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Title: Article: Using Skype for Language Learning
Body: From http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0816/p13s02-legn.htm Learn a foreign language – over the Web: Internet phone programs and webcams give students daily practice with native speakers. By Matthew Rusling August 16, 2007 Observers have criticized college language curriculums in the United States for incorporating little – if any – of the conversation time so crucial to learning. But now, some colleges are making broader use of the Web to engage students in global language practice sessions. Instructors tout the technology as a "limitless" teaching tool that fast-tracks foreign language competency. "This is revolutionizing our language teaching," says Colleen Coffey, a Spanish instructor at Marquette. Making international calls via the Internet has yet to catch on with the 70 percent of Americans who use the Internet. But as more college campuses see the advantages of using Skype as an inexpensive teaching tool, that percentage is likely to go up. Although observers say the technology's potential has been stifled by its image as a program for techies, it is catching on with language teachers in pockets across the nation. Dickinson College in Carlisle, Penn., plans to add a Skype component to its Japanese, German, and Spanish classes this fall. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is using it now for French and German classes but plans to expand its use "as instructors hear about how easy it is," says Douglas Canfield, coordinator at the school's language-resource center. Read the entire article at http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0816/p13s02-legn.htm .
Source: Christian Science Monitor
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Title: Article: Using Skype for Language Learning
Body: From http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0816/p13s02-legn.htm Learn a foreign language – over the Web: Internet phone programs and webcams give students daily practice with native speakers. By Matthew Rusling August 16, 2007 Observers have criticized college language curriculums in the United States for incorporating little – if any – of the conversation time so crucial to learning. But now, some colleges are making broader use of the Web to engage students in global language practice sessions. Instructors tout the technology as a "limitless" teaching tool that fast-tracks foreign language competency. "This is revolutionizing our language teaching," says Colleen Coffey, a Spanish instructor at Marquette. Making international calls via the Internet has yet to catch on with the 70 percent of Americans who use the Internet. But as more college campuses see the advantages of using Skype as an inexpensive teaching tool, that percentage is likely to go up. Although observers say the technology's potential has been stifled by its image as a program for techies, it is catching on with language teachers in pockets across the nation. Dickinson College in Carlisle, Penn., plans to add a Skype component to its Japanese, German, and Spanish classes this fall. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is using it now for French and German classes but plans to expand its use "as instructors hear about how easy it is," says Douglas Canfield, coordinator at the school's language-resource center. Read the entire article at http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0816/p13s02-legn.htm .
Source: Christian Science Monitor
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Title: Article: Rescuing Recorded Sound from Ravages of Time
Body: From http://www.huliq.com/31083/rescuing-recorded-sound-from-ravages-of-time Rescuing recorded sound from ravages of time August 20, 2007 While listening to National Public Radio in 2000, Carl Haber learned that the Library of Congress had a big problem. The Library's audio collection, which spans the 130-year history of recorded sound, includes the voices of Native Americans from now-vanished tribes. These echoes of a bygone era were recorded on media such as wax cylinders and shellac and lacquer discs. But many are now too fragile to play in their original format; the pressure of a stylus or phonograph needle could cause irreversible damage. Others are too broken, worn or scratched to yield high-quality sound. The archivists needed a means to preserve the recordings without injuring them further. A physicist with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Haber realized that an optical scanning system could solve the Library's quandary. UC Berkeley's Phoebe Hearst Museum and Native Americans are among those who could benefit the most from Haber’s new device. In the early 1900s, UC Berkeley anthropologist Alfred Kroeber and colleagues recorded the legends, songs, customs and voices of dozens of California Indians on some 3,000 one-of-a-kind wax cylinders. Many of these tribes and languages have since died out or are on the verge of extinction. The LBNL group is now collaborating with linguist Andrew Garrett and Victoria Bradshaw of the museum to digitize the Kroeber recordings. Remastering these cylinders could help new generations of native peoples study their ancestral customs and tongues—and help carry the sounds of the past into the future. Read the entire article at http://www.huliq.com/31083/rescuing-recorded-sound-from-ravages-of-time .
Source: ILAT
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Title: Article: Rescuing Recorded Sound from Ravages of Time
Body: From http://www.huliq.com/31083/rescuing-recorded-sound-from-ravages-of-time Rescuing recorded sound from ravages of time August 20, 2007 While listening to National Public Radio in 2000, Carl Haber learned that the Library of Congress had a big problem. The Library's audio collection, which spans the 130-year history of recorded sound, includes the voices of Native Americans from now-vanished tribes. These echoes of a bygone era were recorded on media such as wax cylinders and shellac and lacquer discs. But many are now too fragile to play in their original format; the pressure of a stylus or phonograph needle could cause irreversible damage. Others are too broken, worn or scratched to yield high-quality sound. The archivists needed a means to preserve the recordings without injuring them further. A physicist with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Haber realized that an optical scanning system could solve the Library's quandary. UC Berkeley's Phoebe Hearst Museum and Native Americans are among those who could benefit the most from Haber’s new device. In the early 1900s, UC Berkeley anthropologist Alfred Kroeber and colleagues recorded the legends, songs, customs and voices of dozens of California Indians on some 3,000 one-of-a-kind wax cylinders. Many of these tribes and languages have since died out or are on the verge of extinction. The LBNL group is now collaborating with linguist Andrew Garrett and Victoria Bradshaw of the museum to digitize the Kroeber recordings. Remastering these cylinders could help new generations of native peoples study their ancestral customs and tongues—and help carry the sounds of the past into the future. Read the entire article at http://www.huliq.com/31083/rescuing-recorded-sound-from-ravages-of-time .
Source: ILAT
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Title: Arabic Class: Online Resources for Teachers and Students
Body: The Arabic Class website has several potentially useful online references, including a subject dictionary (words for different interest areas), a picture dictionary, and practice with the Arabic alphabet. It is available at http://www.arabicclass.com .
Source: Arabic Class
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Title: Arabic Class: Online Resources for Teachers and Students
Body: The Arabic Class website has several potentially useful online references, including a subject dictionary (words for different interest areas), a picture dictionary, and practice with the Arabic alphabet. It is available at http://www.arabicclass.com .
Source: Arabic Class
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Title: German.info Interactive: Online Interactive Activities
Body: Germany.info Interactive is a new feature on Germany.info, providing you with a selection of entertaining online games and quizzes relating to Germany and Europe. German.info Interactive is available at http://www.germany.info/relaunch/info/interactive.html .
Source: German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Title: German.info Interactive: Online Interactive Activities
Body: Germany.info Interactive is a new feature on Germany.info, providing you with a selection of entertaining online games and quizzes relating to Germany and Europe. German.info Interactive is available at http://www.germany.info/relaunch/info/interactive.html .
Source: German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Title: Webhunts for German
Body: Here's an introduction to About.com's special Web exercises and scavenger hunts (die Schnitzeljagd/die Schatzsuche) for German. The explanation and webhunts are available at http://german.about.com/od/gamesexercises/a/webexintro.htm?nl=1 .
Source: About.com
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Title: Webhunts for German
Body: Here's an introduction to About.com's special Web exercises and scavenger hunts (die Schnitzeljagd/die Schatzsuche) for German. The explanation and webhunts are available at http://german.about.com/od/gamesexercises/a/webexintro.htm?nl=1 .
Source: About.com
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Title: French Pedagogical Resources at the French Resource Center
Body: From http://frenchrc.rutgers.edu/en/index.htm The French Resource Center was created by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and Rutgers University. Its website includes numerous pedagogical resources, such as suggestions for learning with France’s TV5, links to vocabulary games, a Teachers Corner for sharing activities, information about culture, history, and geography, and links to distance learning resources. Visit this useful website, which is available in French and English, at http://frenchrc.rutgers.edu/en/index.htm .
Source: Rutgers University
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Title: French Pedagogical Resources at the French Resource Center
Body: From http://frenchrc.rutgers.edu/en/index.htm The French Resource Center was created by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and Rutgers University. Its website includes numerous pedagogical resources, such as suggestions for learning with France’s TV5, links to vocabulary games, a Teachers Corner for sharing activities, information about culture, history, and geography, and links to distance learning resources. Visit this useful website, which is available in French and English, at http://frenchrc.rutgers.edu/en/index.htm .
Source: Rutgers University
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Title: Alliance Française: Resources for French Teachers and Students
Body: From http://www.afusa.org/abou/abou.html For the past one hundred years the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA has had as its mission to provide support for its individual member chapters in their efforts to promote French language and francophone culture. Today as yesterday, the primary focus of the AFs is on the improvement of cross-cultural understanding and the strengthening of intercultural communication. To learn more about the Federation and its available resources, as well as to find an Alliance Française near you, visit their website at http://www.afusa.org/index.html .
Source: Federation of Alliances Françaises
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Title: Alliance Française: Resources for French Teachers and Students
Body: From http://www.afusa.org/abou/abou.html For the past one hundred years the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA has had as its mission to provide support for its individual member chapters in their efforts to promote French language and francophone culture. Today as yesterday, the primary focus of the AFs is on the improvement of cross-cultural understanding and the strengthening of intercultural communication. To learn more about the Federation and its available resources, as well as to find an Alliance Française near you, visit their website at http://www.afusa.org/index.html .
Source: Federation of Alliances Françaises
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Title: Article: Texas Schools Moving to Dual Language Model
Body: From http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/081707dnmetduallang.3792474.html A better way to teach bilingualism? By KAREN AYRES August 17, 2007 One by one, Texas school districts are abandoning the bilingual education model that has been used to teach English to Spanish-speaking kids for the past 35 years. Last month, a federal judge ruled that the state's bilingual programming complies with federal law and has achieved some success, allowing public schools to continue to teach students with poor English skills the same way they always have. But school administrators and teachers, backed by education researchers, have decided there is a better way. They call it dual language. Advocates say it's superior to the old model because it helps students develop skills in both English and their native Spanish. Traditionally, Texas schools have transitioned students from Spanish to English in elementary school, forcing them to abandon their native language at a young age. Read the entire article at http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/081707dnmetduallang.3792474.html .
Source: Dallas Morning News
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Title: Article: Texas Schools Moving to Dual Language Model
Body: From http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/081707dnmetduallang.3792474.html A better way to teach bilingualism? By KAREN AYRES August 17, 2007 One by one, Texas school districts are abandoning the bilingual education model that has been used to teach English to Spanish-speaking kids for the past 35 years. Last month, a federal judge ruled that the state's bilingual programming complies with federal law and has achieved some success, allowing public schools to continue to teach students with poor English skills the same way they always have. But school administrators and teachers, backed by education researchers, have decided there is a better way. They call it dual language. Advocates say it's superior to the old model because it helps students develop skills in both English and their native Spanish. Traditionally, Texas schools have transitioned students from Spanish to English in elementary school, forcing them to abandon their native language at a young age. Read the entire article at http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/081707dnmetduallang.3792474.html .
Source: Dallas Morning News
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Title: Article: Reasons to Learn English in China
Body: From http://www.chinanews.cn/life/2007-08-09/38365.html Here is a short article in very simple English that reports on survey results regarding learning English in China: Most think there is an English learning boom in society August 9, 2007 A recent survey shows that 90% of Chinese think there is an English learning boom in society. Nearly half of the respondents to the survey say that English is an essential tool for people living in modern society. Access the entire article at http://www.chinanews.cn/life/2007-08-09/38365.html .
Source: Chinanews
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Title: Article: Reasons to Learn English in China
Body: From http://www.chinanews.cn/life/2007-08-09/38365.html Here is a short article in very simple English that reports on survey results regarding learning English in China: Most think there is an English learning boom in society August 9, 2007 A recent survey shows that 90% of Chinese think there is an English learning boom in society. Nearly half of the respondents to the survey say that English is an essential tool for people living in modern society. Access the entire article at http://www.chinanews.cn/life/2007-08-09/38365.html .
Source: Chinanews
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Title: Online Audio Stories in English for Elementary Students
Body: From http://www.storybee.org/index.html Would you like to hear a story? StoryBee is a website where you can listen to professional storytellers from across the country as they spin their wonderful tales. Just click on an age group from 4 to 18, and you’ll find a list of story titles. Click on any title, and the story will play. And it’s all free, thanks to the generous storytellers who want to share the spirit and joy of storytelling with you. Visit StoryBee at http://www.storybee.org/index.html .
Source: StoryBee
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Title: Online Audio Stories in English for Elementary Students
Body: From http://www.storybee.org/index.html Would you like to hear a story? StoryBee is a website where you can listen to professional storytellers from across the country as they spin their wonderful tales. Just click on an age group from 4 to 18, and you’ll find a list of story titles. Click on any title, and the story will play. And it’s all free, thanks to the generous storytellers who want to share the spirit and joy of storytelling with you. Visit StoryBee at http://www.storybee.org/index.html .
Source: StoryBee
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