1. Teaching a Second Language:
An Interactive Approach
Kevin Jaquez
Advisor: Prof. Aaron Cass
Customer: Prof. Daniel Mosquera
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2. The Problem Monotony in the Classroom Goals
In search for an interactive medium to relate material to students
Stimulating some interest in students
A break in daily routine
New ways to assess the students’ progress
Goals
Create an interactive online puzzle tool that students can use to aid in learning a new language
Create a means to assess progress
Ability for full customization by professor
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3. List of Puzzles
I. Matching, concentration, word search puzzle, and flashcards.  
II. Challenge board.   Score points by answering questions correctly. For one or two players. Challenge board is now available in both Flash and HTML formats. (similar to Jeopardy)
III. Jumbled words.   Unscramble the letters to guess a word or phrase.
IV. Columns.   Draw a line between the matching terms in the columns
V. Hangman.   Guess the letters in a hidden word or phrase. Hangman is now available in both Flash and HTML formats.
VI. Patterns.   Complete the pattern by choosing the correct item from each group.
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4. The Puzzle Engine Fill In Question: First Letter of the Alphabet ____
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5. The Puzzle Engine Early Prediction Problems
It should allow the user to combine any or all of the puzzles in a single page or instance
It should check the validity of the puzzles
Only anticipated a basic and advanced types of puzzles
Problems
Definition of the puzzle engine was too vague
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6. The Puzzle Engine Second Revision Each puzzle is defined Behavior
Data types
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7. The Puzzle Engine Basic puzzles Radio puzzles Grid puzzles
One input/output type
Fill-In
Radio puzzles
Various outputs, one input
Multiple Choice
Grid puzzles
Various outputs and inputs in a grid system
Matching, Concentration
Privileged puzzles
Various outputs and inputs in a grid system using elements from basic puzzles
Crossword
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8. Complexity vs. Time
New puzzle types makes more complex combination possibilities
Too many compatibility issues
Need a deliverable package for customer
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9. The Puzzle Engine Implemented
Allows for the collection of different puzzles to be administered as one activity
Allows flexibility for future additions
CLASSES
ACTIVITIES
assigned
collection
PUZZLES d
MULTIPE CHOICE
FILLIN
TRUE/FALSE
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10. Actual Product Technologies used Java Server Faces JavaScript
MySQL Database
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11. Future Work Addition of more complex puzzles Revision of Puzzle Engine
Sophisticated progress monitoring tool
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12. Questions?
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