Sabbatical project
During my sabbatical I am updating and expanding the Sett i gang curriculum. The majority of universities in North America where Norwegian is taught use Sett i gang, but in order for it to maintain its relevancy, it needs to be revised. Sett i gang was first co-authored by me and Nancy Aarsvold. However, the majority of the updates and expansions will be completed by me.
My sabbatical plan is two-fold:
1. to write new print editions of the Sett i gang I and II textbooks
Many societal changes have taken place since the original version of Sett i gang was created– laws and statistics have changed which impact the choice of articles chosen in the book, many visuals need to be updated, and a few errors need to be corrected This process involves researching new statistics, finding and taking many new pictures, and some re-working of the text. Additionally, it will include some research on the feasibility of creating an e-book version of the textbooks, which is a bit tricky given the number of visuals. 2. the creation of an online portal for Sett i gang To create a Sett i gang web portal is a website which brings many useful language learning resources together in one site for first year Norwegian language learners. This includes audio and videos materials (over 500 clips), flashcards (which we had before but are now embedded into our website and now have audio embedded), over 500 interactive activities for language learning (which replaces and expands upon the print workbooks), many resources for instructors and links to other resources of interest to the learner and instructor. It is designed to work on both computers and tablets. If you’re interested in learning more about this project, you can read more here. I am spending this sabbatical year in Bergamo, Italy with my husband, Ben. Ben is enrolled at the Centro Internazionale Studi Montessoriani (The International Center for Montessori Training), to complete a certification in Montessori education.
Many societal changes have taken place since the original version of Sett i gang was created– laws and statistics have changed which impact the choice of articles chosen in the book, many visuals need to be updated, and a few errors need to be corrected This process involves researching new statistics, finding and taking many new pictures, and some re-working of the text. Additionally, it will include some research on the feasibility of creating an e-book version of the textbooks, which is a bit tricky given the number of visuals. 2. the creation of an online portal for Sett i gang To create a Sett i gang web portal is a website which brings many useful language learning resources together in one site for first year Norwegian language learners. This includes audio and videos materials (over 500 clips), flashcards (which we had before but are now embedded into our website and now have audio embedded), over 500 interactive activities for language learning (which replaces and expands upon the print workbooks), many resources for instructors and links to other resources of interest to the learner and instructor. It is designed to work on both computers and tablets. If you’re interested in learning more about this project, you can read more here. I am spending this sabbatical year in Bergamo, Italy with my husband, Ben. Ben is enrolled at the Centro Internazionale Studi Montessoriani (The International Center for Montessori Training), to complete a certification in Montessori education.