Spanish in Texas: Open learning tools for exploring language diversity
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Presentation by Rachael Gilg, Jacqueline Larsen Serigos, and Adriano Trovato at ACTFL 2014, San Antonio, TX
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- 1. Spanish in Texas: Open learning tools for exploring language diversity Rachael Gilg Jacqueline Larsen Serigos Adriano Trovato November 22, 2014 | ACTFL Annual Convention & World Languages Expo | San Antonio, TX
- 2. Center for Open Educational Resources & Language Learning (COERLL) http://www.coerll.utexas.edu
- 3. Agenda 1. Introduction to the Spanish in Texas Project 2. Introduction to Language Variation 3. Resource 1: The SpinTX Video Archive 4. Resource 2: Spanish Grammar in Context 5. Variation in the Language Classroom 6. Open Education 7. Discussion, Q&A
- 4. The Spanish in Texas Project Goal: To make publically available authentic data about variation in Spanish as spoken in Texas • for research (sociolinguistics) • for education Encourage teachers, students, and the public to view local varieties as a resource.
- 5. The Process • Participants: Undergraduate students at UT Austin and their Spanish-speaking family, friends, or acquaintances in communities around Texas • Format: 30-40 minute interviews, using sampling of a large set of questions (~75) from NPR Storycorps (Historias) • Language: Spanish and mixed
- 6. Resources For researchers: • Access to authentic language data (videos, transcripts, annotations, etc.) • Documentation of tools and methods. For educators and students: • SpinTX Video Archive • Spanish Grammar in Context
- 8. Where are you from?
- 10. Language Variation Age Gender Social Factors Region
- 11. Language Variation Age Gender Social Factors Region Uptalk?
- 12. Language Variation Age Gender Social Factors Region
- 13. Language Variation Age Gender Social Factors Region – Ethnicity – Social Economic Status – Register
- 14. What would you call this in Spanish?
- 15. Me veo usando palabras en Spanglish... parquear, mixtear, cachar, Lexical Variation https://www.coerll.utexas.edu/spintx/video/1556
- 16. Siempre va a ser mucho trabajo, mucho esfuerzo Pronunciation Variation https://www.coerll.utexas.edu/spintx/video/376
- 17. Me dijo — vení, Esteban, acá Grammatical Variation https://www.coerll.utexas.edu/spintx/video/638
- 18. Sociolinguistics • Language in context • Language Beliefs – “Do you speak American?” – “Is technology ruining our language?
- 19. Language Variation in Texas Yo me esforcé para agarrar becas Nos podían hacer discipline más que ahora.
- 20. A free and open video archive for teachers & learners • 550+ video clips from 60 speakers living in Texas • Clip length between 1-4 minutes • Fully transcribed, captioned, and annotated • Videos can be downloaded and shared • Teacher-friendly search and tools for activity development
- 21. Video Introduction to SpinTX Watch intro video.
- 24. Presenting Language Variation in the Classroom • Selection – Teacher selected clips – Student selected clips • Presentation 1. Brainstorm 2. Observe 3. Reflect • How does this differ from the textbook? Is there variation like this in English? 4. Produce
- 26. Spanish Grammar in Context The Creation • Descriptive Grammar VS Prescriptive Grammar: – What people say, not what you should say ¡Esto no se dice! Se dice ... en vez de...
- 27. Spanish Grammar in Context The Creation • Descriptive Grammar VS Perscriptive Grammar: – What people say, not what you should say • Accurate but Concise – Easily accessible for teachers and learners – Suitable for both quick consultation and deep review Authentic Examples – Video excerpts from the Spanish in Texas Corpus – Audiovisual examples
- 28. Authentic Video Examples • Authenticity • Audio, video, and text to address different learning styles
- 29. Focus on Variation • Considering different registers, dialects, and styles
- 30. Focus on Variation • Considering different registers, dialects, and styles
- 31. Focus on Variation • http://grammar.spanishintexas.org/pronouns/subject-pronouns/
- 32. Poll • How often do you hear sentences like these: –¿Comistes? –¿A dónde fuistes anoche? –¿Escuchastes lo que pasó?
- 34. Resources for In-class and Homework Activities Reference grammar and useful tables
- 35. Quizzes for practice and comprehension check
- 36. Quizzes • Grammar • Vocabulary
- 37. Quizzes • Grammar • Vocabulary • Listening
- 38. Quizzes • Grammar • Vocabulary • Listening Comprehension • Reading Comprehension • Prompts for Written Expression Tasks
- 39. Quizzes
- 40. Variation in the Classroom Discussion • What is the role of variation in the classroom? – What is Standard Language? – Variation from what? – Which kinds of variation can be useful for our students?
- 41. Variation in the Classroom Discussion How do you address it? Does it need more or less emphasis? • How much time do you actually spend to address variation? Should we spend more time on it? When? – Time constraints – Institutional constraints
- 42. Variation in the Classroom Discussion • Changing teaching approaches so that you constantly address variation – Mi abuelita los llama "cholos" – En mi pueblo le dicen "realtor"
- 43. Variation in the Classroom Discussion • What is the role of variation in the classroom? • How do you address it? Does it need more or less emphasis? • Changing teaching approaches so that you constantly address variation • How could you incorporate variation using the resources we showed you?
- 44. COERLL’s Mission National Foreign Language Resource Centers: Improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages by producing resources (materials and best practices) that can be profitably employed in K-12 and higher education settings. COERLL: Produce and disseminate Open Educational Resources (OER) for the teaching of foreign languages.
- 45. What are Open Educational Resources? “a universal educational resource available for the whole of humanity” (UNESCO, 2002) CC: BY-SA Opensourceway http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6555466069/
- 46. Open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under a copyright license that permits their free use and repurposing by others.” - Dr. David Wiley (Lumen Learning) License Undetermined http://davidwiley.org/
- 47. Creative Commons License Some Rights Reserved www.creativecommons.org
- 48. Benefits of Open Licenses Users allowed to: Copy and distribute (don’t have to ask permission from the copyright holder) Legally download and publish (don’t have to rely just on linking) Adapt and customize the material (in most cases) CC: BY-NC DoimSioraf http://www.flickr.com/photos/cleanslatephotography/7899423426/
- 49. Many Types of OER Teaching and Learning Materials • Open Textbooks (Digital / Print-on-Demand / physical copies) • Open Courseware (Presentations, Recorded Lectures, Lecture Notes, Syllabi • Classroom activities, lesson plans, assessment • Homework and practice exercises Authentic content in the L2 (texts, video, audio, images, realia) Public Domain Content: http://www.flickr.com/photos/osucommons/3529534404/
- 50. COERLL’s OER • 16 languages • Full language courses (French and German
- 51. Links & Contacts Spanish in Texas: http://www.spanishintexas.org COERLL: http://coerll.utexas.edu Thank you! Any Questions?