DOCUMENT RESUME ED 406 824 FL 024 456 AUTHOR Warschauer, Mark, Ed. TITLE Virtual Connections: Online Activities & Projects for Networking Language Learners. INSTITUTION Hawaii Univ., Manoa. Second Language Teaching and Curriculum Center. REPORT NO ISBN-0-8248-1793-1 PUB DATE 95 NOTE 415p. PUB TYPE Collected Works General (020) Guides Non-Classroom (055) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC17 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Class Activities; Classroom Techniques; Computer Networks; *Discussion Groups; Electronic Mail; *Information Networks; *Intercultural Communication; *Internet; Program Descriptions; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; *Second Languages; Telecommunications; *World Wide Web ABSTRACT This guide lists electronic discussion lists, bulletin boards, and conferences related to second language teaching and learning that may be of use in the second language classroom. It also offers suggestions for the use of these resources in teaching. The guide has three main sections. The first, devoted to electronic communication in a single class, discusses teacher-student dialogue through online jui7.alT And virtual office hours, use of electronic mail for increasing teacher-student interaction, electronic classroom bulletin boards, use of online communication for writing improvement, topics and activities for communication practice, and use of local area networks. The second section, on cross-cultural communication, looks at ways of providing support for students being introduced to international exchange, locating and polling native speakers, penfriend communication by computer, two-way peer teaching between partners of different language groups, team teaching in paired classes, exchanges for sharing folklore, international discussion lists and bulletin boards, promotion of linguistic awareness by computer, multi-class projects, virtual environment interactions, and electronic courses. Section three guides the user to online authentic language materials and additional resources. (MSE) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY !%fth croc,on ECU i-rpTHE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Irnorovernei EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) MARK WARSCHAUER This document has been reprocuced as received from the person or organizatisc originating it. Editor Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions statec in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. BEST COPY AVAILABLE 777-777-fr,rmi--Iff-- G4 >& eitTRR n r5 VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS TECHNICAL REPORT #8 VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS ONLINE ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS FOR NETWORKING LANGUAGE LEARNERS edited by MARK WARSCHAUER SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING & CURRICULUM CENTER University of Hawai'i at Manoa 4 © 1995 Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center University of Hawai`i All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Funds for the publication of this technical report were provided in part by a grant to the University of Hawai`i under the Language Resource Centers Program of the U. S. Department of Education. ISBN 0-8248-1793-1 OTMThe paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1984 Book design by Deborah Masterson Distributed by University of Hawai`i Press Order Department 2840 Kolowalu Street Honolulu, Hawai`i 96822 5 ABOUT THE NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTER THE SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND CURRICULUM CENTER of the University of Hawai`i is a unit of the College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature. Under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center has since 1990 served as a National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC). The general direction of the Resource Center is set by a national advisory board. The Center conducts research, develops materials, and trains language professionals with the goal of improving foreign language instruction in the United States. The Center publishes research reports and teaching materials; it also sponsors a fellows program for senior scholars, an internship program, and a summer intensive teacher training institute. For additional information about Center programs, write: Dr. Richard Schmidt, Director National Foreign Language Resource Center East-West Road, Bldg. 1, Rm. 6A University of Hawai`i Honolulu, HI 96822 [email protected] hup://www2 .hawaii.edu/nflrc N F LRC ADVISORY BOARD Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig Center for English Language Teaching Indiana University John Clark Defense Language Institute Monterey, California Claire Kramsch German Department University of California, Berkeley James Pusack Project for International Communication Studies (PICS) University of Iowa Ronald Walton National Foreign Language Center Washington, D. C. Representatives'of other funded NFLRCs v (011M1TS Acknowledgements xiii Introduction xv PVT I: flf(TP0111C COMMUMICE1011 In fl 1Glt CHM Teacher-Student Dialogue Electronic Dialogue Journals Manuela Gonzalez-Bueno 3 Dialogue Journaling at Your Fingertips Yu-mei Wang 7 Virtual Office Hours On IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Yukie Aida 9 E-MAIL Interaction ;Ay Caramba!: E-mailing with the Alias Ricardo CI-Oyez 11 Language Learning via E-mail in the Japanese Language Classroom Laura Kimoto 13 Spanish Music through the Internet Marta Gonzalez-Lloret 18 The Collaborative Fairy Tale Christine Manteghi 20 Espanol con Technologia: E-mail in Beginning Spanish Classes Jeri H. Dies 22 Using an On-Campus E-mail List to Motivate Students to Communicate in English Scott Schiefelbein, Hiromi Imamura, & Shuji Ozeki 24 Bulletin Boards The French Connection: Public Journals for High School Students Nancy Kroonenberg 27 Computer Conferencing as a Tool for Augmenting Student Interaction and Collaboration Dana Paramskas 30 A Computer Network for Prospective Teachers of French as a Second Language Razika Sanaoui 33 The Class Newsgroup as Textbook Sharon Scinicariello 36 The Electronic Journal: An Experiment in Authentic Communication Jill M. Crotty & Judith E. Brisbois 38 Supporting Student Writing Write from the Start!: E-mail for Beginning French Students Da lila Ayoun 41 Academic Argument and E-mail Discussion Lists: Bringing Collaboration and Debate into the Writing Course Bonnie Olsen & Suzanne Lepeintre 43 Anonymous Peer Review of Student Essays on a LAN Dorothy M. Chun 46 Teacher-Student Writing Conferences Via E-MAIL Naomi Gurevich 49 Intensive Writing Project Using an Internet Newsgroup Seiko Oguri & Stephen Briss 52 * vii E-mail Discussion Groups in Foreign Language Education: Grammar Follow-up Orlando R. Kelm 54 Topics, Topics, and More Topics Breaking the Ice: E-mail Dialogue Journal Introductions and Responses Timothy Janda 57 The Age of Reason: Examining Beliefs as a Step toward Academic Writing Timothy Janda 59 Will Bernice Really Bob her Hair? E-mail Dialogue Journals about Films and Literature Timothy Janda 62 Provocative Statistics: Analyzing Graphs and Charts over E-mail Timothy Janda 65 Interpreting Humor and Comics via E-mail Timothy Janda 68 On a Role: Exploring the Concept of Voice and Audience Timothy Janda 70 Preparing by E-mail for an Oral Presentation Timothy Janda 72 Whodunnit?: A Literary Jigsaw Timothy Janda 74 Real-Time Rapping Diad Debate Nancy Kroonenberg 77 Real-Time Class Discussion on a LAN Dorothy M. Chun 80 Teaming with Text (TWT): Computer Networks to Develop Deaf Students' English Literacy Joy Kreeft Peyton & Martha French 83 PflPTII:CROSS-CULTIJIgIL CONIUM(fIT1011 Getting Going Preparing to Write E-mail Personal Profiles Mark Irvine 87 Describing One's Community Effectively for E-Mail Readers Mark Irvine 89 What is Normal?: Examining Cultural Stereotypes via E-Mail Ishbel Galloway 91 Easy, No-fail Keypalling for Novices Marcella Rollmann 95 Cyber-Surveys What I Really Wanted to Know was.... Cindy Kendall 97 Survey Across the World Junko K. Ady 101 Teaching Culture with USENET Discussion Groups Amy Sheng-Chieh Leh 104 Keypal Connections Cultural Encounters: German and American Students Meet on the Internet Jennifer Ham 107 Individual Electronic Mail with Native Speakers Cindy Kendall 109 Organizing Primary School Pupils for E-mail as a TESL Aid Roger Livesey & Emanuela Tudoreanu 116 viii 8 Pen Pals for Purpose, Practice, and Product Hedy M. McGarrell 119 Two Semesters' of E-mail Keypalling: What Works and What Doesn't John Wong & Pam Cowan 122 Learning in Tandem Perfect Match!: A Second Language Exchange Program Giselle Kett 125 International E-mail Tandem Network Helmut Brammerts 127 Class-to-Class Connections L'Histoire, Mon Histoire: Comparing Family Histories via E-mail Rick Kern 131 U.S.Language through Literature: A Transatlantic Research Project Carla Meskill & Krassamira Range lova 134 "What's yours like? Ours is...": A Motivating E-mail Project for TESL Roger Livesey & Emanuela Tudoreanu 137 A Virtually Motivating Experience: An E-mail Exchange between Students across the Pacific Mary MacDonald, Tadashi Shiozawa & Shuji Ozeki 139 Sharing Stories Recipes and their Stories Susan Gaer 143 Folktales Around The World Susan Gaer 146 Global Stories: Using E-mail Texts in Foreign Language