1. ONLINE CONTENT FOR THE LANGUAGE CLASS: FINDING IT AND MAKING IT Christa Spreizer William McClure Eva Fernández Queens College & Graduate Center — CUNY Using Technology to Enhance Access and Excellence in CUNY: Realities, Plans, Visions John Jay College of Criminal Justice November 15, 2002

2. Overview teaching Languages Other Than English (LOTEs) using Internet technology teaching Languages Other Than English (LOTEs) using Internet technology and other electronic content delivery platforms and other electronic content delivery platforms theoretical and practical challenges theoretical and practical challenges good practices in language pedagogy good practices in language pedagogy content control, relevance and availability content control, relevance and availability

3. “ IT ” Internet-based instructional technology Internet-based instructional technology used in many disciplines, in both sciences & humanities used in many disciplines, in both sciences & humanities used in language instruction, too used in language instruction, too

4. Internet computer-mediated communication intelligent CALL CALL TV, film, video filmstrips language lab overhead projector radio phonograph video conferencing

5. Language Instruction Language Knowledge Language Knowledge GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE: GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE: phonology, syntax, semantics phonology, syntax, semantics COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE: COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE: pragmatics pragmatics LEXICAL STORE LEXICAL STORE Language Use (Performance) Language Use (Performance) ORAL v. WRITTEN mode ORAL v. WRITTEN mode PRODUCTION v. PERCEPTION PRODUCTION v. PERCEPTION

6. Chapitre 1, Exercice 1 A: Où est Sylvie? B: À la piscine. A: Et Philippe? B: Au bureau. A: Pauvre Philippe! A: Where’s Sylvia? B: At the pool. A: And Phil? B: At work. A: Poor Phil! écoutez répétez lisez écrivez listen repeat read write

7. “ The French Experience ” a BBC Education language series http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/ french/talk/greetings/index.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/ french/experience/index.shtml

8. GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE vocabulary building tools vocabulary building tools grammar practice exercises & tutorials grammar practice exercises & tutorials pronunciation practice exercises & tutorials pronunciation practice exercises & tutorials listening comprehension exercises listening comprehension exercises orthography tutorials orthography tutorials etc. “ IT ” language learning tools

9. COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE Internet radio Internet radio e-newspapers & e-magazines e-newspapers & e-magazines museum websites museum websites subway information websites subway information websites etc., etc.etc. computer-mediated communication computer-mediated communication “ IT ” realia; “ IT ” collaborative forums

10. “ IT ” — Master or Slave? resemblance to the days of the language lab… resemblance to the days of the language lab… does IT drive the curriculum, determine the pedagogy? does IT drive the curriculum, determine the pedagogy?

11. The Language Lab

12. Rafael Salaberry (MLJ, 2001) “Is increased technological sophistication correlated to increased effectiveness to achieve pedagogical objectives?” “What technical attributes specific to the new technologies can be profitably exploited for pedagogical purposes?” (And how successful is this endeavor?) (And how viable is it, given our human and material resources?)

13. Control, Relevance, Availability William McClure William McClure Queens College, Japanese Queens College, Japanese content for beginner and intermediate students content for beginner and intermediate students Christa Spreizer Christa Spreizer Queens College, German Queens College, German advanced content advanced content

14. William McClure Japanese, Queens College

15. Structure of the Japanese Program Three levels of Japanese Three levels of Japanese Introductory (3 sections, 4 days a week) Introductory (3 sections, 4 days a week) Intermediate (1 section, 2 days a week) Intermediate (1 section, 2 days a week) Advanced (1 section, 1 day a week) Advanced (1 section, 1 day a week) Division of labor Division of labor one professor (overall coordinator, English lecturer) one professor (overall coordinator, English lecturer) two or three native-speaking adjuncts two or three native-speaking adjuncts

16. Electronic Resources and Good Practices A supplement to class A supplement to class Relevance Relevance Required or optional? Required or optional?

17. http://kotoba.qc.edu Japanese Homepage

18. Japanese 101 schedule Information about the Course http://kotoba.qc.edu/ 101page/japanese10 1.html

19. Academic Content learning to read hiragana learning to read hiragana

20. learning to read hiragana learning to write Chinese characters learning to write Chinese characters Academic Content

21. learning to read hiragana learning to write Chinese characters learning vocabulary learning vocabulary Academic Content

22. Communication e-mail addresses, office hours, etc. e-mail addresses, office hours, etc. discussion board discussion board

23. Motivation student performances student performances

24. Motivation student websites student websites

25. Coolness ;-)

26. Christa Spreizer German, Queens College

27. THANKS!  Please address questions and comments to: LOTE@qc.edu LOTE@qc.edu Christa Spreizer William McClure Eva Fernández