opportunity to use multi-media for Russian aspect
Laura Janda
lajanda at EMAIL.UNC.EDU
Tue Nov 2 17:48:56 UTC 2004
Dear Colleagues,
Thanks to a pilot grant from the National Science Foundation, and the
remarkable talents of Institute for Science Learning here at UNC-CH, I have
been working on the creation of interactive materials for the teaching of
Russian aspect to 2nd and 3rd year students (based on the model I published
in SEEJ last year). We have prepared a demo containing some lovely
animations, authentic examples, audio recorded by native speakers, and
interactive exercises. At this point it would be helpful to gather input
and data from students. I would like to ask whether you would be willing to
volunteer to integrate these materials into your 2nd and/or 3rd year
Russian courses in the spring of 2005. Here is some relevant information:
- all students (and instructors!) who complete the materials (including the
survey at the end) will be eligible to receive a t-shirt with the beautiful
Aspect in Russian design (in Russian!)
- all students who participate will complete a pre-test and a post-test
consisting of 15 questions each (similar to the sentences presented in the
materials), plus a survey
- some of the classes will be experimental (which means that they will
use the materials between the pre- and post-tests) and some will be
control (but these classes will gain access to the materials after they
complete the post-test)
- we will ask that all classes take the pre-test 3 weeks into the semester,
and then take the post-test 4 weeks after the pre-test
- you may preview the materials, about half of which are already available,
at http://isl.unc.edu/russian
- I and my representatives will be available at the exhibit space at the
AATSEEL in Philadelphia to answer specific questions
Thank you very much for considering this for your courses. We hope to use
the data and input to improve the existing materials and also to apply for
further funding to create more materials.
--laura janda
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