LangTech at the KFLC 2010
Language Technology Presentations
63rd Kentucky Foreign Language Conference
15-17 April 2010

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Thursday, 15 April 2010

Language Technology 1: Going Interactive (9:30-12:00)
checkmark Pronouncing French Clearly (.html - slides from presentation) [external link]
   Nathan L. Love, Western Kentucky University
Communicative Enhancement through Java-based WebCALIS, MySQL, and Digital Recorders
   Tom Leech and Jason Daniels, Northern Kentucky University
A Model for Interactive Video to Teach French Culture
   Duane W. Kight, Haverford College
This summer I went on a trip to... Using Digital Storytelling to Illustrate Culture and Foster a Community of Language Learners
   Jessica Marie Williams, University of Virginia - Wise

Language Technology 2: Taking Your Program Online (2:00-5:00)
Imagery, Creativity, Technology and Language Acquisition
   Julia R. Coll, Shawnee State University
Designing and Teaching a Hybrid Course: Third-year Spanish Grammar
   Adolfo Ausín and Carmen Ruiz-Sanchez, Michigan State University
The Use of Wimba to Enhance Oral Interaction in the Online Environment
   Claudia Guidi Stier, University of Maryland - University College
Assessing Reading Comprehension at the Upper Level Language Classes with Online Surveys
   María Fidalgo-Eick, Grand Valley State University
Incorporating Electronic Portfolio Assessment into the Foreign Language Classroom
   Erin Mitchell, College of St. Rose


Friday, 16 April 2010

Language Technology 3: Special Session (9:00-12:00)
"Language Technology Meta-Issues: Instructional Technology - Understanding Its Users, Maximizing Its Potential"
Invited LangTech Guest Speaker
The Digital Natives Are Restless: The Promise and Predicament of Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
   Sue K. Otto, University of Iowa
Focus Session
Who Blogs? Examining the Role of Personality in Cross-Cultural Blogging Assignments
   Linda Carol Jones, University of Arkansas
Can Language Learners' Autonomy be Promoted through Blogging?
   Nurenzia Yannuar, Ohio University

Language Technology 4: Seeing Things Anew - Literature, Culture, Translation (2:30-5:00)
The Muses go to the Movies: A Tech-enhanced Approach to Teaching the Genres
   Sara Villa, The New School University
Teaching Culture in Flux: Florian Thalhofer's "Mauerexpedition" and "1000stories" in the German Language Classroom
   Sylvia Rieger, McGill University
checkmark The Elite-Training Facilities in the Third Reich Represented in Modern German Cinema (.pdf - slides from presentation) [9.6 MB]
     Franz-Joseph Wehage, Muskingum University
Online Resources for Translators and Interpreters
   Iria González Liaño, University of Nevada Las Vegas


Saturday, 17 April 2010

Language Technology 5: Reconfiguring our World (9:00-12:00)
checkmark Languages in the Crosshairs: Fighting Cuts with Technology ( .pdf - slides from presentation) [2.3 MB]
   Jeff Ruth, East Stroudsburg University
Apocalypse Now? Emerging Technologies and their Pedagogical Implications in the Humanities
   Michael Burriss, University of Georgia
Rhizomes, Databases and Learner-Generated Lesson Materials
   Andrew Lian, Western Illinois University
checkmark Information - In Your Language: The Rosetta Foundation (.wmv - slides from presentation) [3.2 MB]
     Reinhard Schäler, University of Limerick
What is the Web 1.0 to 4.0 and How Will the Development of the Web Affect Language Learning?
   Mikle D. Ledgerwood, Samford University

Language Technology 6: Conceptualizing New Learning Environments (2:30-3:30)
Teaching a Foreign Language in a Virtual World - Connecting Theory with Practice
   Regina Kaplan-Rakowski, Southern Illinois University
The Pedagogy of Hypermedia in Second Language Vocabulary Learning
   Hind Rmail, Southern Illinois University

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