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>From: "Waid, Alexander Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: #7347 call for lab curriculum ideas
>Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:41:52 -0500
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Yes, it's interesting. I started the Language Program at the Coast Guard
Academy a few years back and they designed the lab with little input from
me, as I was teaching in Pittsburgh at the time (neither they nor I could
afford to pay for constant flights back and forth). I'm still the only
Language Faculty person here and I've struggled with how to best employ the
lab: I'm familiar with the technology, but not the pedagogy associated with
it, and there's LOTS of pressure to use it due to the $$ that was spent on
it. I would recommend IALLT and, in particular LeeAnn Stone and her two
books (which you can purchase through IALLT's site). Her books were
written, I believe, in the late 80's, early 90's, so they deal with much
older technologies, but many of the concepts are easily adaptable. I forget
the name of the books, but they're on IALLT's site and they'll serve as a
good starting point.
cheers,
alex
Dr. Alexander Waid, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Department of Humanities
United States Coast Guard Academy (dh)
Department of Humanities
27 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4195
860-701-6866
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Dear Fellow Language Lab Directors,
I don't think I'm alone in thinking that many faculty are afraid of
technology. Now I find myself with a brand new Sony digital lab three years
after I conducted a survey of the faculty. They overwhelming supported a
state-of-the-art lab. Ooops! That didn't mean they wanted to teach there!!
So
now $400,000+ later, including a $100,000 federal grant (the project
encompassed a major structural remodeling), faculty are revolting because
the
President and Provost are insisting that they use the room or the FL Dept.
and
College will lose credibility. Yikes.
Granted, I have a few allies who understand that I haven't built just an
upgraded audio-lingual lab. But all believe they need more training in how
to
best utilize the capabilites of the equipment and integrate them into the
meager 3 contact hours they have with introductory and intermediate level
students each week. (Students studying Japanese and Chinese have 4
hours/week
and then 90 minutes of required lab.) Faculty rotate classes in the lab
classroom 1 hour/week. Sort of like a "Best Practices in the Lab" type of
thing.
Thus our Provost's office is sponsoring a workshop to be held Friday,
January
30, 2004. I am seeking presenters who could demonstrate communicative lab
activities. Could you also please pass this call onto FL and ESL faculty at
your institution? You may contact me off the list for more information.
Thank you in advance. This list is a lifesaver!
Best regards to all,
Becky
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Ms. Rebecca Adae, Coordinator Language Learning Center
State University of New York at New Paltz
75 S. Manheim Blvd., JFT 414
New Paltz, NY 12561-2440 USA
845.257.3609 (fax)845.257.3512
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