MFL 195: Integrating Technology into Foreign Language Education

        Patricia L. Pecoy
        Furman University
        Summer 1999

        MFL 195 Goes to Florida!!

        This summer MFL 195 went on the road to Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  To see what we did under the swaying palm trees, take a look at the MFL 195 / Florida website.

        Course Description

        This course is designed to introduce middle and high school teachers to the integration of technology into foreign language education. It is open to teachers of all foreign languages and will be taught in English.

        Course Objectives

        • Establish a comfort level with the technology
        • Integrate technology into the curriculum
        • Develop the critical skills to use technology effectively

        Textbooks

        Students will be required to purchase the following textbooks. Both are available at the Furman University Bookstore.
        • Bush, Michael D., ed. Technology-Enhanced Language Learning

          • This text will be used to explore the pedagogical implications of technology-enhanced language learning.
        • Warschauer, Mark, ed. Virtual Connections

          • This text will be used as a source book of examples of technology-based language learning.

        Course Policies

        Attendance

        This class will meet five days per week from 1 pm to 4:15 pm for three weeks. There will be no class meeting on July 3. Given the compressed nature of the course, your attendance at EVERY class session will be indispensable. More than two absences will automatically lower your course grade by one full grade.

        Preparation

        Since the pace is rapid, students are expected to be prepared to participate actively in each class session. An electronic syllabus is provided, and students will need to check it daily for updates and changes.

        Evaluation

        Evaluation for this course will be done by electronic portfolio, rather than by the traditional examination procedures. At the end of the session, students will present a portfolio of required items, as indicated on the syllabus.

        Grading Scale

        The grading scale used for this course will be the one in effect in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages. A=100-90; B=89-80; C=79-70; D=69-60; F=Below 60.

        Resource Pages

        • Course Syllabus
        • Foreign Language Search Engines (English, French, German, Spanish)
        • Web Resources for Technology Enhanced Language Learning plus items mentioned in class
          • Online Media (Radio, TV, Newspapers, Magazines) Resources
        • Portfolio Requirements and checklist (consult this list to see what activities you have successfully completed)
        • Getting Connected - Modems, Internet Access Providers, Web Browsers, Free E-Mail, Free Web space hosting
        • Teaching with the Internet
        • Internet Terminology
        • Useful Software
        • Teachers Aides 

        Tutorials

        • File Management or Where Did it Go?  (Note:  In order to view the demos in these tutorials, you will need a Netscape plug-in called Lotus ScreenCam Player.  If you do not have it, you may download it here.)
        • Useful Key Combinations - for those who prefer to keyboard rather than mouse, some commonly used keyboard shortcuts for ordinary tasks 
        • How to Organize Bookmarks in Netscape 
        • How to Scan an Image
        • How to Grab an Image off the Web
        • How to Type Accents (the most consistently accepted way)
          • For more complete information, see Jackie Tanner's page on Accents
        • How to Insert an Image into a MSWord Document
        • How to Prepare a Color Transparency
        • Web Pages the Hard Way (!):  Using HTML Code
          • Basic HTML
          • Put Some Pzazz in Your Web Pages: Color, Graphics, Images and Sound
          • How to Make an HTML Table
          • How to do Interactive Web Forms
            • See also Interactive Web-Based Activities for examples
        • Web Pages the Easy Way Using Netscape Composer
          • Series of 8 Tutorials on Using Netscape Composer (v.4.6) 
        • Making a Map Image with Map Edit 
        • PowerPoint Tutorial (Office 97) 

        Test Run of ParaChat

        Join me in taking ParaChat for a test run!

        Student Web Pages

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        • Ann Birr (English)
        • Alicia Bresee (English)
        • Tina Cartwright (Spanish)
        • Elena Del Alamo (Spanish)
        • Elia Fiallo (Spanish)
        • Pat Freund (French)
        • Frank Kruger-Robbins (ESOL/Spanish)
        • Silvia Lanza (Spanish)
        • Christina Leps (French/German/Spanish)
        • Rene Mohnani (Spanish)
        • Pilar Perez
        • Mitsuko Poletti
        • Frank Prignoli (Spanish)
        • Irene Quintero (Spanish)
        • Jacqueline Schnidman (Spanish)
        • Teresa Sims (Spanish)
        • Sheldon Sternburg (Spanish)
        • Jan Tansey (French)
        • Ana Villa (Spanish)
        • Nancy Acker (Spanish)
        • Laura Angel (Spanish)
        • Jennifer Bloxham (French)
        • Audrey Casasent  (Latin)
        • Kristine Cox (German)
        • Leslie Gallagher (French
        • Kimberly Griffin (Spanish)
        • Gretchen Mahon (Latin)
        • Rebecca Milam (ESL)
        • Jean Weston (Spanish)
        • Jane Wilson (Latin)
        • Therese Baldwin (Spanish)
        • Beverly Clinch (Spanish)
        • Cindy Horton (Spanish)
        • Nancy Johnson (French)
        • Grace Mitchell Lewis (Spanish)
        • Sharon Parsell (French/Latin)
        • Martha Rice (French)
        • Meredith Sargent (Spanish)
        • Nadra Wilkie (French)

        Patricia L. Pecoy
        pat.pecoy@furman.edu
        This page was last updated on July 23, 1999