<<May 15, 2005>>
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Steven Donahue <donahue.steven@gmail.com>
Prof. Roger Lee Boston
<Roger.boston@hccs.edu>
Caroline Vaughan (Ed.D) <vaughan@un.org>
Mrs. Effie Dracopoulos Boikos <effie.dracopoulos@mcgill.ca>
Dr. David Levy <david.levy@mcgill.ca>
Fekadu Mulugeta <fekadu_2@yahoo.com>
Dear Steven:
(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I) with very interesting news
release and an article in the Language magazine;
Telephone
Language Learning; Language, May 2005, Page 28 to 30
(filename: Telephone_Learning.pdf — see at the archive
of this list distribution at the top of this msg.)
(2) I have read them with great interest. My
wholehearted congratulations to your substantial progress!!
You may consider to utilize the followings together with your new system;
They are regularly used by Roger — see my following list distribution at
the URL mentioned at the top of this msg;
(05/12/05)
Useful features for e-learning
Dear Caroline, Effie and Fekadu:
(3) Pls feel free to contact Steven if his new system would be useful for your
English as a Second Language (ESL) program.
Dear Steven:
(4) BTW, I have still not been able to find enough time to revive my reading
the New Testament with ancient Greek (which I once did more than a half century
ago) under your tutelage yet, which we once discussed before.
(5) Also, you once said that you wanted to interview me for an article to be
appeared in the Language magazine.
You may take a look the following;
ÒInterview
with Takeshi UtsumiÓ
by Parker Rossman
In the bottom line of the following web site;
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Global_University/Global%20University%20System/UNESCO_Chair_Book/Bk_outline-D13.html
Or
http://makeashorterlink.com/?M2D252E09
At this web site, you can find entire contents of our following book, too;
Global Peace Through The Global University System
Tapio Varis -
Takeshi Utsumi - William Klemm (Eds.)
University of Tampere, Finland 2003
ISBN 951-44-5695-5
Best, Tak
ATTACHMENT
I
From:
Steven Donahue
<donahue.steven@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Steven
Donahue <donahue.steven@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12
May 2005 12:30:05 -0700
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: Telephone
Language Learning
Tak,
FYI, news release below. Desperately seeking funding, of course.
Best,
Steven Donahue
======
May 10, 2005 11:00 AM US Eastern Timezone
Telephone Learning
Software Helps Solve SAT and Literacy Crisis in American Classrooms with a
Phone and the Web; New Technology Assists with Essay Portion of the SAT
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2005--Steven Donahue, professor and developer
of innovative writing enhancement technology, today announced the release of
revolutionary Telephone Learning Software to help solve the literacy crisis in
American classrooms and promises to truly "Leave No Child Behind."
The phone learning system is capable of processing student essays by telephone
and returning instant holistic scores. Professor Donahue notes, "With the
new SAT requiring an essay component, this is an incredibly important invention
for all American students to realize their college dreams."
The telephone learning system consists of 11 activities covering a spectrum of
learning: Spelling, Multiplication Tables, Dictation, Tongue Twisters,
Background Knowledge ("What is the capital of California?, etc.") and
free responses for writing and speech topics. Activities involve both listening
and actual voice output. The Web is an integral part of the phone system, and
allows students to pre-view assignments, and get post-results, which are then
emailed to them. Once the student's audio writing samples are converted to
text, they are processed using an automatic essay evaluation program called
California Electronic Writer, currently in use in California school districts.
The automated telephone learning system offers many advantages. Authentic
listening and speaking can help take the place of the lack of interaction with
native role models. Phone-in homework becomes an interactive and documented
experience. Moreover, increased verbal power spills over positively into
related disciplines: writing, grammar, accent reduction, vocabulary building,
reading, even math. Finally, the work load of teachers is lessened. Donahue
describes the urgent literacy needs of students in the June issue of a Language
Magazine article, "English as Second Language (ESL) students might as well
learn Cockney from the Queen of England as attempt to study English in Miami.
Language contact with native speakers of English is becoming increasingly
uncommon. And this immigrant language problem is a burgeoning one, coast-to-coast."
Professor Donahue declares, "There has got to be a better way to teach
aspiring English learners the spoken language. " And the better way has
involved using the common telephone, linked to a sophisticated Web-system which
is beginning to provide authentic language learning for the legions of foreign
students at Miami Dade College's English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program.
The telephone learning system has seen significantly improved speech and
writing output by EAP students in trial tests this past semester at the
College. To use the telephone system, students call a toll free number, enter
an individual PIN, select a lesson and assignment, and interact with that
assignment over the telephone. Responses are converted to audio files and emailed
to the students, posted to a Web site, and then analyzed with an audio to text
converting program to assess the accuracy of the responses. Steven Donahue is a
professor at Miami Dade College and features editor for Language Magazine (http://www.languagemagazine.com
<http://www.languagemagazine.com/>
). He has developed the software specifically for the woes of America's poor
writers/speakers. Beyond the classroom, the US Military has used his software
for learning exotic languages, such as Pashto and Dari, the languages of
Afghanistan and Iraqi Arabic. The software assignments can be viewed at (http://www.californiaelectronicwriter.org/moodle
<http://www.californiaelectronicwriter.org/moodle>
). For a copy of the article, contact editor@languagemagazine.com
<mailto:editor@languagemagazine.com>
Professor Donahue can be contacted at (954) 920-8192 or donahue.steven@gmail.com <mailto:donahue.steven@gmail.com>
Contacts
Language Magazine
Daniel Ward, 310-657 7767
editor@languagemagazine.com <mailto:editor@languagemagazine.com>
ATTACHMENT
II
> From: <CVau661478@aol.com>
> Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 13:05:14 -0500
> To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>, <effie.dracopoulos@mcGill.ca>,
> <fekadu@cded.aau.edu.et>
> Subject: Re: [gu-new] (12/30/04) Book review and e-learning ESL
>
> Greetings,
> I have been receiving Dr. Utsumi's listserve messages for some time now
and
> have recently become even more interested, reading the messages from Dr. D
and
> Dr. F. I am in charge of the Language and Communnications Programme
at the
> United Nations in NY. We are interested in distance learning of
languages,
> and some of us travel to our other duty stations from time to time either
to
> monitor programmes or to give courses, or both. Last month I was in
Addis for
> a week, for instance, and am sorry to have read Dr. F's message AFTER my
> return. But perhaps we can begin a dialogue over the internet via
this
> listserve.
>
> If you are interested, I'd be pleased to discuss further with you.
I'd prefer
> using my UN email address: vaughan@un.org.
>
> Kind regards and best wishes for 2005!
>
> Caroline Vaughan (Ed.D)
> Officer in Charge, Language and Communications Programme
> S-2500
> United Nations
> New York, NY 10017
> (212) 963-7027
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Steven Donahue
Broward Community College
1128 N. 16Th Avenue
Hollywood, FL 33020
954-927-8807
cell: 954-701-1561
(678) 275-6952--Demo
donahue.steven@gmail.com
sdonahue@mdcc.edu
sdonah01@bellsouth.net
sdonahue@broward.cc.fl.us
http://www.10tongues.com
http://www.glearner.com
http://fs.broward.cc.fl.us/~sdonahue
http://www.languagemagazine.com
-- Language Magazine
http://www.erepublic.com/publications/gt/2000/sept/departments/eCommerceSLF.shtm
or
Miami-Dade Community College
sdonahue@mdcc.edu
Prof. Roger Lee Boston
Rockwell Chair/Instructor
Distance Education/Technology Center
Houston Community College System
4310 Dunlavy Street
P.O.Box 7849
Houston, Texas 77006
USA
Tel: +1-832-654-5627
+1-713-718-5260
Fax: +1-713-718-2030
Roger.boston@hccs.edu
boston_r@hccs.cc.tx.us (secondary)
http://www.rboston.com
http://www.teched.org/
http://tc1.hccs.cc.tx.us
http://www.teched.org/hist/iia.htm
http://tc1.hccs.cc.tx.us/hist/yr99/finland/
-- Tampere event
Caroline Vaughan (Ed.D)
Officer in Charge, Language and Communications Programme
S-2500
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
(212) 963-7027
vaughan@un.org
Mrs. Effie Dracopoulos Boikos
Program Director, SIE
WebCt Coordinator/Faculty Lecturer
English Language Program
Center for Continuing Education (CCE)
McGill University
688 Sherbrooke West, Suite 1181
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3R1
(514) 398 1201
Fax: 514-398-1769
effie.dracopoulos@mcgill.ca
Dr. David Levy
Centre for Continuing Education (CCE)
McGill University
680 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1184
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3R1
514-398-7374
Fax: 514 398 2650
david.levy@mcgill.ca
Fekadu Mulugeta
Director, Distance Education
Addis Ababa University
P. O. Box 1176
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
fekadu@cded.aau.edu.et
fekadu_2@yahoo.com
www.aau.edu.et
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