and using tutorials as an introduction to word processing functions. (CT)

Discusses factors to be considered when deciding whether to buy typewriters, terminals, or microcomputers for the school typing room. Factors include (1) objectives of the typewriting program, (2) market needs, (3) student learning methods, (4) costs, and (5) instructional materials. (CH)

Word processing instructors and supervisors and correspondence secretaries were surveyed concerning their perceptions of correspondence secretarial competencies, training loci, job qualifications, and company training programs. Findings indicate that entry-level skills are most often learned in company training programs and advanced skills are…

Outlines the structure of a printer driven program that converts Romanized texts, composed with the aid of standard word-processing software, into codes that enable a dot matrix printer to produce high-quality printouts in various non-Roman scripts. (Author/SED)