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2002 Teleconference Video: Teaching Culture in the Digital Millennium (ISBN: 007- 288244-1)

This videoconference, filmed in 2002, is the seventh of the McGraw-Hill Teleconferences. The focus of this video is how the teaching of culture has changed as a result of advances in multimedia technology. Specific topics discussed include the teaching of Spanish via the Internet, how to represent language as a culturally embedded communicative practice, role of the instructor in the new digital environment, and how multimedia can transcend physical geographic borders in the teaching of culture. Special examples culled from the classroom offer a practical application of the discussion. Panelists include moderator Gerard. L Ervin, Ohio State University; Gilberte Furstenberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ute S. Lahaie, Baylor University; Robert Blake, University of California at Davis; Roberta Lavine, University of Maryland; Judy Raggi Moore, Emory University; and Carl S. Blyth, University of Texas at Austin.

2000 Teleconference Video: The Internet and Foreign/Second Language Instruction (ISBN: 007-248441-1)

This videoconference is the sixth of the McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconferences on Topics in Second Language Acquisition. The focus of this video is the role of the Internet in the foreign/second language classroom. Specifics topics discussed include successful integration of the Internet in the foreign/second language classroom, the benefits to instructors and learners, and issues regarding hardware. Video segments from websites are shown to illustrate particular points. Panelists include moderator Gerald L. Ervin; Dan Bayer, University of Southern California; Michael Bush, Brigham Young University; Dorothy Chun, University of California at Santa Barbara; Robert Fischer, Southwest Texas State University; Peter Lafford, Arizona State University; Diane Musumeci, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and M. Victoria González Pagani, University of California at Santa Cruz.

This videoconference is the fifth of the McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconferences on Topics in Second Language Acquisition. The focus of this video is the role of grammar instruction in the communicative language classroom, and is the second Teleconference video to treat this topic. (The 1997 Teleconference Video also examined this issue.) Specifics topics discussed include different approaches to grammatical instruction and the effects of instruction on language acquisition. Video segments from language classrooms are shown to illustrate particular points. Panelists include moderator Gerald L. Ervin, Ohio State University; James F. Lee, Indiana University; Michael Long, University of Hawai'i; Diane Musumeci, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Robert Di Donato, Miami University of Ohio; and Carl Blyth, University of Texas at Austin.

This videoconference is the fourth of the McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconferences on Topics in Second Language Acquisition. The focus of this video is the role of grammar instruction in the communicative language classroom. (The 1998 Teleconference Video also examined this issue.) Specifics topics discussed include different approaches to grammatical instruction and the effects of instruction on language acquisition. Panelists include moderator Gerald L. Ervin, Ohio State University; Bill VanPatten, University of Illinois at Chicago; Michael Long, University of Hawai'i; Diane Musumeci, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Elizabeth Bernhardt, Stanford University; Patsy Lightbown, Concordia University; and Ted Higgs, San Diego State University.

This videoconference is the third of the McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconferences on Topics in Second Language Acquisition. The focus of this video is the role of technology and multimedia in today's language classroom. Specifics topics discussed include the effects of technology on instruction and learning, and also different sources and types of technology. Video segments from language classrooms and examples of multimedia products are shown to illustrate particular points. Panelists include moderator Gerald L. Ervin, Ohio State University; Robert Blake, University of California at Davis; Gail Robinson-Stuart, San Diego State University; Christopher Jones, Carnegie Mellon University; Bill VanPatten, University of Illinois at Chicago; and Karen Price, Harvard University.

This videoconference is the second of the McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconferences on Topics in Second Language Acquisition. The focus of this video is the place of authentic materials (e.g., authentic texts, realia, and so forth) in the contemporary language curriculum. Topics include how to integrate authentic materials, at what level(s) should authentic materials be used, and do authentic materials bridge the gap between introductory and intermediate/upper division courses. Panelists include moderator Gerald L. Ervin, Ohio State University; Wilga Rivers, Harvard University; June Phillips, Weber State University; Robert Di Donato, Miami University of Ohio; Robert J. Blake, University of California at Davis; L. Kathy Heilenman, University of Iowa; and A. Raymond Elliott, University of Texas at Arlington.

This videoconference is the first of the McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconferences on Topics in Second Language Acquisition. The focus of this video is the theoretical foundation and practical application of the Natural Approach, as originally presented by Krashen and Terrell. Topics include an overview of the language acquisition theory and research literature that provides the underpinning for the Natural Approach as well as comments from textbook authors who have developed materials inspired by the Natural Approach. Panelists include moderator Gerald L. Ervin, Ohio State University; Stephen Krashen, University of Southern California; Magdalena Andrade, Irvine Valley College; Jeanne Egasse, Irvine Valley College; Elías Miguel Muñoz; Mary Rogers, Friends University; and Ervin Tschirner, University of Iowa.