At this point, it includes a dictionary with a basic vocabulary of approximately 3500 words per language as well as some 800 learner's texts, and is accessible to all users free of charge via the internet: /eldit.

ELDIT is a dictionary which was developed expressly for the computer medium and contains important information for the language learner that one doesn't always find in conventional dictionaries: 
- simple definitions, sentence examples and translations,
- typical and frequently used collocations with translations and numerous examples,
- idioms, formulaic expressions and sayings,
- word families, groups of words all possessing a common root,
- diagrams for words with similar meanings,
- inflection tables,
- interactive images,
- audiofiles,
- multiple search possibilities (spelling checker, multi-word search, search for inflected words...),
- a didactical grammar.

Furthermore, ELDIT contains all texts from South Tyrol's Bilingualism Examination, together with the pertaining questions: 
- arranged according to topic; 
- the words in each text are linked directly with the learner's dictionary.
A series of texts are provided with model answers to the questions.

Currently:
Subproject ELDIT IV will be concerned with the development of new modules for the training system as well as with thorough reengineering..
Long-term goals include the development of various interactive practice activities, as well as providing the possibility for users to integrate texts into the system.

Partners:
ELDIT is an EURAC project and is conducted in cooperation with SUPSI. It is supported by the Province Office of Advanced Training, the Province Office for Bilingualism and Foreign Languages, the European Union under INTERREG IIIA as well as the Office for european integration and humanitarian aid of the Autonomous Region of Trentino South-Tyrol.

Further Partners:
CEDOCS
Università degli Studi di Trento

last update 7.3.2006