-------- Original Message -------- Subject: 3-week technology application course in Japanese Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:40:47 -0500 From: Kazumi Hatasa <[log in to unmask]> To: llti <[log in to unmask]> Dear all, The Japanese School at Middlebury College will be offering a 3-week course on technology applications in Japanese during the summer of 2007. If you (or somebody you know) are interested in knowing more about the course, contact me at [log in to unmask] Thanks. Kazumi Hatasa Director of the Japanese School Middlebury College Application of Information Technology in Teaching Japanese This is an intensive three-week non-degree graduate course for pre-service and in-service teachers of Japanese as a foreign language. It is designed for practical application in language class, distinguishing itself from a mere software training course. Participants will improve their IT skills in order to enhance course management, development of off-line and interactive on-line materials. Training will be provided in a variety of areas including word processing, spread sheets, graphics editing and the use of digital photo, sound and video recording technology. Participants will survey various programs (educational software) and resources developed for Japanese language instruction, and will learn the use digital video for language teaching. They will also be introduced to a template-based authoring system (e.g. Hot Potatoes) to create interactive online exercises with video which will be deliverable on the web. Participants will meet 3-4 hours daily and will have ample time for hands-on practice. In addition to daily assignments, they will complete a class project which involves the creation of web pages with sound and video. Classes will be conducted in Japanese. Since this course is offered as a part of the Japanese School, participants will have opportunities to observe language courses during the session. This course is one unit, or 3 credits. ************************************************************************* * Kazumi Hatasa phone: (765) 494-3846 * Professor of Japanese (765) 496-1700 (fax) * Director, the Japanese School at Middlebury College * * Purdue University * Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures * 640 Oval Drive * West Lafayette, IN 47907-2017 * * (summer address) * The Japanese School * Middlebury College * Middlebury, VT 05753 * * e-mail: [log in to unmask] * http://www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/personal/hatasa.html ************************************************************************** -- ********************************************************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar K. Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) **********************************************************************************