exploring the internet & bringing it back home
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Exploring the Internet & Bringing it Back Home
Kimberly Jansma, UCLAjansma@humnet.ucla.eduHeinle Cengage Learning's World
Languages ExperienceApril 9, 2010
Introduction: A Brief History of Authentic Materials
Pre-1980s: Books, magazines, newspapers, films
1980s – 90s: train schedules, menus, concert tickets, posters, ads
1990s: World Wide Web 1997: Google search 2005: Youtube
Authentic Content & Content-Based Language Learning Students study academic content in the target
language and acquire the language simultaneously.
Approach typically used at Intermediate and Advanced levels.
With appropriate tasks, beginners can work with T-L Internet content.
Authentic language is more accessible than we thought!
How Does New Media Content Affect Language Teaching? Goal: Global citizens will competently use
Internet FL resources. Instructors: Information organizers,
facilitators, moderators (Not the only knowledge source)
Students: Competent users of new technologies; need cultural and linguistic framework
How Do We Incorporate New Media?
How can Internet resources complement language textbooks?
How much direction should we provide students in selecting new media sites?
What do we want the students to do with these resources?
How do we evaluate students’ work with these materials?
Selecting New Media
Is it motivating, appealing? Would our students visit this site independently?
Is it reliable, stable? Is it easily navigable? Organized for
comprehension Does it relate to current theme? Is the language interesting? Will students learn
useful expressions – see new kinds of language use?
New Media and Millennial Learning Preferences
Experiential learning Guided mentoring Frequent feedback Collective reflection Knowledge distributed across the language
learning community
Dede. (2005) Planning for Neomillennial Learning Styles. Educause Quarterly.
Effective New Media Assignments
1. 3 – 4 information questions for all students
2. 3 – 4 items for students to learn based on individual interests
3. Cultural comparison question
4. Linguistic information: language use, useful vocabulary to keep in ejournal
Submitting Assignments
Paper (no workbooks) Discussion Board (w/ reply): For individual
assignments Wikis: For group projects and
presentations
UCLA’s Experiment with New Media Assignments
One Internet exploration per module related to chapter theme
Discussion board/wikis/paper Follow up class discussion – allow 15 – 30
minutes. Assignments are significant part of HW grade Explorez en ligne question appears on culture
section of exams
Sample Internet Sites
First names : Dis-moi ton prénom Likes and dislikes: Tony Parker –
“J’aime/j’aime pas” Finding a room mate: Appartager.com Cinema: Allôciné Jobs: “Les métiers” L’Étudiant Health/fitness/well-being: Doctissimo
Finding a Roommate with Appartager.com
Accessible, Useful Language
Student Observations: Appartager.com
“I was surprised that the site asked for people’s sexual orientation. I don’t think you’d see that here.”
“I thought the descriptions were kind of cool.”
“There are a lot of foreigners on this site. I might use it if I do study abroad.”
L’Étudiant: Les Métiers
Observation: Les métiers
Student Jobs - They seem identical to the student jobs typically found in America. In particular, the website recommends (shows) restaurant work, baby-sitter, dog-sitter etc. These jobs tend to be part time jobs, which allows one to do both, work and school, and most appear to require little to no past work experience. The website gives a rundown on most anything you would need to know about the job (job tasks, pay, how to apply, etc.).
Les Métiers – Useful Language4 Jobs that interest me, but which are not found in Motifs- Journaliste- Attaché parlementaire- Chef de produit tourisme
3 french phrases- en free-lance- un statut précaire- être disponible les vendredis et samedis
“Je ne sais pas d’où vient précisément mon inspiration” – “I do not know where my inspiration comes specifically.”
Allô Ciné
Translate the Resume of the French Film (look up 5 words)
Liberté by Tony Gatlif is a movie about France in 1943. During this time of war, the French president declared that gypsies are not permitted to go on with their nomadic ways and continue their travels during wartime. Many gypsies were imprisonment. Throughout Europe, the gypsies have had negative stereotypes of being thieves and other harsh criticisms. At one point in the trailer, someone asks a prison guard why they are doing this to the gypsies, and he replies “to rid France of her vermin.”
Observations onAllô Ciné
Despite the fact that "France has fought for what it calls the exception culturelle, meaning the right to subsidize or treat favorably domestic cultural production and to limit or control foreign cultural products (as seen in public funding for French cinema) " , still less than 50% of top ten movies are French!
Doctissimo
Current Events : Election
Assignment : Barack Obama post election: Using a French Web search engine e.g. google.fr Type Barack Obama and find out what the French press is saying about him. Report several interesting things that you learn.Transcribe a sentence or two that you could understand.
Obama Assignment – Student Response The French press view Barack Obama in a similar light
as Americians. The press says that Barack is change for the betterment of the USA as well as the world. They talk about his political platform as well as how he will change foreign policy as well. Positively affecting aspects in th world like the economy and the various wars throughtiout are also referenced. I believe that the French fell that Obama is many different things and many of them are positive. They feel that the change Obama will initiate within the US will also affect France in many positive ways. They feel that he has ambition, talen and drive that will make him and the USA a force to be reckoned with.
Useful Language – Obama Site
“Il veut succéder à un des presidents les plus impopulaire de l’histoire de son pays, il est jeune, il est métis, la planète entière semble attendre qu’il entre à la Maison Blanche. »
« Les hiut ans d’embargo de la présidence Clinton avaient toutefois tué énormément d’irakiens. »
European Current Events
Now I'm giving you a challenge. Go to the site from the Newspaper "Le monde" below on the very controversial law just passed by the Swiss banning Muslim Minarets in Swiitzerland. Write down in English 3 - 5 facts or issues you learn from the article. You can go on TV 5 (only if you're curious) to see how it's being discussed on the TV news. What do you think?
Student Exploration
Independent Search – International Content
The article is about Mr. Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister and his troubles with justice. He tried to pass a law to be immune from any kind of process but the constitutional court rejected the bill. Moreover, his company (Mondadori), one of the biggest in Italy, was condemned to pay back another important company and Mr. Berlusconi was accused of corruption. Finally, the article talks about the conflict of interests that Mr. Berlusconi has since the 1990s, when he started to own 3 (out of 6) TV channels and he was, at the same time, a politician.
Language Learning & Social Networking
Explorez en ligne – Questionnaire Results
I found it motivating to interact with Internet material designed for native speakers.
I learned something new and useful. It was helpful for learning new vocabulary I found it too difficult to be useful. (Disagree) Time spent on sites: 30 min. – 1 hour
Conclusion Internet assignments should be integrated with material
in core text. Consistent web-site exploration should start from the
beginning of language study. Instructors should visit sites before assigning them. Assignments should provide useful direction & encourage
independent exploration. (TAs!) Class discussion of findings is essential. Expect students to bring their cultural- knowledge base
to Internet exploration. Internet work should be integral in student evaluation. The instructor helps interpret, makes Internet exploration
& discussion useful and “safe.”
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