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Robert Brown, Reference & Instructional Support Specialist

Rosa Hong, Lecturer, Language Studies

Andrew Nicholson, GIS/Data Librarian

University of Toronto Mississauga OLA Superconference,

February 1st, 2013

Google Earth in the academia

Is being used increasingly as a teaching tool in many disciplines,

including those in the Humanities.

Students in “CLA101: Intro to Classical Studies”” use the Rome Reborn

Resource to study the role of Ancient Rome in history and culture

Google Earth in the academia

Students in “CLA101: Intro to Classical Studies”

then use Google Earth to research and visualize life

in Ancient Pompeii

Outline 1. Fall 2010 --FSL206: Scavenger Hunt in Google

Earth/ Presentations on “La Francophonie” using Google Earth

2. Fall 2012 FSL205 Functional French II: GPS activity

3. Language à la Carte Website

Google Earth Is a free mapping tool that allows users to locate places and

related geographical information.

Contains recent and historical aerial photos, 3D buildings and terrain, & many extra information layers from sources such as the UN, YouTube, and Wikipedia.

Google Earth

Users can annotate their Google Earth maps with external images, text, and other graphics which can be saved as a customized “tour” or presentation for sharing with others.

Theory and principles

Communicative Language Teaching ¹ - activities that involve real communication are essential for

language learning

- activities in which language is used for carrying out meaningful tasks promote learning

- language that is meaningful to the learner supports the learning process

Task-Based Language Learning Task – D. Nunan defines task as <a piece of classroom work which

involves learner in comprehending, manipulating, producing or interacting in the target language while their attention is principally focused on meaning rather than form>².

1. Jack Richards and Theodore Rodgers, Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching, New York, Cambridge University

Press, 2001, p. 223

2. David Nunan, Designing Tasks for the Communicative Classroom, New York, Cambridge University Press, 1989, p. 10

Scavenger Hunt

Purpose Engage students with a pedagogical task, with a focus on language

learning and research, utilizing an user-friendly mapping tool.

Outcomes for students 1. Utilizing GE in French – Tools and terminology 2. Researching – Library and web search 3. Using and mastering GE tools (for use in FSL assignment and other

courses)

Outcome for Presenters Library-Department collaboration

Scavenger Hunt

First, convert Google Earth screen from English to le ‘français’.

Scavenger Hunt

With Google Earth now in French, the Scavenger Hunt begins!

Language acquisition related to the <Scavenger Hunt>

Hand-outs Before the <Scavenger Hunt> session:

a. Instruction on how to download Google Earth at home

b. Vocabulary exercise – ex) Un exercice lexical – Liste de vocabulaire: Fichier, Enregistrer, Dossier, Repère, Imprimer, Trajet, Afficher, Effacer, Modifier, Annuler, Données géographiques, Aide, Itinéraires, etc.

During the <Scavenger Hunt> session:

Following directions and instructions in French

Researching, solving problems, and referring to on-line and traditional sources

Questionnaire : class hand-out – some example questions: 1. Quelle est la distance entre l’UTM et l’Hôtel Château Frontenac?

2. En quelle année a été fondée la ville de Québec?

3. Quelle est la population de Québec en 2006?

4. Quels sont le restaurant et l’hôtel les plus proches de la Citadelle?

Short composition exercise – <la recette de la meilleure poutine de Québec > in a place marker box

Student Presentation

Presentation on l’Ile de Maurice by S. Hannath and N. Guimola

Student Presentation

Learning goals: Developing and perfecting 4 fundamental language learning aspects Raising awareness on divers Francophone culture and history Learning to use Google Earth program

La Francophonie: www.francophonie.org Expanding student learning experience and understanding of French culture

and history in its global context The Department of Language Studies: mission statement - The department

prepares students to succeed in further study and gives its graduates an important advantage as they pursue careers in an increasingly competitive global environment.*

Procedure: Representing a Francophone country (from the FSL205Y textbook, En bonne

forme) ex: Vietnam, Senegal, Belgium, etc.

Evaluation: Language – speaking, writing and listening (peer-evaluation) Google Earth use – less than 10% of the presentation mark * Department of Language Studies Website: http://www.erin.utoronto.ca/~w3fgi/index.html

Evaluation

Student Performance and Google Earth Use Students embraced the technology and had no difficulties in utilizing the

tool for their assignment.

Transferable skills Collaboration (working as a group)

Presentation skills (public speaking skills in French)

Student feedback Students enjoyed the Google Earth component, although a few felt it was

too much of work.

Outline 1. Fall 2010 --FSL206: Scavenger Hunt in Google

Earth/ Presentations on la Francophonie using GE



UTM Library Staff

“Boundless GPS” Orienteering Event

Activité de l’orientation

Learning Outcomes Language learning

4 fundamentals: listening, speaking, reading and writing

Practicing French in an authentic conversation context

Geo-literacy

Use of geographical references (i.e. map reading and making)

Library Use

Knowledge and skills on Library use (basic research skills)

Bringing skills on Library use into Language learning courses

Transferable skills

Collaboration

Problem-solving skills

Time management

Learning about UTM campus plan

First-year students intergration

Preparation – discussion, translation of GPS guides


Preparation – scripts, translation, and video creation for book searching


Activité de l’orientation: pre-test, & process

1. Pre-test on:

a.French

b.General knowledge

on Library use

c.Geo-literary

2. Clues on places to

mark on GPS :

description of places

on campus

3. Clues on authors

from the textbook

4. Clues on books to

borrow


Activity process : marking the poles, researching, finding and borrowing a book in the Library


--Feedback (Students) 1) In your opinion, what would be learning outcomes of this task?

Library use (16/21)

Language practice (14)

Collaboration (13)

Use of GPS and GE (9)

Familiarization with campus plan (5)

Following instruction (2)

Communication skills (1)

Benefiting a creative activity (1)

Outline of Activities 1. Fall 2010 --FSL206: Scavenger Hunt in Google

Earth/ Presentations on “la Francophonie” using Google Earth



Language à la Carte A Portal to inspire Second Language Teachers and

Learners Instructional Technology Innovation Fund (U of Toronto)

Objectives of the Portal

Create a web-space to propose, collect and exchange pedagogical materials in French and other Foreign language courses related to mapping tools (ie. Spanish, Italian, etc)

Provide Instructional Resources for teachers and students

Share Technology-Enhanced Leaning tools and ideas to enhance and facilitate teaching of geo-literature

Language à la Carte

Structure of the Portal

Faculty Resources

Language : Scavenger Hunt, Francophonie presentation, GPS activity, etc.

Linguistics & Cultural Studies

Literature: reading François Mauriac’s Thérèse Desqueyroux with David Trott’s, Reading Jacque Poulin’s Volkswagen Blues with a multimedia mapping tool, Google Earth

J. Poulin, Volkswagen Blues

Language à la Carte Building on previous resources

Following in the footsteps of Professor David Trott’s website using technologies to bring novels to life.

http://www.erin.utoronto.ca/~w3fre240/therese/projet/menu-principal.html

Comments/Questions?

Robert Brown [email protected]

Rosa Hong [email protected]

Andrew Nicholson [email protected]

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