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Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition

Course Description: Fall 2010

164:211, 09:238, 13:253, 35:212

Meeting room : Information Arcade Classroom, Main Library

http://www.uiowa.edu/~c164211

Departmental Executive Officers:

Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro and Roumyana Slabakova (FLARE); Roland Racevskis (French & Italian and German); Mercedes Niño Murcia (Spanish & Portuguese).

Course Text:    Calling on CALL: From Theory and Research to New Directions in Foreign Language Teaching, Lara Ducate & Nike Arnold, Eds. (CALICO Monograph Series Vol. 5, 2006), available from Iowa Book and Supply.

Course goals.

Students will:

•    Understand foreign language multimedia in the context of current SLA theories and research. Class will reflect on how the capabilities of technology relate to specific issues in second language learning: interactivity, metacognitive knowledge, learner styles/individual differences, motivation, authenticity, autonomy and learner control, attention and awareness, grammar, task-based instruction, and culture.

•    Evaluate how foreign language multimedia can support language teaching. Course will present a series of concepts that can be used to understand, evaluate, or design a wide range of applications in computer-assisted language learning (CALL), including interactivity, interfaces and navigation, authentic materials, learning tasks and tools.

•    Develop multimedia in a curricular context. Projects will explore how technology is integrated into the curriculum. Issues include materials development, copyright and multimedia, and delivery environments.

Course Grade:

20%    Demonstration and critique of foreign language software

30%    Postings to ICON discussion

50%    Multimedia authoring project, including the following components of the final grade: 

Policies for Students

WORK EXPECTATIONS

For each semester hour credit in this course, students should expect to spend two hours per week preparing for class sessions. Attendance at all classes is required unless excused by the instructor in accordance with college policies.

COMPLAINT PROCEDURES

If you have concerns about the design or conduct of the course or grading in the course, you should first make an appointment with your instructor, Professor Sue Otto (120 Phillips Hall, 335-2332), to discuss the matter. If the issue cannot be resolved, you should take your concerns to one of the FLARE co-Directors, Professor Judith Liskin-Gasparro (453 Phillips Hall, 335-2248) or Professor Roumyana Slabakova (557 EPB, 335-0208. Any complaints unresolved within FLARE will be referred to the Graduate College. (See the Manual of Rules and Regulations of the Graduate College).

PLAGIARISM (ACADEMIC FRAUD)

A student who plagiarizes or cheats on any assignment in any course faces penalties that may include an F on the assignment or an F in the course. If your instructor suspects plagiarism or cheating, she is required to inform the student in writing and to give the student a copy of the report submitted to the FLARE co-Directors and to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The College may assign additional penalties, as the incident warrants. The student has the right to request a hearing within the Department and/or within the College. (See the Manual of Rules and Regulations of the Graduate College).

ACCOMMODATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

I would like to hear from anyone who has a disability which may require some modification of seating, testing, or other class requirements so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Please see me during my office hours. (http://www.uiowa.edu/~sds/)

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Sexual harassment is reprehensible and will not be tolerated by the University. It subverts the mission of the University and threatens the well-being of students, faculty, and staff. Visit this site (http://www.sexualharassment.uiowa.edu/) for definitions, assistance, and the full University policy.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

University policy specifies that students are responsible for all official correspondence sent to their standard University of Iowa e-mail address (@uiowa.edu). Students should check their account frequently. (OperationsManual, III.II.15. 2. k.11.)

FLU AND CLASSROOM ABSENCE POLICY

Public health authorities have recommended that people with flu-like illnesses stay home and not return to public spaces until 24 hours after they have no fever. In order to prevent the spread of disease, please do not come to class, meet with other groups of students, attend office hours, or contact offices in person while you are ill. Based on this recommendation, I will not require you to report to a doctor or to Student Health to verify a flu-like illness if you are ill, please complete an illness-absence form (http://www.registrar.uiowa.edu/forms/H1N1_absence_form.pdf ) when you are well enough to do so. Your grade will not be penalized for absences if you are following the recommendations of health authorities.

REACTING SAFELY TO SEVERE WEATHER

In severe weather, the class members should seek shelter in the innermost part of the building, if possible at the lowest level, staying clear of windows and free-standing expanses. The class will continue if possible when the event is over.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition

Syllabus: Fall 2010

Sue E. K. Otto

Week 1 (August 24): Setting the Stage.

Class activity: Introductions. Course overview. Bits & Bytes presentation.

Assignment: Apply for a MyWeb account. Buy textbook at Iowa Book and Supply.

Reading:

Calling on CALL Chapter 1 (pp. 1-20): Nike Arnold & Lara Ducate, "CALL: Where Are We and Where Do We Go from Here?"

Garrett, Nina. (2009) Computer-Assisted Language Learning Trends and Issues Revisited: Integrating Innovation.The Modern Language Journal 93, Focus Issue, 719-740. Available online via InfoHawk.

Online discussion in ICON: 1 original posting and at least 2 replies to other students' postings are required each week. The original posting is always due by midnight on the Friday after the reading is assigned; the 2 replies are due by noon on the following Tuesday. Check the Calendar in ICON for exact dates.

Week 2 (August 31): Key concepts in CALL; Dreamweaver intro

Class activity: Introduction to Dreamweaver; demo and hands-on workshop.

Week 3 (September 7): Interfaces and Learner Control; Software Evaluation

Class activity: Intro to Dreamweaver continued: Layout and Cascading Style Sheets; demo of Camtasia-based software evaluation/review.

Assignment: Run your assigned software for the Software review and begin planning your Camtasia software demo presentation. See these informational pages linked from main class website: Software Evaluation and Camtasia Storyboarding.

Readings:

Calling on CALL Chapter 13 (pp. 313-338): Philip Hubbard, "Evaluating CALL Software"

Lohr, Linda L. (2000). Three Principles of Perception for Instructional Interface Design. Educational Technology January-February, 45-52. Available as PDF on class ICON site in Content section.

Lawless, Kimberly A. and Brown, Scott W. (1997). Multimedia Learning Environments: Issues of Learner Control and Navigation. Instructional Science 25, 117-131. Available online via Infohawk.

Week 4 (September 14): Reading and CALL

Week 5 (September 21): Listening Comprehension and CALL

Class activity: General intro to authoring. Demo and hands-on workshop: ObjectMover

Assignment: Begin planning for your courseware project and writing your preliminary proposal: Preliminary Proposal Guidelines.

Readings:

Calling on CALL Chapter 5 (pp. 99-125): Linda C. Jones, "Listening Comprehension in Multimedia Environments"

Optional reading: Winke, Paula, Gass, Susan and Sydorenko,Tetyana. (2010)  The Effects of Captioning Videos Used for Foreign Language Listening Activities.  Language Learning & Technology, 14(1), 65-86. Available online at http://llt.msu.edu/vol14num1/default.html.

Week 6 (September 28): and CALL

Class activity: Demo and hands-on workshop: Introduction to Hot Potatoes and JQuiz and JCloze templates.

Assignment: Finish preliminary courseware development proposal for submission by Wednesday.View Hot Potatoes tutorials and practice authoring with JQuiz Hot Potato.

Readings:

Calling on CALL Chapter 6 (pp.127-148): Mary Grantham O'Brien, "Teaching Pronunciation and Intonation with Computer Technology"

Hincks, Rebecca. (2003) Speech Technologies for Pronunciation Feedback and Evaluation. ReCALL 15(1), 3-20.  Online via Infohawk. [Click on the ReCALL (Cambridge, England) link in the list of title entries that results from a search on ReCALL as a Title.]

Week 7 (October 5): Grammar and Feedback and CALL

Class activity: Student presentations of software (A, B C). Demo and hands-on: Hot Potatoes JMatch template.

Assignment: Begin work on Expanded Courseware Proposal: Expanded Courseware Proposal Guidelines

Readings:

Schulze, Mathias. (2003) Grammatical Errors and Feedback: Some Theoretical Insights. CALICO Journal, 20:3, 437-450. Available as PDF on class ICON site in Content section.

Week 8 (October 12): Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), Part I

Class activity: Student presentations of software (D, E, F).

Assignment: Complete expanded courseware development proposal and bibliography by Friday.

Readings:

Calling on CALL Chapter 8 (pp.181-209): Zsuzsana I. Abrams, "From Theory to Practice: Intracultural CMC in the L2 Classroom"

Optional reading: Hampel, Regine. (2006) Rethinking Task Design for the Digital Age: A Framework for Language Teaching and Learning in Synchronous Online Environment. ReCALL 18(1), 105-121. Online via Infohawk.

Week 9 (October 19): Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), Part II

Class activity: Student presentations of software (G, H, I).

Assignment: Three completed activities for courseware development project, including links from your project index page

Readings:

Calling on CALL Chapter 9 (pp. 211-236): Lara Lomicka, "Understanding the Other: Intercultural Exchange and CMC"

Thorne, Steven L. (2003) Artifacts and Cultures-of-Use in Intercultural Communication. Language Learning & Technology 7, 2, 120-136. Available online at http://llt.msu.edu/vol7num2/thorne/default.html.

Week 10 (October 26): Culture and CALL

Class activity: Show and tell: activities authored by class members. Lecture and discussion: Strategies for Using Authentic Video

Assignment: Continue work on Final project.

Readings:

Calling on CALL Chapter 10 (pp. 237-268): Sébastien Dubreil "Gaining Perspective on Culture through CALL"

Furstenberg, Gilberte, Levet, Sabine, English, Kathryn, and Maillet, Katherine (2001). Giving a Virtual Voice to the Silent Language of Culture: The Cultura Project. Language Learning and Technology 5(1), 55-102. Available online at: http://llt.msu.edu/vol5num1/furstenberg/default.html

Week 11 (November 2): Interactivity and CALL

Class activity: Illustrated lecture on Interactivity and CALL; discussion.

Assignment: Continue work on Final project.

Reading:

Chapelle, Carol. (2005) Interactionist SLA Theory in CALL Research. In Joy L. Egbert & Gina Mikel Petrie (eds.), CALL research perspectives (pp. 53-64). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Available as PDF on class ICON site in Content section.

Heift, T. (2003). Drag or Type, but don't Click: A Study on the Effectiveness of Different CALL Exercise Types. Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 6(3), 69-87. Available as PDF on class ICON site in Content section.

Week 12 (November 9): Constructivism and CALL

Class activity: Project presentations by students (A, B, C).

Assignment: Continue work on Final Project.

Reading:

Felix, Uschi. (2005) E-learning Pedagogy in the Third Millenium: The Need for Combining Social and Cognitive Constructivist Approaches. ReCALL 17(1), 85-100. Available online through Infohawk.

Week 13 (November 16): Web 2.0, Blogs and Wikis

Class activity: Project presentations by students (D, E, F). Guidelines for posters for the Poster Session.

Assignment: Continue work on Final Project. Write 50-word project abstract and upload to the ICON Dropbox (in the 50-Word Project Abstract folder) by noon on Monday, November 29.

Reading:

Sykes, Julie M., Oskoz, Ana, and Thorne, Steven L. (2008) Web 2.0, Synthetic Immersive Environments, and Mobile Resources for Language Education. CALICO Journal 25(3), pp. 528-546. Available as PDF on class ICON site in Content section.

Additional reading (select one of the following):

Murray, Liam and Hourigan, Tríona. (2008) Blogs for Specific Purposes: Expressivist or Socio-Cognitivist Approach? ReCALL 20(1), 82-97. Available online through Infohawk.

Lund, Andreas. (2008) Wikis: A Collective Approach to LanguageProduction. ReCALL 20(1), 35-54. Available online through Infohawk.

Cooke-Plagwitz, Jessamine. (2008) New Directions in CALL: An Objective Introduction to Second Life. CALICO Journal 25(3), pp. 547-557. Available as PDF on class ICON site in Content section.

Week 14 (November 23): No Classes (Thanksgiving Week)

Week 15 (November 30): Class on Tuesday and Poster Session on Friday

Class activity: Project Presentations by students (G, H, I).

Assignment: Finish poster session poster.

No Reading

Week 16 (December 7): Wrap-up

Finals Week: Final Project Report due Monday, December 13, by noon. Final Report Guidelines.

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