--- Forwarded Message from "Thea Rusthoven" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Thea Rusthoven" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #8036.1 Fitting lab into language curriculum (!) >Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:28:09 -0700 Thank you for your suggestions. I would love to have your complete list some time. Thanks a lot. Dr. Thea van Til Rusthoven Department of French Redeemer University College 777 Garner Road East Ancaster, Ontario L9K 1J4 Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "LLTI-Editor" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:12 PM Subject: #8036.1 Fitting lab into language curriculum (!) > --- Forwarded Message from "Huhn, Christine" <[log in to unmask]> --- > >>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:32:40 -0400 >>From: "Huhn, Christine" <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: #8036 Fitting lab into language curriculum >>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum > <[log in to unmask]> >>Thread-Topic: #8036 Fitting lab into language curriculum >>Thread-Index: AcXTmLVfkh905HwPTcSeVmU5PwJJOQAVl9bA > > 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!! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]) > ***********************************************