SOCALLT 2003

ALL is WELL:
New Modalities in Web-Enhanced Language Learning

March 7 and 8, 2003

University of Texas at Arlington

 

Friday, March 7

All conference sessions will be held in Trimble Hall 200.

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Registration Breakfast courtesy of McGraw-Hill Publishers, Language Acquisition Center, Trimble Hall 3rd floor

9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome
9:15-9:45 a.m. Session # 1: On-Line Placement Tests: Assessing All Four Skills
Claire Barlett, Jose Narbonna, Rice University

Demonstration
9:55-10:25 a.m.

Session # 2: An Evaluation of On-Line Workbooks and Lab Manuals for Beginning Spanish
Ellen Haynes, University of Colorado at Boulder
Paper

10:35-11:05 a.m. Session # 3: Quicktime Streaming
Vonn Miller, Apple Computer
Demonstration
11:15-11:45 a.m. Session # 4: Restructuring Lower Division Language Courses
Scott Williams, Reid Wilson, Dennis Tsurkan, and Michael Mangus, University of Texas at Arlington
Paper
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:30 p.m. Exhibitors' Session, Language Acquisition Center, Trimble Hall 3rd floor
2:40-3:10 p.m. Session # 5: Web-Based Instructional Material for an Uncommonly Taught Language
Lilly Lee Chen, Rice University

Paper
3:20-4:05 p.m. Session # 6: iLearn Vocabulary
Ute Lahaie, Pat Pierce, and Anne Gwin, Baylor University
Panel
4:15-4:45 p.m. Session # 7: Content-Appropriate Children's Books for Teenagers and Adults: Adding Your Creations to a Much-Needed (Internet) Resource
Lana Rings, University of Texas at Arlingon

Paper
4:55-5:25 p.m. Session # 8: Don't Teach Without This! Fun and Enjoyable Activities
Karima Benremouga, San Jacinto College Central
Demonstration
5:30-6:30 p.m. Reception courtesy of Apple Computer, Bluebonnet Room, E.H. Hereford University Center
6:30 p.m. Dinner courtesy of Apple Computer, Bluebonnet Room, E.H. Hereford University Center

 

 

Saturday, March 8

All conference sessions will be held in Trimble Hall 200.

8:00-9:00 a.m Language Acquisition Center Open House/Breakfast, courtesy of Multimedia Learning Systems, Language Acquisition Center, Trimble Hall 3rd floor
9:00-9:30 a.m. Session # 9: On-Line Listening Tasks for Chinese Learners: Incorporating Authentic Digital Video Interviews
Meng Yeh and Hajim Kumahata, Rice University

Paper
9:40-10:10 a.m Session # 10: Computer Mediated Communication as a Tool for Stimulating Participation in Class Discussions
Peggy Patterson, University of Texas at Austin

Paper
10:20-11:05 a.m.

Session # 11: Roundtable Discussion - Teaching with Technology: Issues and Initiatives
Sara Wilson (chair), Tulane University; Karima Benremouga, San Jacinto College Central; Ute S. Lahaie, Baylor University; and Rose Chang, University of Colorado at Boulder

Panel

11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Business Meeting
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch courtesy of University of Texas at Arlington. Bluebonnet Room, E.H. Hereford University Center.
1:00-1:30 p.m. Session # 12: How Much Time On-Line Equals How Much Time in Class? A Model for Estimating Student Assignments and Workloads
Rob Reynolds and Andy Peterson, University of Oklahoma

Paper
1:40-2:10 p.m Session # 13: On-Line Spanish for Law Enforcement
Elizabeth Kozak, University of Texas at Arlington

Demonstration
2:20-2:50 p.m.

Session # 14: PowerPoint Live!
Elizabeth Casner, San Jacinto College Central
Demonstration

Shuttle service between hotel and conference courtesy of Multimedia Learning Systems and Vista Higher Learning