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Why Teach a foreign language online?

CETLA Presentation for the World Languages Department December 2, 2011. Why Teach a foreign language online?. Department of Education Report The Chronicle’s 2011 Special Report University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language

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Why Teach a foreign language online?

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  1. CETLA Presentation for the World Languages Department December 2, 2011 Why Teach a foreign language online?

  2. Department of Education Report • The Chronicle’s 2011 Special Report • University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language • Second Language Teaching and Learning in the Net Generation Research

  3. Efficiency Accommodation Practice Collaboration Production Immersion 6 Reasons

  4. Save classroom space. • Increase enrollment in less popular language classes. • Reduce grading time with online quizzes, while providing feedback instantly. • Move information and drills online to free up class time for more interaction. Efficiency

  5. Accommodate disabled, working, parenting, and commuting students. Work around your travel and research schedule. Adapt lessons to diverse learning styles. Accommodations

  6. The article “den” answers the question “wen?” EXAMPLE: GRAMMAR ANIMATION FOR VISUAL LEARNERS n Die Frau küßt den Mann. n Den Mann küßt die Frau. The accusative article “Den” shows that the man is the direct object of the action. The woman is the performer of the verb in both sentences. Source: http://webgerman.com/Animated/index.html “Animated German Grammar” Wer küßt wen?

  7. Web resources such as Live-Radio.Net, World Wide Internet TV, Online Newspapers.com, and virtual museums • Podcasts /iTunes • Digital video • Blackboard feedback and mastery quizzes • e-readers with embedded links and instant word “look-up” • Voice recognition/comparison software Practice

  8. EXAMPLE : ROSETTA STONE’S VOICE COMPARISON METER

  9. Pbworks Skype and Google Talk Voice Thread Elluminate/Wimba (Blackboard Collaborate) or WizIQ COLLABORATION

  10. Elluminate Web-Conferencing (Blackboard Collaborate)

  11. Multimedia presentations • Travel blogs • Twitter abroad • Learning logs • Facebook • YouTube skits • Audio recordings Production

  12. Blackboard in a foreign language 3D virtual tours Video games Second Life IMMERSION

  13. email cetla@howard.edu If you want to learn more,

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