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The SF.net website and the thdltools-devel mailing list are now mentioned.
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\fs22\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs28
Our project is a collaboration between the University of Virginia (David Germano), CNRS/Paris 8 University (Nicolas Tournadre, Michel Jacobson), University of Chicago (Matthew Kapstein), UCLA (Roger Andersen), the Tibetan Academy of Social Sciences (Konch
ok Jiatso), and Tibet University (gSang bdag rdo rje, Lhags pa tshe brtan). The goal is twofold: (i) to develop new software called \'93Savant\'94
for teaching language (literary and colloquial) that incorporates digital video/audio of natural speech in common social contexts; an (ii) to develop an entirely new generation of materials in that software for teaching literary and colloquial Tibetan.
for teaching language (literary and colloquial) that incorporates digital video/audio of natural speech in common social contexts; and (ii) to develop an entirely new generation of materials in that software for teaching literary and colloquial Tibetan.
\par While the individual components have long histories of development, this consortium has been operative for 18 months.
Unfortunately, the exceptional difficulties of using Tibetan script within a digital context have taken far too much of our time, but the good news is that we have now dealt with that are ready to focus on the purely pedagogical issues.
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\par Our focus on natural and realistic speech reflect our belief that languag
e learners should learn from natural speech as it is actually spoken on the ground, rather than idealized constructions of how it should be spoken. It also reflects our belief that learning language requires learning cultural contexts and social uses of l
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nguage, since language derives its meaning only embedded within such specific contexts. In addition, use of such materials in audio and video form allow students to be exposed to a wide variety of speakers and contexts, and learn from body languages, fac
nguage, since language derives its meaning only embedded within such specific contexts. In addition, use of such materials in audio and video form allows students to be exposed to a wide variety of speakers and contexts, and learn from body languages, fac
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al expressions, social contexts and so forth. Another issue is that while often students may read Tibetan and have colloquial fluency, they may not be able to use Tibetan colloquially within specific contexts requiring knowledge of special vocabulary and
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will allow students to interact with the videos and transcripts according to predetermined pedagogical templates. In addition, it will add significant components for exercise and testing, as well as a fully integrated Tibetan grammar and glossary.
\par We welcome and expect your participation in bringing the next stage of Savant to fruition. Your experience using Savant as it is will provide us with crucial feedback on the question of how to build instructional units based on digital video.
\par }{\b\fs28\ul Feedback}{\fs28\ul
\par }{\fs28 A formal mechanism for giving feedback will be available soon from our website. However, in the meanwhile, please report any comments, suggestions, and bug reports to Edward Garrett at eg3p@virginia.edu.}{\f2\fs28
\par }{\fs28 Please visit http://thdltools.sourceforge.net/ and give us your feedback. Alternatively, you can report any comments, suggestions, or bug reports to thdltools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.}{\f2\fs28
\par }}