Immersion multimedia for adult Chiricahua language learners

[Katherine M.Humphrey]

Wow!  my imagination is fired!  Wa'do Mia!

----- Original Message -----
From: Mia Kalish <MiaKalish at LEARNINGFORPEOPLE.US>
Date: Friday, December 30, 2005 12:38 pm
Subject: Re: [ILAT] Immersion multimedia for adult Chiricahua language learners

> Hi, Mary, Jan and Everyone, 
> 
> For people who have not seen the car game, in Flash we can have 
> options. We
> can turn the phonetics on and off, or display them only on mouse 
> click like
> we do the numerals in number practice. In number practice, you 
> hear the
> sound and see the text when you move the mouse over, but you only 
> see the
> numeral when you click the button. 
> 
> We have all these options, and more. We can make things that move. 
> We can
> have people talking and moving, and demonstrating the ideas. . .  
> there is
> no limit to what we can do. We are limited only by imagination, 
> time, and
> that unfortunate need to make a choice. . . <smile>
> 
> Mia
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU]
> On Behalf Of Jan Tucker
> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 11:00 AM
> To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: Re: [ILAT] Immersion multimedia for adult Chiricahua language
> learners
> 
> Mary,
> 
> Thanks for sharing the feedback, what are the people saying and 
> where, I'd
> like to read any posts with feedback? I noticed Mia's version is 
> faster to
> produce the sound, and it has the phonetic along side the font. I 
> see the
> benefits of just having the font and not having the phonetic for more
> advanced learners who study the font to sound directly. For new 
> learnersthough it might be beneficial to have the phonetic and the 
> speed. What do
> you think?
> 
> Jan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Indigenous Languages and Technology
> [ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU]On Behalf Of Mary S. Linn
> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 12:04 PM
> To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> 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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>