Immersion multimedia for adult Chiricahua language learners

[Jan Tucker]

Osiyo Katherine,

Since you've used both CNO's and Mia's sound syllabary. and can I assume you
are an advanced speaker of Tsalagi? What do you think is the actual
difference besides being able to find them? Do you think that new language
learners might find Mia's version with the phonetics helpful, and advanced
users studying the font might find the one with only the font and sound
useful?  I know their are examples of the sound in words and in the
phonetics in the right column. Humm maybe its the simplicity, directness and
speed of sound to font that makes Mia's example more usable. You can just
focus on learning how the syllables are pronounced. In the CNO model your
focus is on reading the examples and listening to the font sound, it's more
work to a new learner who is focusing on learning the sounds only. What do
you think about my speculations? I come from having just taken Cherokee I at
CNO, so I'm a "newbie" or infant in my language learning.

Wado

Jan

-----Original Message-----
From: Indigenous Languages and Technology
[mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU]On Behalf Of Katherine M.Humphrey
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 12:45 PM
To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Re: [ILAT] Immersion multimedia for adult Chiricahua language
learners


They just didn't know where to go on the Cherokee Nation website---the one
on the CN website is better actually, but it's hard to find.  Mia's is
better in that more people will use it.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary S. Linn" <mslinn at ou.edu>
Date: Friday, December 30, 2005 11:03 am
Subject: Re: [ILAT] Immersion multimedia for adult Chiricahua language
learners

> It looks like they took the one (with permission) from the CN
> website
> and made it more usable in some techy way that I don't understand.
> People were raving about how much better it is now.
>
>
> >Wa'do Mia,  did you know the syllabary sound chart with Anna's
> voice
> >is also on CN website?  Is there another syllabary movie that you
> >are talking about?
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >
> >From: Mia Kalish <MiaKalish at LEARNINGFORPEOPLE.US>
> >
> >Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 5:45 pm
> >
> >Subject: [ILAT] Immersion multimedia for adult Chiricahua
> language learners
> >
> >  > Hi, Everyone,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  The results of my Master's research was recently published. I am
> >>  sendingalong the abstract because it might be useful for people
> >>  engaged in
> >>  materials design. I will send the materials to anyone who
> wants to
> >>  use them
> >>  to rerun the experiment, or just to see how they work. You can
> >>  contact me
> >>  for a pdf copy.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Abstract
> >>
> >>  Study investigated effects of context versus list word
> >>  presentation, and
> >>  moving versus static target presentation in a 2 x 2 between-
> >>  subjects design
> >>  using Athapascan revitalization materials developed in Macromedia
> >>  FlashR for
> >>  adult learning. The within-subjects factor was word type,
> >>  presented in two
> >>  randomized sets of four nouns, adjectives and verbs. Macromedia
> >>  FlashR was
> >>  chosen to simulate immersion learning. Twenty-three Native
> >>  American adults
> >>  from a local reservation and twenty adults from the University
> >>  engaged 48
> >>  words for 15 minutes (average) of self-directed study. Macromedia
> >>  FlashRimmersion test materials presented 3 target choices for each
> >>  of 8 text and 8
> >>  spoken presentations (graphemic and phonemic association tasks),
> >>  and 8 words
> >>  spoken in context (disambiguation task). Populations were similar
> >>  enough to
> >>  be combined; total percent correct was 77.64% (SD = 12.70%;
> range =
> >>  50-100%). Results indicate that immersion-style, multi-media
> >>  materials offer
> >>  strong support for revitalization efforts, especially where
> learners>>  outnumber native speakers.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Citation: New Review of Media and Hypermedia, Vo. 11, No. 2,
> >>  December, 2005,
> >>  181-203
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Best,
> >>
> >>  Mia
> >>
> >>
>
>
> --
> Mary S. Linn
> Assistant Curator of Native American Languages
> Assistant Professor of Anthropology
> University of Oklahoma
>
> Native American Languages, 250G
> Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
> 2401 Chautauqua Avenue
> Norman, Oklahoma 73072-7029
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>