Internet and Web Cam Activities in the L2 Media Classroom

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Internet and Web Cam Activities in the L2 Media
Classroom
ACTFL 2005 Convention

• Elizabeth Wylie-Ernst, Ph. D., University of
  Pittsburgh
• Claire Bradin Siskin, University of Pittsburgh

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Web page for this session

• http//www.edvista.com/claire/pres/actfl2005webca
  ms/index.html

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Overview

• Introduction
• Procedure
• How did we do it?
• Conclusion
• Conclusion

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German 1101Advanced German Media class
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Introduction

• Student profile
• Undergraduates at the U. of Pittsburgh
• 6th or 7th-semester German students
• Majority are German majors.
• Students are already media consumers.
• Reasonably proficient in basic technology.

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Course Goals

• Grammatical reinforcement
• Vocabulary expansion
• Rhetorical strategies
• Proposing and defending a position in writing
• Oral argument
• Understanding cultural differences
• in context of the Standards

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The web cam activity met these course goals

• Linguistic
• Functional
• Cultural

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Revisiting the Standards
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PerceptionsCultural attitudes underlying
broadcast text

• Products Practices
• The broadcast news Ordering of news
• segment priorities
• Editing
• Making decisions/
• presentational style

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Introduction

• Diversity in Learning and Social Styles

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Standards Procedure A 3-day Project

• Pre-production Session Interpretive
• Cultures, Comparisons, Connections
• Production Session Interpersonal
• Communication
• Post-production Session Presentational
• Communities

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Day 1 in Lab

• Class meets in
• Media Center
• Review website
• Report to class

Pre-production
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Class meets in Language Media Center
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Review website with class

• Deutsche Welle http//www.dw-world.de/

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Day 1 Language Media Center

• Working in pairs, students then choose own
  website news stories from Deutsche Welle and
  report about them to class using the following
  worksheet as a basis of discussion.

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Day 1 Class Worksheet Deutsche Welle

• 1. What is the broadcast topic?_________
• __________________________________
• 2. Summarize the content of the story (basis for
  script)
• __________________________________
• 3. New vocabulary I learned__________
• _________________________________
• 4. How is the presentation different than that of
  an American broadcast? Why?__________________
• 5. What else would I like to find out about
  topic?

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SCRIPT
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• Students listen to a news report

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• Students answering worksheet questions

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Homework after Day 1

• Go back to Deutsche Welle http//www.dw-world.de
• Choose/review your topic for presentation.
• Write a script based on that topic. (Approx. 200
  words)

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Day 2 in Lab Production Session

• Warm-up compare answers to homework sheet
• Web cam demonstration
• Choose partners and rehearse
• Create videos

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Day 2 in Lab Performance Phase

• Students create videos based on their scripts.

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Videos produced by students
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• Gretchen

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• Greg Justin

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• Kristin Cary

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• Students reactions to the performance phase

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Post- Performance Homework

• How successfully did the presentation of
• your topic content reflect German media
• conventions? (Culture and Comparison)
• Greetings and closings
• Physical proximity
• Word choice/political spin

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Post- Performance Homework

• How would you have performed an American
  broadcast on the same topic differently?
• What did you learn about your own use of German
  from watching your video? (Communication)

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• Preview extension activities and next days
  homework.
• Students react to seeing themselves on video.

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• Homework Students write critiques of videos

(200 words)
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Day 3 in Classroom Post-production

• Warm-up share critiques of videos
• Possible extension activities
• Create whole class video production. (Culture,
  Comparison)
• Have students write research papers on video
  topics (3 Cs)
• Have students create German discussion board on
  topics (Communities)

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Day 3 in Classroom Post-production

• Students chat with Germans on own topic- present
  or report the exchange (Communities)
• Students vote on most interesting topic find
  speaker, write reports on speakers presentation
  (3 Cs)
• Students go on field trip to see American
  variation of most popular topic
• Students write report on experience (3 Cs)

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Case Study in the Standards Cary F.

• Day 1 2 Filled in worksheet on web topic,
  created
• script for 3-minute broadcast on elections.
  Performed
• script.
• Content Revisited new vocabulary from DW,
  reviewed passive, new extended adjective
  structures. (Communication)
• Performance Observed authentic body language,
  demeanor, dress of newscaster ( Cultures,
• Comparisions)

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Case Study in the Standards Cary F

• Day 2/3 Reaction Paper (Comparisons) Commented
  on her own presentation Approximation of
  authentic delivery.
• Intonation, body language, camera contact.
• Use of new vocabulary
• Communication skills, including grammar, accent.

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Case Study in the Standards Cary F

• Day 3/4 Extension Activity
• Presentation and report on topical exchange with
  German web cam partner (Communities)
• Summary of Discussion Theme
• Profile of Conversation Partner
• Video of Dialogue
• 2-Page Written Analysis

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How the web cam activity met our course goals

• The activity was easily adaptable to
• Diverse learning styles
• Levels of proficiency
• Specific classroom goals
• Project reinforces linguistic, functional, and
  cultural goals
• Easy to accomplish.

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How Did We Do It?
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Hardware and software

• Mac lab
• iSight cams
• BTV software for video capture
• PC lab
• Pyro cams

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Demonstration
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Other uses of webcams

• Self-introductions
• Employment portfolio Hire me
• Online dating service Date me
• American Sign Language signed stories
• Video teleconferencing

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Within the constructivist tradition

• Students use language to create their own
• messages.

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• Questions?

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• Thanks for your attention.