Development of a new content-based course “Le Français Multicolore†on Francophone culture.
Purchase of audio and video materials for first-year French.
Development of a Web-based module for intermediate French on social interactions and among ethnic groups in France today. The module includes interviews with young Parisians, a multicultural "notionary" (a compendium of cultural notions from different perspectives), a glossary of colloquial, and related print materials expressions
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.
Development of an extensive oral database for an elementary French course emphasizing “survival†skills.
Revised of lessons on French phonetics for the elementary and intermediate courses developed in a 1996 grant.
Development of a Web site that enhances the cultural background for students of elementary French.
Continued development of a Web-based interactive documentary on a neighborhood in Berlin. Kurt Fendt, co-director.
Supplemental grant for the development of the interactive videodisc Dialogues: Les Français parlent d’eux-mêmes.