WebSpeak

Grant Details

Amount: 19550.00

Project Start Date: 05/07/03

Status:

Project Type:
Campus Based

Languages: Applies to all languages

Project Level:

Project Skills:

Institutions Involved:
Harvard University

Primary Contact:
Judith Frommer (frommer@fas.harvard.edu)

Boylston Hall 436
Harvard University
Cambridge , MA 02138
Phone: (617) 495-2546

The WebSpeak project team will use the newly released Macromedia Flash communication server MX (MFCS) to develop web-based oral communication activities that, until now, were not technically feasible.

Colloquial Egyptian Arabic: Lessons for a Second Semester

Grant Details

Amount: 8035.00

Project Start Date: 04/30/94

Status:

Project Type:
Campus Based

Languages: Arabic

Project Level:
Beginner

Project Skills:
All - Addresses all language skills

Institutions Involved:
Brown University

Primary Contact:
Merle Krueger (Merle_Krueger@Brown.edu)

Box E
Brown University
Providence , RI 02912

Continuation of a series of lessons and related materials to enable the instruction of a second semester of colloquial Egyptian Arabic at Brown University.

Web-based Multimedia Exercises for Russian

Grant Details

Amount: 3000.00

Project Start Date: 01/31/00

Status:

Project Type:
Campus Based

Languages: Russian

Project Level:
Intermediate

Project Skills:
Cultural Awareness
Speaking
Listening

Institutions Involved:
University of Pennsylvania

Primary Contact:
Daria Kirjanov (dkirjano@sas.upenn.edu)

739 Williams Hall
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia , PA 19104-6305
Phone: 215-898-8649

Development of Web-based multimedia exercises for intermediate Russian based upon short segments of Russian films, interviews, and re-enacted scenes on typical themes in Russian society (family, personal relationships, work, leisure, etc.).

Web-based Multimedia Exercises for Russian II

Grant Details

Amount: 1800.00

Project Start Date: 12/31/01

Status:

Project Type:
Campus Based

Languages: Russian

Project Level:
Intermediate

Project Skills:
Cultural Awareness
Speaking
Listening

Institutions Involved:
University of Pennsylvania

Primary Contact:
Daria Kirjanov (dkirjano@sas.upenn.edu)

739 Williams Hall
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia , PA 19104-6305
Phone: 215-898-8649

Continued development of Web-based multimedia exercises for intermediate Russian based upon short segments of Russian films, interviews, and re-enacted scenes on typical themes in Russian society (family, personal relationships, work, leisure, etc.).

Multimedia Materials for Kiswahili

Grant Details

Amount: 1600.00

Project Start Date: 12/31/97

Status: Completed (Currently Active)

Project Type:
Campus Based

Languages: Swahili

Project Level:

Project Skills:
Cultural Awareness
Listening
Reading

Institutions Involved:
University of Pennsylvania

Primary Contact:
Vasu Renganathan (vasur@sas.upenn.edu)

810 Williams Hall
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia , PA 19104-6305
Phone: 215-898-8436

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Secondary Contact:
Alwiya S. Omar

alwiyao@yahoo.com)

Development of Web-based multimedia materials for Kiswahili. Topics include transportation, health, tourism, festivals, at the market, history, occupations, politics, religion, and education.