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from "Ng, Alan" <[log in to unmask]>
The University of Wisconsin announces the public, unrestricted availability of
Syntax Untangler, a new, online tool that lets you "teach your students how to
figure out tricky texts in any language."
http://courses.dcs.wisc.edu/untangler/
Syntax Untangler is an online activity that asks the learner to visually mark
up a short primary text in any language, in order to improve small-scale
reading skills. Any instructor can easily create and publish their own Syntax
Untangler content. Players get instant feedback about whether they found the
right answer(s).
Syntax Untangler is particularly designed for training language learners to
recognize and parse linguistic features. But potential applications extend to
any field requiring students to read and parse any kind of code or language.
Example uses:
* Ask students of German to identify the parts of a separable-prefix verb
within a German sentence.
* Ask students of Chinese to draw where a syntax structure begins and ends in
a short Chinese text.
* Ask literature students to locate and differentiate between instances of
alliteration and assonance in some lines of poetry.
* Ask students, particularly future K-12 language teachers, to create new
Syntax Untangler content.
Here's a demo of the above examples:
http://courses.dcs.wisc.edu/untangler/play/demo
Here's an example of a beginning unit for a German for Reading Knowledge
course:
http://courses.dcs.wisc.edu/untangler/play/german391u1-syntax
Any instructor in the world is welcome to create an instructor account at any
time for any purpose:
http://courses.dcs.wisc.edu/untangler/
Please pass the word.
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Alan Ng, PhD - [log in to unmask]
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/bios/ang.htm
Director of Outreach Technology
Division of Continuing Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
21 N Park St #7248 - 5-9529
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