Newly-Developed Newly-Developed LangNetLangNetResources for 2009Resources for 2009

Dr. Catherine Ingold, Director, NFLCDr. Catherine Ingold, Director, NFLC

David Ellis, Assistant Director, NFLCDavid Ellis, Assistant Director, NFLC

Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

1.1. Learning Objects (LOs)Learning Objects (LOs)

2.2. Assessment Objects (AOs)Assessment Objects (AOs)

3.3. Recognizing Dialects – Arabic (aka, AVI)Recognizing Dialects – Arabic (aka, AVI)

4.4. Fundamentals of Translation (FOT)Fundamentals of Translation (FOT)

5.5. Thematic Units (TUs)Thematic Units (TUs)

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Learning ObjectsLearning Objects

• 6,851 LOs in over 40 languages6,851 LOs in over 40 languages

• Individual target language texts with translations, Individual target language texts with translations, transcriptions, glossaries, background notes, and transcriptions, glossaries, background notes, and comprehension questionscomprehension questions

• New LOs for 2009New LOs for 2009: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Iraqi Arabic, : Afan Oromo, Amharic, Iraqi Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Sudanese Arabic, Balochi, Bambara, Moroccan Arabic, Sudanese Arabic, Balochi, Bambara, Burmese, Chavacano, Dari, Hausa, Hebrew, Igbo, Burmese, Chavacano, Dari, Hausa, Hebrew, Igbo, Kashmiri, North Korean, Pashto, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Kashmiri, North Korean, Pashto, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Uzbek, Wolof, and YorubaThai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Uzbek, Wolof, and Yoruba

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Assessment ObjectsAssessment Objects

• 610 AOs in 24 languages610 AOs in 24 languages

• Items in multiple choice or constructed response Items in multiple choice or constructed response format, depending on the languageformat, depending on the language

• Detailed feedback providedDetailed feedback provided

• New AOs for 2009New AOs for 2009: Egyptian Arabic (L), Levantine : Egyptian Arabic (L), Levantine Arabic (L), Cebuano (L & R), Chavacano (L), Dari Arabic (L), Cebuano (L & R), Chavacano (L), Dari (R), African French (R), Tausug (L), Turkish (L & R), (R), African French (R), Tausug (L), Turkish (L & R), Urdu (L & R)Urdu (L & R)

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Recognizing Dialects - ArabicRecognizing Dialects - Arabic

• Also known as Arabic Also known as Arabic Variants Identification (AVI)Variants Identification (AVI)

• Job aid designed to help Job aid designed to help MSA learners at ILR 2 and MSA learners at ILR 2 and above differentiate Arabic above differentiate Arabic dialects in nine geographic dialects in nine geographic regions of North Africa and regions of North Africa and the Middle Eastthe Middle East

• AVI DemoAVI Demo

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Fundamentals of TranslationFundamentals of Translation

• Introductory course for Introductory course for novice translators who novice translators who translate in practice but do translate in practice but do not have any formal not have any formal translation trainingtranslation training

• Language-specific content Language-specific content available in Korean for 2009available in Korean for 2009

• FOT DemoFOT Demo

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Thematic UnitsThematic Units

• Collections of texts that share Collections of texts that share a theme; sub-divided into a theme; sub-divided into more specific topicsmore specific topics

• Designed to enhance domain-Designed to enhance domain-specific language proficiency specific language proficiency in areas relevant to the target in areas relevant to the target audienceaudience

• Based on current theories in Based on current theories in SLA and foreign language SLA and foreign language teaching (i.e., TBLT)teaching (i.e., TBLT)

• TU DemoTU Demo

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Points of ContactPoints of Contact

LangNet Content and DevelopmentLangNet Content and Development

Dr. Catherine Ingold: Dr. Catherine Ingold: cwingold@nflc.orgcwingold@nflc.org

David Ellis: David Ellis: dellis@nflc.orgdellis@nflc.org

Access to LangNet MaterialsAccess to LangNet Materials

Dr. Theresa Wyckoff: Dr. Theresa Wyckoff: tawycko@nsa.govtawycko@nsa.gov

Sally S. Smith: Sally S. Smith: sssmit3@nsa.govsssmit3@nsa.gov

Technical Support QuestionsTechnical Support Questions

Travis Hodges: Travis Hodges: tghodge@nsa.govtghodge@nsa.gov

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