About ikasten.net
About ikasten.net
Ikasten.net is a new educational resource for learning Basque, which forms part of the initiatives already available at www.hiru.com - the portal run by the Permanent Learning Board of the Basque Government Department of Education, Universities and Investigation.
The course presents an enjoyable and informal working environment, and is aimed at both those who want to use it as a complement to other courses and those who want to use it as the foundation of their language learning.
Ikasten.net contains sixty units, organised into sections, containing a wide variety of activities, from beginners' level to advanced. Additionally there are twelve revision units that allow you to review and consolidate your acquired knowledge. Included in the content you'll find audio, video, gap-fill exercises, multiple-choice activities, and linking and reordering exercises.
In the introductory activity to the course you'll find guidance about how you should use the program. We recommend that you spend a little bit of time with this activity so that the learning process will be easy and effective.
After that, you can determine your level and start with the unit that is best for you. That way you'll be able to get the most out of ikasten.net.
Throughout the program you'll find links to complementary audio and video resources that will allow you to practice whenever it is convenient for you.
<Costs
Ikasten.net is available to you for free.
Tutorials will be offered starting January 2009, about which you will be duly informed.Enrolling
It' simple:
Proficiency level to aim for
If you already are a user of hiru.com, all you have to do is type out your user name and password, and begin the course.
If you are not yet a user of hiru.com, fill up the form with your data, and begin the course.
What level can I reach?
Ikasten.net goes from beginners to advanced level and contains sixty units, grouped as follows:
A first block containing seven modules. Each module consists of five learning units, plus one review unit.
A second block containing five modules. Each one of these consists of five learning units, plus one evaluation and review unit.
Computer equipment to have at hand
In theory, any computer with a broadband Internet connection (min. 256 Kbps) that includes any of the following:
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or better
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or better
- Safari 3.1 or better
- Opera 9.5 or better
In addition, for access to multimedia material, you will need Adobe Flash Player 9 or better.
