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>Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:45:07 -0400
>From: "Huhn, Christine" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Spanish101 Online - Oral Component.
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>Thread-Topic: Spanish101 Online - Oral Component.
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We have a rapidly growing program here of online courses, WebCT based,
and aimed at a population that wouldn't otherwise have access to higher
education- not a tradiditional student population for the most part.
I've been asked to create a Spanish101 course for this program -
presumably all online.
We have a 4th semester course completely online, and while part of me
would prefer that they came through our program with all the skills,
this is a little different it's the last course in the required
sequence, so it has no required course that the students need to be
prepared for (most of the students are simply fulfilling a degree
requirement), and most likely students have already had an oral
component.
I've responded to the person expressing interest in doing so - however,
I've also indicated that for a Spanish101 class, I can't ignore the oral
(speaking) component. Reading, Writing, and even Listening can be done
to some level online - the interaction changes from in the classroom to
a typed interaction, which has some research out there. So I'd be ok
with that part. However, I just can't ignore the fact that an online
course lacks the speaking component. So, I thought I'd throw this out
there. Any ideas on including an oral component? SHOULD I be concerned
about an oral component (I think so, but am interested in other views).
The course could also be designed as 80% online, and then periodic face
to face meetings - but how do you gain skills in that limited contact?
All thoughts/comments/resources welcome :)
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Christina Huhn, PhD
Assistant Professor
Marshall University
Department of Modern Languages
Smith Hall 739
#1 John Marshall Drive
Huntintgon, WV 25755
(304)696-2750
http://users.marshall.edu/~huhn
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