Thursday, September 22, 2011
Abstract
This proposal requests funds for equipment to support students in the pilot program Spanish Virtual Classroom (AVE) under the funding category "Individual and Small Group Technology." The materials for this virtual classroom will be developed in a short time with the work and research of Spanish graduate and undergraduate students in the classroom, the Cervantes Institute, the Spanish and Portuguese Division, and McGraw Hill Publishing Company, and will revise the UW Spanish language program at the 100 and 200 level to reach more students with ingredients from contemporary Hispanic culture. The equipment needed for each virtual classroom is a laptop and wireless projector.
Background
The Cervantes Institute is a nonprofit organization founded in Spain in 1991. The Institute develops and supports Spanish language programs with the goal to extend the cultures of Spain and the many Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas. Today, with over 70 locations around the world, the Cervantes Institute is the largest organization devoted to carrying out this work. The Aula Cervantes of Seattle, one of only four branches of the Cervantes Institute, is located in Padelford Hall with the Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies. Aula Cervantes offers preparation for the Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE) Examinations and Spanish Virtual Classroom (AVE) courses.
The Spanish Virtual Classroom (AVE) is an internet-based educational infrastructure for teaching and learning Spanish. In the online Spanish curriculum, a lesson includes at least three communicative exercises to be done with course companions and the instructor, as well as an End of Lesson Task, in which students put the entire course content they have learned to use into practice. Lessons end with an episode of an ongoing interactive graphic story in which students develop their communication skills in play form. In addition, AVE courses include a series of supplementary materials that allow students to consult and practice specific linguistic items: grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, and spelling. The students need reliable equipment in the classroom to access the websites every day. A computer lab would not be the best classroom for the students, as some activities require seating reconfiguration for group activities.
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This proposal requests funds for equipment to support students in the pilot program Spanish Virtual Classroom (AVE) under the funding category "Individual and Small Group Technology." The materials for this virtual classroom will be developed in a short time with the work and research of Spanish graduate and undergraduate students in the classroom, the Cervantes Institute, the Spanish and Portuguese Division, and McGraw Hill Publishing Company, and will revise the UW Spanish language program at the 100 and 200 level to reach more students with ingredients from contemporary Hispanic culture. The equipment needed for each virtual classroom is a laptop and wireless projector.
Background
The Cervantes Institute is a nonprofit organization founded in Spain in 1991. The Institute develops and supports Spanish language programs with the goal to extend the cultures of Spain and the many Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas. Today, with over 70 locations around the world, the Cervantes Institute is the largest organization devoted to carrying out this work. The Aula Cervantes of Seattle, one of only four branches of the Cervantes Institute, is located in Padelford Hall with the Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies. Aula Cervantes offers preparation for the Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE) Examinations and Spanish Virtual Classroom (AVE) courses.
The Spanish Virtual Classroom (AVE) is an internet-based educational infrastructure for teaching and learning Spanish. In the online Spanish curriculum, a lesson includes at least three communicative exercises to be done with course companions and the instructor, as well as an End of Lesson Task, in which students put the entire course content they have learned to use into practice. Lessons end with an episode of an ongoing interactive graphic story in which students develop their communication skills in play form. In addition, AVE courses include a series of supplementary materials that allow students to consult and practice specific linguistic items: grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, and spelling. The students need reliable equipment in the classroom to access the websites every day. A computer lab would not be the best classroom for the students, as some activities require seating reconfiguration for group activities.
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Online Courses May 3, 2012 at 2:49 AM Thanks to Cervantes Institute for this type of supportive step. I hope it will help many more. Virtual Classroom is very useful for the people who is not not able to attend regular class. Most supportive for disabled people who want to learn and teach. You can Integrate virtual classroom in into your website. Know more how to Integrate virtual classroom - bit.ly/Id0BTU