Skype and Language Learning

[Wayne Leman]

Phil, a couple of weeks ago a Cheyenne literacy class at the Chief Dull 
Knife College Skyped me to discuss some spelling issues. Not learning 
learning, but definitely language maintence, or as some call it, language 
development. The Skype connection was excellent. I could see the entire 
class and they could see me. Their laptop computer was connected to a big 
screen and I suspect that the audio was connected to bigger speakers. We 
could hear each other. I can imagine doing long distance language sessions 
or conference calls via Skype. Skype, of course, is free. And the web cam, 
microphone, and speakers to use it are built in to current laptops.

Wayne Leman

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Awesome, thanks everybody!  Maybe we can expand this thread to also
ask if Skype is also used in language/ethnographic documentation or
other similar cultural interface needs.

Phil