ACTFL 2007 Toward an Interactive Syllabus ; Engaging Students of French Nathan L. Love Western Kentucky University (17-November-2007)

Contents PowerPoint Table of Contents I. Advantages of Online Syllabus II. A Quick Look: Three Interactive Syllabi III. Engaging Students of French IV. Engaging with Interactivity & Multimedia V. Engaging with Art & Multimedia VI. Proficiencies / Competencies in View VII. Engaging with Interactivity > PowerPoint VIII. Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes IX. Engaging with Interactivity > Others X. Engaging with WebQuesting / Web Authoring XI. Brainstorming with You & Looking Ahead

Contents Advantages of Syllabus Online Centrality of the online syllabus Convergence of presentation, practice, assignments, assessments Convergence of French texts, sound, visual elements of culture Online syllabus as dynamic (It changes!) Online syllabus engaging through interactivity Online syllabus extending beyond itself, opening outward

Contents A Quick Look: Three Interactive Syllabi Elementary French II (F102)Elementary French II toolbar (& interactivités) course description / policies (statement on teaching) Business French (F331)Business French toolbar (& worksheets) assignment links (sept. 3)sept. 3 elements within time table (agenda, “le téléphone”) Survey French Literature I (F325)Survey French Literature I week 1: terminologie, esquisse, versification

Contents Engaging Students of French Before class (assignments) After class (assignments) During class, too? (why not?) With multimedia & mediated authenticity!

Contents with voice (examples later) with music F102 Elem. French II Madame la MarquiseF102 Elem. French II Madame la Marquise with video F th -cent. French Lit. (Sartre’s Huis Clos)Huis Clos F102 Motifs Unité 7Unité 7 (Publisher’s video with interactive questions) BBC F102 (Nov. 8) TV5 Engaging with Interactivity & Multimedia

Contents Survey French Literature I (F325)Survey French Literature I la commedia dell’artela commedia dell’arte audition de quelques poèmes de Ronsard > Vive Voix Wheaton Collegeaudition de quelques poèmes de Ronsard château de Montaigne la chanson de Roland ; Digby 23 msla chanson de RolandDigby 23 ms Les Regrets de la belle Heaulmiere François VillonLes Regrets de la belle Heaulmiere La ballade des dames du temps jadis François Villon et chanté par Georges BrassensLa ballade des dames du temps jadis Engaging with Art & Multimedia

Contents Engaging Students of French with Interactivity How do you know “interactivities” are engaging? (Answer: When your native French colleagues review them too thoroughly or passionately.) So what? What about proficiencies / competencies?

Contents Proficiencies / Competencies in View listening (& vocabulary) cuisine sénégalise listening & viewing reading (& vocaulary) Quiche Lorraine (Jumbled)Quiche Lorraine Quand? (Cloze / fill in)Quand? writing (?) (& grammar / structure) speaking (& pronunciation) * listening & reading (une recette)une recette

Contents Engaging with Interactivity > PowerPoint Vêtements (vocabulaire)Vêtements donner – present (listening)donner – present World Cup 2006 (team ID)World Cup 2006 PowerPoint Journal (MLNG 420)PowerPoint Journal

Contents Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes Crossword Jumbled Cloze / Fill in Multiple Choice (& odd man out) Matching Hot Potatoes home page URL: Hot Potatoes download URL:

Contents Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes Crossword Jumbled Cloze / Fill in Multiple Choice (& odd man out) Matching

Contents Crossword text (parties du corps)parties du corps image (Quiche Lorraine)Quiche Lorraine Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes

Contents Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes Crossword Jumbled Cloze / Fill in Multiple Choice (& odd man out) Matching

Contents Jumbled sentence numbers Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes

Contents Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes Crossword Jumbled Cloze / Fill in Multiple Choice (& odd man out) Matching

Contents Cloze / Fill in listening (courses à faire)courses à faire Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes

Contents Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes Crossword Jumbled Cloze / Fill in Multiple Choice (& odd man out) Matching

Contents Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes Multiple Choice (& odd man out) Camus La pesteCamus La peste grammar: pronouns w/ chartpronouns w/ chart odd man old (foods)foods

Contents Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes Crossword Jumbled Cloze / Fill in Multiple Choice (& odd man out) Matching

Contents Engaging with Interactivity > Hot Potatoes Matching text to text (activities to places)activities to places text to image (couleurs)couleurs text to sound (accents)accents

Contents F102: syllabus linked to Thierry Perrot, for example parties du corps vêtements CLEAR (Michigan State University): SMILE & suite of Web-based products Engaging with Interactivity > Others

Contents Engaging with WebQuesting / Web Authoring Projects (an example 5 films)Projects Blackboard’s roleBlackboard’s role project: Pages Web pour Touristes – Régions de France (F323 French civilization & culture)Pages Web pour Touristes – Régions de France F323 French civilization & culture project: Teacher’s Home Page ( MNLG /G Multimedia Technologies in Teaching Foreign Languages )Teacher’s Home Page MNLG /G Multimedia Technologies in Teaching Foreign Languages

Contents Brainstorming with You & Looking Ahead iPod & “Podtexts” Satoru Shinagawa here at ACTFL WIKIS Cindy Kendall & Cherice Montgomery here at ACTFL Other ideas ? ipod nano 3rd generation San Anonio photos