--- Forwarded Message from "Huhn, Christine" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:45:07 -0400 >From: "Huhn, Christine" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Spanish101 Online - Oral Component. >To: [log in to unmask] >Thread-Topic: Spanish101 Online - Oral Component. >Thread-Index: AcXCsPA7keLqmwbfS7CWJDSHk8t05A== 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 :) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************