Comments on: Language Learning and the future of TV http://languagelabunleashed.org/2007/09/02/language-learning-and-the-future-of-tv/ It's Not Your 8th grade Language Lab Anymore! Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ravi http://languagelabunleashed.org/2007/09/02/language-learning-and-the-future-of-tv/#comment-690 Ravi Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:57:30 +0000 http://www.languagelabunleashed.org/2007/09/02/language-learning-and-the-future-of-tv/#comment-690 in terms of learning from DVDs, you might find http://www.lingualgamers.com/thesis/dvds.html useful in terms of learning from DVDs, you might find http://www.lingualgamers.com/thesis/dvds.html useful

]]> By: Sharon Scinicariello http://languagelabunleashed.org/2007/09/02/language-learning-and-the-future-of-tv/#comment-689 Sharon Scinicariello Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:17:32 +0000 http://www.languagelabunleashed.org/2007/09/02/language-learning-and-the-future-of-tv/#comment-689 We are fortunate that Telecom has partnered with us to provide access to about 40 channels of "world television" via two dishes the University already uses for its cable system. We also control 5 channels of the cable system to distribute this programming to the academic buildings. The system itself was not very expensive, and licensing fees are affordable if residence halls are not included. SCOLA and HITN are available throughout the campus, and Deutsche Welle should be soon. The biggest disappointment has been the lack of use of this system. Despite great excitement on the part of the faculty when we first made the system available, only one has incorporated its use into his teaching. And the only students who seem to watch spontaneously are native speakers of other languages. We're happy to have them, but that's not the point of the system. I'm working with the new Languages Across the Curriculum coordinator to start a huge publicity/education campaign to encourage use of these materials. We'll also talk about TV available via the Internet, since that has become an amazing resource. We are fortunate that Telecom has partnered with us to provide access to about 40 channels of “world television” via two dishes the University already uses for its cable system. We also control 5 channels of the cable system to distribute this programming to the academic buildings. The system itself was not very expensive, and licensing fees are affordable if residence halls are not included. SCOLA and HITN are available throughout the campus, and Deutsche Welle should be soon.

The biggest disappointment has been the lack of use of this system. Despite great excitement on the part of the faculty when we first made the system available, only one has incorporated its use into his teaching. And the only students who seem to watch spontaneously are native speakers of other languages. We’re happy to have them, but that’s not the point of the system. I’m working with the new Languages Across the Curriculum coordinator to start a huge publicity/education campaign to encourage use of these materials. We’ll also talk about TV available via the Internet, since that has become an amazing resource.

]]> By: Barbara http://languagelabunleashed.org/2007/09/02/language-learning-and-the-future-of-tv/#comment-688 Barbara Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:26:20 +0000 http://www.languagelabunleashed.org/2007/09/02/language-learning-and-the-future-of-tv/#comment-688 Thank you Felix, for beginning this thread. We are struggling with this issue at our school. We did get the SCOLA digital download service for a year, but some of the language faculty are concerned that the content (and the vocabulary) is limited. There is something to be said for watching documentaries, game shows, talk shows etc in the target language, vs just news. Plus we have a whole group of faculty and staff who wish to access this content not for language learning but language replenishment/practice... they too could benefit from more varied content. The cost of getting dishes etc is prohibitive and we have yet to find "one dish/stop shopping." So I too, look forward to hearing what others want to share! Thank you Felix, for beginning this thread. We are struggling with this issue at our school. We did get the SCOLA digital download service for a year, but some of the language faculty are concerned that the content (and the vocabulary) is limited. There is something to be said for watching documentaries, game shows, talk shows etc in the target language, vs just news.

Plus we have a whole group of faculty and staff who wish to access this content not for language learning but language replenishment/practice… they too could benefit from more varied content.

The cost of getting dishes etc is prohibitive and we have yet to find “one dish/stop shopping.” So I too, look forward to hearing what others want to share!

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