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This is the main page for an advanced seminar in English linguistics which is currently taught at the Goethe Unversity, Frankfurt/Main. From October 2012 to February 2013 Manfred Sailer and the participants of this class will develop learning material for LRS and for various chapters of the textbook ''Formal Semantics: An Empirically-grounded Approach''. After checking the content and the way of presentation of the material carefully, it will be integrated into the teaching section of this wiki.

Here is a short description of the class:

The teaching of formal semantics is especially apt for integrating New Media because its content is relatively abstract, therefore visualization and concrete examples can help make it more accessible. We will develop material for an Interactive Whiteboard as well as e-learning material. This will be integrated into a wiki that accompanies a new textbook in semantics, which is used in the semantics introductions in the IEAS. The e-learning material will include wiki-pages, podcasts, and interactive online exercises.
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The class meetings will alternate between a) sessions in which we introduce tools and methods for using New Media in teaching semantics and b) sessions in which we discuss the content to be represented.
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This class is particularly suited for students with an interest in new media, but also for those who would like to learn more about semantics.

== Links to e-learning sites for linguistics ==

=== Podcasts and e-lectures ===
* [http://mendota.english.wisc.edu/~awanner/podcasts/podcasts.htm Linguistic Voiced on Campus]: Anja Wanner's podcasts from the University of Wisconsin
* [http://linguistics.arizona.edu/node/711 Podcasts from the Department of Linguistics, Arizona]: Podcasts and e-lectures from the Department of Linguistics of the University of Arizona
* [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/ Open Courseware of the MIT]: Material for many linguistic courses taught at the MIT. (Mainly traditional course material)

=== Links to resources ===

* [http://www.frank-schaetzlein.de/didaktik/elearning.htm Frank Schätzlein's collection of e-learning links] (in German)

=== e-learning platforms ===

* [http://www.ello.uni-osnabrueck.de/ English Language and Linguistics Online (ELLO)]: e-learning platform for English linguistics from the University of Osnabrück
* [http://linguistics.online.uni-marburg.de/ The Virtual Linguistic Campus (VLC)]: big e-learning platform for linguistics from the University of Marburg

== Links to tools for creating e-learning material ==

* [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity]: Software for the creation of audio podcasts
* [http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ Hotpotatoes]: Software for the creation of online excersizes. There is also a [http://www.hotpotatoes.de/ German site of Hotpotatoes].