--- Forwarded Message from "Richard Kunst" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >From: "Richard Kunst" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #6928.6 Using digital video (!) >Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:20:21 -0500 >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >Importance: Normal ------------------ Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> wrote > F[r]anziska Lys of Northwestern has done great work in a structure where > students do write their own scripts. She has chosen to eliminate the > drama, literature, and acting elements. Her students write and > produce news stories. In general, students conduct interviews with > native speakers of the target language (German, in her case) to > produce an interesting journalistic piece. The video projects must > include background material, introduction, the interview, and > analysis. She trains her students with examples from Deutsche Welle, > among other things, which they then imitate in creating their > projects. I don't have the URL, but she did have an excellent > presentation on her approach up on the web. Hopefully, it is still > there. Derek, What a great course--Intermediate Portuguese at UNM! And your description was also outstanding. The webpage of Franziska Lys to which you refer appears to be this one: http://smith.mmlc.northwestern.edu/videoreports/ Rick Kunst _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ The Humanities Computing Laboratory A Nonprofit Education and Research Corporation 301 W. Main St., Suite 400-I Durham, NC 27701 USA Tel. (919) 667-9556, (919) 656-5915 Fax: (919) 667-9556 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.humancomp.org _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/