MHC Languages

"Hosted by: Dr. Abigail Grant Scheg (Elizabeth State University) Date: November 29, 2012 Text messaging, in and out of the classroom, is often viewed as a negative communicative mode which results in poor grammar and poor idea representation, let alone student procrastination from more important projects. However, as Web 2.0 technologies increase in number and popularity, these tools are changing the face of education, business, and communication at large. This session will discuss the pedagogical possibilities using text messaging and ways to incorporate texting into the classroom or as part of a class in a way that will make the instructor feel comfortable. Starting with the idea that our students are experts in the technology of text messaging, this session will allow the instructor to utilize students' skills in a positive light rather than dismiss them as unimportant. In this presentation, author Dr. Abigail Grant Scheg will discuss her IGI Global chapter, Textperts: Utilizing Students' Skills in the Teaching of Writing. Her research explores both the theoretical and practical implementations of text messaging into the composition of the classroom with careful consideration of the positive and negative impacts."

"Make 2D screen based cartoon stories to illustrate conversations and dialogues. Stories can include an unlimited number of frames and are view frame by frame. Each frame can include: Images: Drag and drop library items onto the frame, or import your own digital photos or images saved from the web. Text bubbles: Select from a range text bubbles and information boxes. Drag and drop onto the frame and start typing! Text can be in any language and any script. Voice recordings: Add new voice recordings using the simple built in recording panel. You can also add recordings already saved on your computer. Stories are saved on your computer as HTML page (webpages), and can easily viewed by others on any computer using a web browser such as Internet Explorer. Stories can also be printed. Completed stories can also be loaded back into the Cartoon Story Maker and edited or added to." Windows software

"Digital_Humanities is a compact, game-changing report on the state of contemporary knowledge production. Answering the question, "What is digital humanities?," it provides an in-depth examination of an emerging field. This collaboratively authored and visually compelling volume explores methodologies and techniques unfamiliar to traditional modes of humanistic inquiry--including geospatial analysis, data mining, corpus linguistics, visualization, and simulation--to show their relevance for contemporary culture." Open Access PDF version available for free download

Duolingo is a free service that helps you learn languages with your friends while simultaneously contributing to translate real-world content from the Web.

Enjoy popular dramas and music in Asia (including Korea, China, Thailand etc.) for free. You can choose subtitles in over 15 languages.

"Welcome to Under The Milky Way, a new film universe for foreign and indie explorers in the US and Canada. Our galaxy of films, hand-selected from far and wide, are sure to keep you entertained and amazed, all at the tip of your finger, on you computer, connected TV, tablet and smartphone." - unfortunately, it's not free - it seems to be an index of foreign films, which then links you to distributers where you can purchase viewing rights (like iTunes, etc.).

Chinese radio stations online. There are many to choose from--including Chinese news (in English and Chinese), and popular music. Stations can be chosen through individual Chinese cities, too.

Simple Mandarin can be learned phonetically in English, and the Chinese characters are also given at the end. It seems quite simple, and put together in a way that's easy to understand.

Aquí encontrarás artículos en español sobre noticias de distinto alcance. El periódico está realizado por estudiantes de español a Amherst College. Incluye noticias acerca la Pioneer Valley. Here you'll find articles in Spanish about news with a unique twist. The newspaper is created by students of Spanish at Amherst College and includes news relating to the Pioneer Valley. They also have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ElPeriodicoenespanol

Free publications which give basic etiquette for working with persons with disabilities as well as information about accessibility options.

"Welcome to the Northeast Regional DH Calendar. This calendar serves as a place for members of the DH community in and around New England to share information about DH events. Visit the Contributing to the Calendar page for information on adding an event. "

This is an interesting website for French starters.

This website contains useful resources in Chinese teaching and learning. You can read Chinese articles for learners at different levels; the pronunciation and strokes of all the words in these articles are available for learners.

English-German Dictionary

A tous ceux et celles qui aiment lire, la Bibliothèque Orange propose une sélection diversifiée de nouveautés publiées en France. Il s'agit aussi bien d'auteurs français que d'écrivains étrangers traduits en langue française. Les abonnés à la B.O. sont réunis en groupes de lecteurs, animés par des responsables qui reçoivent en début d'année les ouvrages sélectionnés par le comité de lecture. Les livres sont ensuite mis en circulation à l'intérieur du groupe d'abonnés, qui se les transmettent les uns aux autres tout au long de l'année.

"By peering into students' brains, a recent study, published in the journal NeuroImage, found that learning languages can help bulk up the brain."

"Helping students of Arabic understand, self-assess, and improve their oral proficiency What is this guide? This guide is designed to help you understand and improve your Arabic oral proficiency by learning about: What oral proficiency is and how it relates to your language learning goals A set of guidelines that can be used to rate your speaking ability The kind of outcomes you can reasonably expect after different amounts of Arabic study"

This installer will install a custom designed keyboard for use in English with additional support for inputting characters for Hungarian, Indic Transcription, and Pinyin input. It is based on the US - International layout provided by Windows, which also allows for easy input of accented characters used in many European languages.

Updated 2010 ruling from Library of Congress indicating that university faculty can circumvent DVD CSS within fair use, but only film and media study students.

"As you begin the process of creating your own e-portfolio, you may be wondering exactly what it is you are working towards. What is an e-portfolio? Why should you create one? How do you do so? These are natural and important questions to be asking, and the purpose of this wiki is to help you start thinking about the answers. As you will observe, the site is organized around these three major questions, with each page providing a brief introduction to the ideas presented as well as links to external resources that address the question. The fourth question, "Where can I read more?" is essentially a bibliography incorporating the resources mentioned throughout the site plus some additional ones. While exploring the site, you are encouraged to think about e-portfolios in a few different ways: as something which you will create to document your learning, as an opportunity for reflection and growth, and as an educational tool both for yourselves and your future students. Enjoy! "