Arabic-L:PEDA:Gemini Program

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1) Subject: Gemini Program

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Date: 24 Oct 2000
From: MOHAMMED M JIYAD <mmjiyad at unix.amherst.edu>
Subject: Gemini Program

Dear Colleagues,

Arabic Gemini Program features a clearly defined instructional focus on
advanced reading comprehension that is based on information
processing theory and foreign language schema theory. It is supported
by appropriate pedagogical interactive components designed to help
users acquire effective reading strategies. The program provides prompts
to guide users to generate plausible hypotheses about the events
described in the text. It presents multimedia displays (text, graphics,
and video) to provide information about the various aspects in the text.
It includes procedures to model appropriate bi-directional text
processing strategies in order to direct users' attention to macro-
level information (the development of the general theme of the text),
and micro-level information (important textual details related to that
general theme). In addition, Arabic Gemini features tools to devise macro-
level questions to verify users' comprehension of the evolution of the
major ideas in the text, and micro-level questions to confirm their
understanding of the language used to convey those ideas.

Arabic Gemini is a part of a national project for seven languages and it
was funded by a $ 500,000 federal grant. The project is chaired by Prof.
Robert Fischer, Southwest Texas University. A number of free cds is
available for testing purposes on Macintosh that is equipped with the
Arabic kit. You may contact me at:

Asian Studies Program
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA 01075

A text only version is available on my website at:

www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/mjiyad

Best.
Mohammed Jiyad
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