fuel the natural curiosity
and motivation of students by organizing "portal sites" --- i.e. points
of entry giving them instant direct contact with the target language, people
and culture.
"île en île"(projet
of Sylvie Roussel Gaucherand of l'Association d'île en île
and of Thomas C. Spear, de CUNY): <http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile/>
improve student - faculty connections through
Faculty
Web pages containing contact information, descriptions, syllabi, resources
and course agenda for each course taught.
broaden the scope of and reduce the cost
of FL teaching/ learning materials by organizing, creating, publishing
texts, workbooks, activities and resources on the Web:
assist in developing
target language Internet research skills by means of:
Lab training sessions with some type of "Infosearch
Guide" keyed to course related research: <http://www.richmond.edu/~jpaulsen/infosearch/index.htm>
(view on line or download PPT slide presentation).
encourage awareness and more
objective assessment of national / international events through daily Internet
global news media access:
LETTRES.NET
- Étude et enseignement du français
en ligne (J.-E. Gadenne)- conseils méthodologiques pour le bac de
français/ ressources sur les auteurs au programme...<http://www.lettres.net/>
La Porte
des LETTRES - Le nouveau répertoire
de LETTRES.NET: <http://www.portail.lettres.net/>
inspire students to pursue longer sequences of
study by actively promoting the use and study of world languages
beyond the minimum requirement. (See also above "Global
Marketplace Career Opportunities".)
Français,
langue d'enseignement (cours en PDF à visionner ou à
télécharger destinés aux adultes inscrits à
la formation générale dans les établissements
d'enseignement du Québec) <http://www.meq.gouv.qc.ca/dfga/programm/francais.htm>
Apprivoiser la technologie
éducative (cours à distance de Jacques Rhéaume,
Faculté des sciences de l'éducation, U Laval, Canada): <http://www.fse.ulaval.ca/fac/ten/tv/>
Netlangues.com
- l'École de Langues virtuelle - Demo of the International
House TEFL course created with the Lotus Learning Space: :<http://www.netlangues.com/netlangues/demo/index.html>
provide on-line training/
presentation opportunities via free media player:
UR
Training Video: Using Banner 4 : <http://sundial.richmond.edu:7070/ramgen/banner/using/banner4.smil>
[Note: requires latest version RealPlayer
Basic (free download at <http://scopes.real.com/real/player/player.html?000420choice&dc=565554>.]
enable development of interactive e-knowledge
consortiums to market and exploit the "Distance Learning, Continuing Education"
potential of the Web:
Columbia University's
FATHOM.COM:<http://www.fathom.com/> ("The first interactive
knowledge site ... At Fathom you interact with the faculty and curators
of our partner institutions ..." : London School of Economics
and Political Science - Cambridge University Press - The British Library
- Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History - The New
York Public Library.)
Electronic
Communications strategies that work:
facilitate direct contact
with target language speakers for development of communication skills (listening,
speaking, reading, writing) and increased cultural understanding:
Le
Café électronique du Quartier français:
(Electronic mail/ IRC/ ICQ, Electronic Forums/ Discussion /Chat groups,
CUSeeMe and other Virtual Communities) <http://www.richmond.edu/~jpaulsen/cafe.html>
facilitate independant listening/ speaking/
written transcription practice with authentic media by utilizing media
playback and voice recording tools such as:
Le corpus
sonore présenté dans Gallica (BnF) - Archives de
la Parole, Discours d'hommes politiques français durant la
première guerre mondiale, Le Pont Mirabeau / Guillaume Apollinaire,
aut., Guillaume Apollinaire, voix. (RealAudio en accès direct ou
en accès différé): <http://gallica.bnf.fr/ArchivesParole/audio5.htm>
facilitate meaningful and
pertinent communications activities for practice in communication skills
(listening, speaking, reading, writing) and increased cultural understanding:
Le
Café électronique du Quartier français:
(Electronic mail/ IRC/ ICQ, Electronic Forums/ Discussion /Chat groups,
E-pal exchange correspondance, CUSeeMe and other Virtual Communities) <http://www.richmond.edu/~jpaulsen/cafe.html>
stimulate cultural
discovery and enrichment by creating/ utilizing interactive auto-instructive
cultural listening and reading activities with immediate feedback:
La
Sardine qui a bouché le port de Marseille
(une activité de lecture interactive pour mieux connaître
Marseille et les Marseillais): <http://www.caraktere.com/sardine/index.htm>
example of interactivity with sound and animation
(plug-in Macromedia Shockwave necessary) Le
Pastis (Endoume2) : <http://www.caraktere.com/sardine/endoume/endoume2.htm>.
Assign high interest
interactive telecommunication project options to motivate linguistic
skill development:
Le
Café électronique du Quartier français:
(E-pal exchanges, Electronic Forums/ Discussion /Chat groups, CUSeeMe and
other Virtual Communities) <http://www.richmond.edu/~jpaulsen/cafe.html>
LIRE FRANÇAIS(an excellent "How to read and understand a French newspaper" site
realized with the support of the local quotidien Sud Ouest in collaboratiion
with l'Université Victor Segalen - Bordeaux): <http://www.lire-francais.com/>.
Have students collaborate in writing a chapter for
this interactive "historical" novel, using the authentic regional history
resources in the accompanying "Menu":
encourage student interest
in educational achievement through electronic Media and/or Internet-based
educational competitions and cooperative endeavors: