Texas Language Consortium
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LEARNING AND TEACHING BEYOND SCHREINER: THE TEXAS LANGUAGE CONSORTIUM
Faculty Thursday
March 7, 2013
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Why should you learn a foreign language?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzEjzL6_gyE
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Rationale
Mission StatementNational foreign language reduction
The foreign language paradox
Interest in more language offerings while lacking specialists/ resources
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New Pedagogical Approaches?
Live Size Video Communications System Teaching several campuses
simultaneously Test administration, group work, book
club discussions, Stammtisch activities, office hours, pen pals Survey results
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Survey
18 students responded, five rankings
Assignments contributed to my appreciation and/or understanding of the subject matter: Agree - 27.8% Strongly Agree - 72.2%
My interest in this subject matter increased as a result of taking this course:
Neutral - 11.1% Agree - 5.6% Strongly Agree 83.3%
I have gained valuable knowledge and/or skills as a result of taking this course:
Neutral - 5.6% Agree - 22.2% Strongly Agree - 72.2%
The technical aspects worked well:
Disagree - 5.6% Neutral - 22.2% Agree - 55.6% Strongly Agree - 16.7%
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Survey
Web and library resources were easy to access:Neutral - 5.6% Agree - 50% Strongly Agree - 44.4%
The discussion sessions worked well:Agree - 55.6% Strongly Agree - 44.4%
I feel the professor of the course genuinely cared about me succeeding:Agree - 5.6% Strongly Agree - 94.4%
Would you take a course that integrates students and faculty from other campuses again: Yes - 100%
Do you feel taking a course that is taught by a professor from a different campus enhanced your academic progress:Yes – 83.3% No – 16.7%
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Student Outcomes
More schedule variety More choices Raise intercultural awareness Raise interest in studying abroad Interaction amongst various campuses Interaction with new professors New skills (conferencing, work studies)
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Institutional Outcomes
Outreach to more students Collaboration opportunities Guest speaker opportunities Offer a class that might not make it on our campus alone Speaker series, conferences
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Short-Term Goals
On-site visits at LCU and TWU NITLE Symposium Academic Showcase Intermediate German Increase online opportunities (homework) Stammtisch Monthly meetings of instructors
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Long-Term Goals
TLC schools offer a sequence of four semesters of foreign language instruction as part of the core
Linking a travel component to foreign language courses
More languages Establishing a German minor at SU Establishing a German major at SU Interdisciplinary teaching approaches (History, English)
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The TLC Partners
Texas Wesleyan University (French) Concordia University (Mandarin Chinese) Texas Lutheran University (Spanish) Lubbock Christian University
(Portuguese) Schreiner University (German)
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TLC Faculty Profile: Français
Steven Daniell, PhD, Dean of the School of Arts and Letters (TWU)
Alma Mater: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Study abroad: Paris (1year, assistant d’anglais), Québec City (1 summer)
Research: Contemporary French-Canadian Literature
Vice President of the American Association of
Teachers of French
Named Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques
by the French Education Ministry
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TLC Faculty Profile: Français
Steven Daniell, PhD, Dean of the School of Arts and Letters (TWU)
Three Best TLC Experiences:
1. Enthusiastic students, especially on the distance sites
2. Good colleagues across the state
3. Reconfiguring teaching style to the classroom set-up
Challenge:
Adapting to the Smart Board
Quote:
La langue révèle l’âme de sa société. (Language reveals the soul of its society.)
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TLC Faculty Profile: Español
Chris Dickens, M.A., Visiting Professor (TLU)
Alma Mater: Texas State University
Study Abroad: Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil
Research: 2nd Language Acquisition
Three Best TLC Experiences:
1. The recognition and appreciation I get from my colleagues for working with the consortium
2. Being encouraged to explore new online teaching resources
3. Getting to know Steven!
Challenge: Adapting to new teaching style and occasional technical problems
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TLC Faculty Profiles: 中国普通话Patricia Schiaffini, PhD, Southwestern University and Concordia University
Alma Mater: Stanford University (MA), University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
Research: Contemporary Tibetan Writers, Modern Chinese Literature
Teacher-trainer consultant, founder and
president of a non-profit organization
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TLC Faculty Profile: Deutsch
Silke Feltz, M.A., German And English Instructor (SU)
Alma Mater: OFU Bamberg, Germany
Study Abroad: Columbia, SC
Three Best TLC Experiences:
1. Creating a holistic learning experience with on-site and off-site students
2. Being a part of a big collaboration from the very
beginning on
3. Becoming a cultural ambassador beyond Schreiner
Challenge:
Speed and camera tracking
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Academic Advisors:
Please consider the TLC classes when signing students up for a foreign
language.
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“La distance n’y faitrien; il n’y a que lepremier pas qui coûte.” (Marquise du Deffand)
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Silke Feltz, M.A.Schreiner University