New Interactive module on Russnet

[Irina VanDusen]

ACTR is introducing an new interactive module accessible through Russnet based on Russian folk tale "Marya Morevna". 
To view it, go to: http://russnet.org/online.html
This module presents the text of the tale along with a clickable glossary, explanatory notes to the text, a comprehensive quiz, and illustrations from Russian artists such as Ivan Bilibin and Viktor Vasnetisov. 
The creator of the module David J. Galloway is a Ph.D candidate at Cornell University.  His recent research has focused on CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) routines for learners of Russian.  The "Marya Morevna" folk tale module is based on a larger CD-Rom based program, called "Izbushka," which aims to introduce the skazki of Aleksandr Afanas'ev to Russian students of varying levels.
Beyond the basic design of such programs, his latest experiments with  student learners have focused on the specifics of how students actually use computer reading programs--the results being used to better design programs
and to maximize the language learning experience for the student. 
Irina Van Dusen, Publications