FRE - French

Conversion of Exercises to SuperMacLang Format

Conversion of French exercises from MacLang to SuperMacLang format.

A la rencontre de Philippe

Development of the teacherâ€™s manual.

Studies on the Philippe Videodisc

Research studies on the use of the MIT interactive videodisc A la rencontre de Philippe.

Purchase of Syst

Cost-sharing in purchase of site license for the French software package SystÃ¨me-D.

Reorganization of Phonetics Modules for Beginning French Lector Sessions

Revised of lessons on French phonetics for the elementary and intermediate courses developed in a 1996 grant.

Interactions: Invitations

A study on the pragmatics of invitations as examples of French and American cultural norms. French and American students analyzed eleven sequences in films by Eric Rohmer and answered protocol-analysis-type questionnaires. Research results on the negotiation of invitations have been presented at several conferences and are being integrated into the French language curriculum.

A Communicative Approach to Literature

Programming for a videodisc of literary recitations by the French actor Eric Chartier.

Use of Film in Intermediate French

Purchase of videotapes and laserdiscs, preparation of computer-based exercises, and review of curriculum for intermediate French.

French Oral Survival Database

Development of an extensive oral database for an elementary French course emphasizing â€œsurvivalâ€ skills.

Computer-Assisted Materials for French, Part I

A pilot project to develop a prototype of a present-tense verb generator that draws its verbs from the ARTFL database and that includes an answer-check and feedback feature.