New interactive module on Russnet (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

This might be of interest to some on SEELANGS.

Devin

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu

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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 16:32:43 -0400
From: Irina VanDusen <vandusen at actr.org>
To: RusTeach at design.techpromotion.COM
Subject: New interactive module on Russnet

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