http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:27:05 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:27:05 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=732319 Supplementary materials for students in beginning Spanish that focus on issues of cultural identity of Spanish speakers in the United States. Includes glossed readings, extensive multimedia content and flash-based comprehension questions. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=607828 Acceso is a complete, interactive curriculum for intermediate-level learners of Spanish. The materials on the site are provided freely to the public and are intended as a replacement for commercial textbooks, which are generally ill-suited to the learning outcomes now considered crucial to successful language study. These materials are supplemented by an online workbook built on the MySpanishLab platform of Pearson Education, Inc., as well as detailed lesson plans, rubrics for the evaluation of student work, and reliable instruments for measuring student progress and learning outcomes.Winner of 2012 Computer Assisted Language Consortium (CALICO) Focus AwardReviewed in:CALICO Journal 29.2 (Jan 2012): 398-405.Hispania 95.2 (June 2012): 365-366 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=732252 Website with activities for French learners at the beginning and intermediate levels that are intended to be used in conjunction with any curriculum. The activities are centered around video clips from Un gars, une fille, a series of short comedy sketches that originally aired on French television from 1999 until 2003. The interactive nature of many of the activities also make the site suitable for independent study or practice. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=732260 Baticum! is a textbook for advanced learners of Brazilian Portuguese organized around music. In addition to the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of these songs, Baticum! delves into the historical and cultural environment in which these songs must be understood. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=661404 Abridged version of Jacques Roumain’s novel Gouverneurs de la Rosée (1945), a masterpiece of Haitian literature that has been translated into no fewer than seventeen languages and was the subject of an award-winning film. Also included is a selection of jokes and riddles, some simple arithmetic problems, and a glossary. Website includes complete text in pdf format and audio supplement in mp3 format. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=661407 English-Haitian dictionary of medical terminology. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=692194 An introductory textbook of the modern standard Uyghur language with exercises and extensive grammatical analysis. With the accompanying audio, the textbook is designed for self-study or a one-year classroom course. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=661353 This work is intended for the many English-speaking physicians, dentists, nurses, and paramedics treating monolingual Haitian patients. It is a compendium of more than 1,300 questions, answers, and instructions heard during the course of several hundred medical interviews in rural Haiti. Includes audio supplement in mp3 format. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=732286 Imanalla is a complete curriculum for an introductory Quichua program that provides college/university students with basic reading, writing, speaking and listening activities in the language, as well as exposure to Quechua culture. It includes a complete audio supplement and leverages the World Wide Web for authentic multimedia and communicative activities. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=732292 Dictionary with parallel entries for Kechwa, English and Spanish, making it useful for native speakers of all three languages. Useful for translators of academic works, for school teachers, for radio and television producers, and for travelers who want to communicate with the Kechwa speakers throughout the Andes.