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The Critical Languages Series Online: Multimedia Courseware for Less Commonly Taught Languages

The Critical Languages Series Online: Multimedia Courseware for Less Commonly Taught Languages. Scott Brill, Research Engineer Critical Languages Program/UACALI Group University of Arizona, Tucson. Critical Languages Series CD/DVD-ROMs.

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The Critical Languages Series Online: Multimedia Courseware for Less Commonly Taught Languages

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  1. The Critical Languages Series Online: Multimedia Courseware for Less Commonly Taught Languages Scott Brill, Research Engineer Critical Languages Program/UACALI Group University of Arizona, Tucson

  2. Critical Languages Series CD/DVD-ROMs • 14 published titles, original materials, equivalent to 1yr college course, storyline for beginning levels • 2 peer reviewers for each title, 3 yrs to create each • ~3 minutes of video each lesson • 4,000-12,000 Audio files per product • 5 exercise types (c,d,f,m,p) created with MaxAuthor • Requires Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 • 3 learning contexts • Tested by FSI, CFSI, NASILP members • CALICO reviews of most products • Distributed by U of Arizona Press, Amazon, etc.

  3. The First WaveCritical Languages Series (CLS): Beginning Level CD-ROM Courseware (2000) • Brazilian Portuguese • Cantonese • Chinese (Mandarin) • Kazakh • Korean • Turkish Funded by NSEP/NASILP

  4. NASILP • National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs • 60 member institutions offering LCTLs for credit using modified self-instruction. • Currently headquartered at U of Arizona Critical Languages Program where we have 400 students in 17 LCTLs.

  5. CLS CD-ROM Review Excerpts • "...user-friendly, linguistically and pedagogically very sound, well conceived, and quite affordable." Peter Yang, CALICO Review of Beginning Cantonese. • "...all five activity types accommodate a range of learning style preferences and also reinforce what users cover in the video dialogues, readings, and supplemental dialogues: pronunciation, vocabulary, expressions, structures, culture, and grammar." Vehbi Turel, CALICO Review of Beginning Turkish.

  6. The Second WaveCritical Languages Series DVD-ROM Courseware (2005) • Beginning Ukrainian • Intermediate Turkish • Intermediate Kazakh • Advanced Kazakh • Intermediate Cantonese Funded by US Dept Education/NASILP

  7. The Third WaveCritical Languages Series DVD-ROM Courseware (2009) • Beginning Kurdish • Intermediate Ukrainian • Advanced Turkish CLSONLINE delivery option Funded by US Dept Education/NASILP

  8. Demo • Beginning Kurdish Lesson1

  9. Critical Languages Series Online • Non-credit, subscription-based online delivery of 12 CLS titles in conjunction with University of Arizona Press • Students do not need to be enrolled at Univ. of Arizona • Works on all major platforms/browsers/most locked down systems, 24/7/365 service, uses Moodle,Flash,JS • video/audio on demand, MP3 downloads • $79.95 per 6 months ($13.33/mo), authors receive royalties. • Used at: UACLP, CFSI, Colorado College, etc. • ‘non-editing teacher’ access for program coordinators so they can see their student logs in Moodle.

  10. CLSONLINE Demo • Beginning Kurdish Lesson 1 • Follow video script and add: MP3 download, glossary (hati), keyboard. • Can2 L19, tur3 L19 (unscripted, author guided dialogs)

  11. CLSONLINE user comments • "Overall, [Beginning Kazakh] is an excellent mix of useful conversational material and solid grammatical introduction." - T.B., Lansdale, PA • "I was very surprised by how amazingly helpful the Advanced Turkish program was." - Michelle M., Austin, TX

  12. CLSONLINE Future possibilities • Better dictation grading, flashcards with audio, Pronunciation, preload content into other Moodles so instructors can customize, optional direct student interaction with tutor/instructor (possibly via Skype), “social constructivism” in Moodle

  13. The End Send us email if you would like a complimentary 7 day evaluation subscription; your comments are appreciated. For more information:http://cls.arizona.edu/

  14. A CLS DVD-ROM Review • “The makers of Beginning Ukrainian are to be commended, not only for their vision in the creation of a user-friendly electronic resource that may be used either independently or in the language classroom, but also for the modern curriculum, which is in line with the goal of communicative competence…”Rachel Stauffer , Review of Beginning Ukrainian DVD-ROM,Slavic and East European Journal, 2007

  15. MaxAuthor • MS-Windows based, but can deliver on web • Free download for non-commercial use • Under development since 1988 at UACALI, several thousand downloads • 47 languages supported, incl. Native American • Online tutorial videos made with CERCLL: Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy (NFLRC at UA)

  16. Personnel for each product: • 1 author • 2 competitively selected peer reviewers • 8-10 testers (including classroom testing) • 2-3 student native speakers (auditioned) Project Staff • Principal Investigator • Project manager and software engineer • Media Specialist (Art, video, audio) • Administrative assistant and part time student multimedia editors

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