ILR Interagency Language Roundtable
ILR Showcase 2003
 
 

ILR Showcase

Preliminary Schedule of Presentations

 

9:30 – 10:00                        Welcome to the ILR Showcase at the Foreign Service Institute

 

Kennan            Ambassador Michael C. Lemmon

Auditorium            Dean of the School of Language Studies, Foreign Service Institute 

                        Language Use and Language Learning for the Department of State

                        Ambassador Catherine Peterson

                        Director of the Foreign Service Institute

 

10:00 – 11:00            Plenary Presentation

 

Kennan            Fostering Advanced L2 Literacy in a University Environment: A

Auditorium            Genre-Based, Cognitive Approach

                        Heidi Byrnes (Georgetown University) and Katherine A. Sprang (Foreign Service Institute)

 

11:00 – 1:00             Concurrent Sessions

 

Kennan                        Featured Presentations

Auditorium            Introducing the Language Learning Continuum: Roadmap and Strategic Plan for Foreign Language Learning

                        Ambassador Michael Lemmon

                        Dean of the School of Language Studies, Foreign Service Institute 

                        Using LangNet at the Defense Language Institute: A Tool for Learners

                        Neil Granoien

                        Defense Language Institute

 

C-3108            Curriculum Development

                        Development of the Consular Module in Arabic

                        Samira Haddad and Mahmoud Elgibali

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Training Intermediate-level Speakers of MSA in Iraqi Arabic
                        David Mehall, National Capitol Research Center

                        Caught Between Iraq and a Hard Place, or How to Handle a Content Course on Short Notice

                        Jamie Hester           

                        Department of Defense

                        A Content-Form Approach to Russian-English Translation

                        Jim Cradler

                        Department of Defense


C-3109                        Technology and Language Learning I

                        Integration of the Internet in Classroom Instruction

                        Stella Herbert and Ada Kousoum

                        Intelligence Language Institute

                        Broadband Intelligence Training System

                        Pete Shaver and Francis Feng

                        United States Army Intelligence Center

                        LangNet Update

                        Pat Fischer

                        Department of Defense

 

C-3111            Institutional Advances

                        The University-Affiliated Research Center for
the Advanced Study of Language

                        Richard D. Brecht, University of Maryland and

                        Mary Ellen Okurowski, Department of Defense

                        FSI’s New Spanish Basic Course: Nuevas Rutas

                        Alfred Carter

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Language Training at the FBI

                        Catherine Maksymowicz

                        Federal Bureau of Investigation

 

C-3112                        Teaching Methods and Approaches

                        Etymology and Culture in Language Teaching

                        Gabriella Sipos

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Huh? Whaddja Say? Why We Teach Transcription as a Learning Tool

                        Jamie Hester

                        Department of Defense

                        A German In-Country Immersion

                        Lisa Leiser and Natalie Kimbrough

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Using Video Effectively at the Higher Levels

                        Joe Matukonis

                        Department of Defense

 

C-3116            Translation and Interpretation

                        Assessment of Translation Ability

                        Maria Brau

                        Federal Bureau of Investigation

                        The Handwriting is on the Computer Screen or Best Practices in Teaching Translation

                        Barb DeBoy and Jamie Hester

                        Department of Defense

                        National Virtual Translation Center

                        Everette Jordan

                        Department of Defense

                        Evaluating the Abilities and Potential of Interpreters and Translators

                        Brenda Sprague, Marcel Bouquet and Joseph Mazza

                        Department of State, Office of Language Services

 

C-4108            Language Mini-Lessons

                        Dari Mini-Lesson

                        Hafiz Latify

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Turkmen Mini-Lesson

                        Bakhar Tuzinovic

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Hungarian Mini-Lesson

                        Julia C. Zsombolyay

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Turkish Mini-Lesson

                        Sema Esener

                        Foreign Service Institute

 

C-4112            Language Mini-Lessons

                        Vietnamese Mini-Lesson

                        Dung Luong

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Kurdish Mini-Lesson

                        Hasim Warmzyary

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Urdu: Teaching Script

                        Tasnim Razi and Farzana Farooqi

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Tagalog Mini-Lesson

                        Daisy Pee

                        Foreign Service Institute

 


1:00-2:00             LUNCH

 

Field House            Poster Presentations

                        Ongoing during lunch. For the listing of poster sessions see Poster Presentations section of this program.

 

C-2107             Multimedia Courseware Demonstrations

C-2109            Ongoing during lunch. For the listing of multimedia demonstrations see Multimedia Courseware Demonstrations section of this program.

 

2:00 – 3:00            Plenary Presentation

 

Kennan            Innovative Ways to Enhance Language Learning: An Update

Auditorium            From the Field

                        Andrew D. Cohen

                        University of Minnesota

 

3:00 – 5:00             Concurrent Sessions

 

Kennan                        Featured Presentations

Auditorium                        Self-Directed Language Maintenance Toolkit

                        Lea Christiansen   

                        Intelligence Language Institute

                        Distance Learning Initiatives at the Foreign Service Institute

                        Christina Hoffman, Robert Nielsen, Eleni Marinos, Andreas Ryschka, Anne-Marie Toure

                        Foreign Service Institute

 

C-3108                        Training Program Issues

                        Georgian On My Mind: A Presentation on Curriculum Development

                        Nana Maraneli

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Multi-Media Lab Based Activities

                        Akibou Obaorin and Frederick Hegbe

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Russian Community Outreach Program

                        Irina Collins

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        The DLI-W Student: Learning Needs & Teaching Responses

                        Scott McGinnis and Ivy Gibian

                        Defense Language Institute

 


C-3109            Technology and Language Learning II

                        Listening Comprehension Using Authentic Online Resources

                        Dora Chanesman and Attila Lantos

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Using a Learning Object Generator to Develop Instructional Activities

                        Neil Granoien

                        Defense Language Institute

                        Less Commonly Taught Languages on the World Wide Web

                        Ariann Stern

                        UCLA Language Materials Project

                        Interactivity is the Name of the Game

                        Dennie Hoopingarner

                        Center for Language Education and Research

 

C-3111            Immersion and Area Studies

                        AREA1300 Series of Area Studies Courses

                        Barb DeBoy

                        Department of Defense

                        The Keys to a Successful One-Week Local Immersion

                        Nahia Zorub and Isaac Abraham

                        Department of Defense

                        Savant in the Tibetan and Himalayan Digital  Library: Teaching Language with Natural Speech and Cultural Contextualization  within a Digital Library

                        David Germano

                        University  of  Virginia

                        Experiencing a Language and Culturally Rich In-Country Safari Trip

                        Samia Skaff

                        Intelligence Language Institute

                                   

C-3112            Some Issues and Resources in Adult Language Teaching

                        The Role of Women in Chinese Society and the Effects on Modern Chinese Idioms

                        Sue-meng Jeng

                        Department of Defense

                        Multimedia Activities in the Less Commonly Taught Language Classroom: From Design to Delivery

                        Rama Sohonee and Pushpa Patel

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Resources from CARLA/LCTL Project

                        Louis Janus

                        CARLA, University of Minnesota

                        The Polish Experience in Distance Learning

                        Krystyna Stypulowska-Smith and Danuta Bagniuk-Libby

                        Foreign Service Institute

                       

C-3116            Learner Preferences and Learning Strategies

                        Cognitive Styles in the Service of Advanced Language Learning

                        Madeline Ehrman

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        The Learning Consultation Service: Current Issues and Trends

                        Madeline Ehrman, Eileen Kaht and Natasha Lord

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        SLS Learning Consultants: Helping Students Manage Their Language Learning

                        Lisa Leiser, Balla Sidibe, Mercedes Centeno and Nuha Alsadek

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Language Learning Strategies for Less Commonly Taught Languages

                        Catherine Keatley

                        National Capitol Resource Center

 

C-4108            Language Mini-Lessons

                        Italian –Numbers through Tombola

                        Silvana De Luca and Maurizio Fontana

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Swahili Mini-Lesson

                        John Thiuri

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Latvian Mini-Lesson

                        Diana Brante-Bicevskis

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        Armenian Mini-Lesson

                        Garegin Petrosian and Karine Sapondjian

                        Foreign Service Institute

 

C-4112            Language Teaching

                        An Integrated Approach to Increasing Oral Language Comprehension

                        Marie-Paule Lauterbach

                        Foreign Service Institute

                        All You Ever Wanted to Know about BGN, but Were Afraid to Ask

                        John Samaha

                        Federal Bureau of Investigation

                        Introduction to Writing Chinese

                        Chinese staff

                        Foreign Service Institute

 

11:00-4:30            Poster Presentations

                       

                        The following poster presentations will be on display at the Field House (the gym) continually.

 

                        Samples of Projects and Resources Available from the 14 Title VI National Language Resource Centers

                        Gale Holdren and Edward McDermott

                        Department of Education

                        Samples of New Course Materials Developed at DLI

                        Defense Language Institute