“allnet: autonomous language learning program for less commonly taught languages”

““ALLNet: ALLNet: Autonomous Language Autonomous Language

Learning Program for Less Learning Program for Less Commonly Taught Commonly Taught

Languages”Languages”

Elena OsinskyElena OsinskyALLNet DirectorALLNet Director

International ProgramsInternational ProgramsUniversity of IowaUniversity of Iowa

Cultures and Languages Across the CurriculumCultures and Languages Across the CurriculumUniversity of Iowa, November 5-6, 2005University of Iowa, November 5-6, 2005

ALLNet: Autonomous Language ALLNet: Autonomous Language LearningLearning

Overview and Progress Report: What is Overview and Progress Report: What is ALLNet?ALLNet?

Development of ALLNet web site as a Development of ALLNet web site as a resource and management toolresource and management tool

Learning materials for students - CDsLearning materials for students - CDs Training materials for tutors - DVDsTraining materials for tutors - DVDs Video conferencing – Video conferencing – i-Sighti-Sight Web conferencing – Web conferencing – Elluminate Live!Elluminate Live!

ALLNet: Autonomous Language ALLNet: Autonomous Language LearningLearning

National Resource Center at the IP, UINational Resource Center at the IP, UI Funded by the U.S. Dep. of Education Funded by the U.S. Dep. of Education

grantgrant Objective: Communication Skills in Objective: Communication Skills in

Foreign Languages for Study and Foreign Languages for Study and Research AbroadResearch Abroad

Less Commonly Taught Languages Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL)(LCTL)

What is Autonomous Language What is Autonomous Language Learning?Learning?

ALLNet supports learners in developing the skills ALLNet supports learners in developing the skills necessary for autonomous language learning, necessary for autonomous language learning, such assuch as

accepting responsibility for their learning accepting responsibility for their learning understanding the purpose of their learning understanding the purpose of their learning

programprogram defining language learning goalsdefining language learning goals understanding their learning preferencesunderstanding their learning preferences planning and executing learning activitiesplanning and executing learning activities regularly reviewing progress.regularly reviewing progress.

Who can apply?Who can apply?

UI student, faculty and staffUI student, faculty and staff Interested in study/research aboardInterested in study/research aboard Committed to autonomous language Committed to autonomous language

learning learning All languages NOT offered at UI are All languages NOT offered at UI are

eligibleeligible Tutors and materials need to be availableTutors and materials need to be available

Progress ReportProgress Report

Self-instructional language centers in Self-instructional language centers in the US facilitate group-based foreign the US facilitate group-based foreign language studylanguage study

ALLNet allows for customized ALLNet allows for customized learninglearning

ALLNet students (fall 2005): 20ALLNet students (fall 2005): 20 ALLNet languages (fall 2005): 16ALLNet languages (fall 2005): 16 ALLNet languages pending:5ALLNet languages pending:5

ALLNet Web site as a ALLNet Web site as a Management and Resource ToolManagement and Resource Tool

On-line evaluation formsOn-line evaluation forms e-Learning Log (work in progress)e-Learning Log (work in progress) e-portfolio for Lithuanian students e-portfolio for Lithuanian students

(work in progress)(work in progress) Languages & Cultural resourcesLanguages & Cultural resources Web: Web: http://http://www.uiowa.edu/~allnetwww.uiowa.edu/~allnet

Instructional MaterialsInstructional Materials

Language Materials Project at UCLA for Language Materials Project at UCLA for instructional and authentic materialsinstructional and authentic materials

Language Resource Centers [Center for Language Resource Centers [Center for Advanced Research in Language Advanced Research in Language Acquisition at the UMN]Acquisition at the UMN]

Self-Instructional Language ProgramsSelf-Instructional Language Programs Language Professionals: CARLA provides Language Professionals: CARLA provides

database of LCTL courses in the USdatabase of LCTL courses in the US

Learning Materials for StudentsLearning Materials for Students

Malayalam language case studyMalayalam language case study• Only two Universities in the U.S.Only two Universities in the U.S.• Textbook is out of print till Spring 2006Textbook is out of print till Spring 2006• All materials are in old scriptAll materials are in old script

Lithuanian Case studyLithuanian Case study• Textbook is without tapesTextbook is without tapes

Creation of CDs with audio filesCreation of CDs with audio files

ALLNet TutorsALLNet Tutors

Educated speakers of the target languageEducated speakers of the target language Trained according to NASILP guidelinesTrained according to NASILP guidelines Tutorial sessions emphasize language Tutorial sessions emphasize language

practice (workshops & instructional DVDs)practice (workshops & instructional DVDs) Major responsibilities: review of materials Major responsibilities: review of materials

that learners have studied on their own; that learners have studied on their own; check on pronunciation; provide correct check on pronunciation; provide correct language input; provide cultural language input; provide cultural information; weekly progress reports.information; weekly progress reports.

Video ConferencingVideo Conferencing

Tibetan case studyTibetan case study• Distant Tutor from Distant Tutor from

ArizonaArizona• From phone From phone

sessions to video sessions to video conferencingconferencing

• A student and a A student and a tutor are Mac userstutor are Mac users

• Apple Apple i-Sight i-Sight video video conferencing for conferencing for speaking & listeningspeaking & listening

Video ConferencingVideo Conferencing

Web Conferencing Web Conferencing Elluminate Elluminate Live!Live!

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Thank youThank you to ALLNet to ALLNet Supporters:Supporters:

The National Resource Center , UIThe National Resource Center , UI International Programs, UIInternational Programs, UI Language Media Center (LMC), UILanguage Media Center (LMC), UI Dr. Pusack (German Department) and Dr. Dr. Pusack (German Department) and Dr.

Greenough (History Department), UIGreenough (History Department), UI

Contact & More InformationContact & More Information

Elena OsinskyElena OsinskyALLNet DirectorALLNet Director350 International Center350 International CenterUniversity of IowaUniversity of Iowa

Web: Web: www.uiowa.edu/~allnetwww.uiowa.edu/~allnet