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>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:32:40 -0400
>From: "Huhn, Christine" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: #8036 Fitting lab into language curriculum
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>Thread-Topic: #8036 Fitting lab into language curriculum
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Hi:
Just thought I'd offer a few thoughts on this post. I did my MA thesis
on this very subject - we had put in a beautiful, state of the art
language lab - but the students hated it - and as a result didn't
attend, didn't do the work once they did attend. The results were
interesting - the students viewed this as "busy work" , not connected to
their grade, and was just something the department wanted.
Some of the things we did:
Attendance required to pass the course, and work required to be turned
in - no work, course grade either lowered or automatic F.
Exam questions relating to the lab assignments.
(there were other suggestions I made, but Masters was a while ago -
e-mail me offlist if you'd like the complete "recommendations"
In other institutions, some of the things I've seen:
Students assigned groups to work in on lab assignments (just have to be
sure the group meets, and that they don't split up the work, or it
defeats the group worth dynamic)
A lot of exam questions relating to the lab assignments. i.e. an
internet assignment on Frida Kahlo would yield an exam question
regarding her, her life (whatever was on that webpage
)
Using electronic quizzes as part of the grade - i.e. where they have to
send them to you - or to themselves and print them out. They are usually
self-graded, so its just a "did or didn't" kind of grade. (this is
something I do currently, though they don't have to go to the lab to do
it, many do.) I use http://www.studyspanish.com which gives them a
virtual report card.
Hope this helps!!
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