ALTA Teacher Education Workshops

The ALTA 2000 conference took place in Philadelphia from April 13-16, 2000. The first workshop was led by Lioba Moshi (UGA) and was on Integrating the Use of Video in Language Teaching: Curriculum Development (workshop sponsored by the University of Georgia).

Participants viewed videos used by Professor Moshi in teaching Swahili, and learned how to extrapolate various classroom activities, such as listening comprehension, memorization, and writing exercises, from what is shown in the videos. Workshop participants took part in these activities and learned how to use them when teaching their respective languages.

The NALRC sponsored workshop led by Professor Sally Magnan (a French professor at UW-Madison) on Competency-Based Language Teaching and Learning and the Role of Technology, Parts I and II.

Workshop participants were shown models that Professor Magnan uses in her French classrooms, then broke into small groups to complete and discuss the activities outlined by Professor Magnan. They viewed videos and examined worksheets that Professor Magnan uses in her teaching. Participants were also provided with teaching strategies that incorporate listening, reading, speaking/discussion, writing, and viewing activities.

Keynote speech, entitled Teaching African Languages in Africa: Collaboration with non-African institutions, given by David Wiley (MSU) at the ALTA banquet.

Professor Wiley, Katrina Daly Thompson, a graduate student at UW-Madison, and Professor Magdalena Hauner(UW-Madison) and Professor Lioba Moshi (UGA) at the ALTA banquet.

Professor Eyamba Bokamba (UIUC) presented Distinguished Service Awards to 1) Professor David Dwyer (MSU), 2) Professor Lioba Moshi (UGA), and 3) Professor Antonia Schleicher (UW-Madison), and a Student Teaching Award to 4) Akinloye Ojo (UGA).