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Online Language Learning Courses for LCTLs with Video, Transcriptions, and Annotations

Language.Canvas LLC offers online language learning courses for Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) with video, transcriptions, and annotations. Choose from a variety of languages and access the courses on any device. Subscribe for $7.99/month.

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Online Language Learning Courses for LCTLs with Video, Transcriptions, and Annotations

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  1. Online Language Learning Courses for LCTLs with Video, Transcriptions, and Annotations Scott Brill, Language Canvas LLC Tucson, AZ

  2. Language Canvas, LLC • The University of Arizona ceased publication of the Critical Languages Series (CLS) in 2016. • After working decades at the U of AZ on language learning technology and CLS, we created a startup company and exclusively licensed the content and technology from the U of AZ. • We added many new mobile-friendly features and now have 10 online courses being used by students worldwide. NASILP 2018

  3. New for 2018 • Lower price, subscriptions are now only $7.99 per month • More free lessons • Downloadable MP3 podcasts of all sentence recordings. • Sign up for our monthly newsletter to get updates. You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. NASILP 2018

  4. Language Canvas Free Lessons • Feel free to follow along with your computer, tablet or phone • Our website languagecanvas.com • NASILP links, Beginning Kurmanji Kurdish sample lessons, contact form, Intermediate Cantonese NASILP 2018

  5. U of AZ Critical Languages Series(CLS) CD/DVD-ROMs • 14 published titles, original materials, equivalent to 1yr college course, storyline for beginning levels • 2 peer reviewers for each course, 3 yrs to create each • ~3 minutes of video for each of 20 lessons • 4,000-12,000 Audio recordings per title • 6,000 copies sold, distributed by U of AZ Press • Created in conjunction with NASILPand tested by FSI, CFSI, NASILP members • Favorable academic journal reviews (CALICO, etc.) NASILP 2018

  6. Presenting courses to Ukrainian Embassy 2009 University of Arizona Critical Languages Series NASILP 2018

  7. U of AZ CLS Online • Publicly available 2009-2013. Learners did not need to be enrolled at U of AZ • Used by UACLP, NASILP members, CFSI, etc. • Non-credit, video+audio, Moodle based. • 300 subscriptions purchased for $79.95. Students from 23 countries NASILP 2018

  8. Language Canvas Online Publishing Model • Freemium: many free lessons for each course with video, storyline, transcriptions, annotations, translations • Mobile-Friendly: use on almost any device that can browse the web: iPad, iPhone, Android, as well as desktops • Subscriptions for Individuals and Groups. 24/7 access for $7.99/month NASILP 2018

  9. Language Canvas Offerings • Brazilian Portuguese 1 • Cantonese 1+2 • Kazakh 1 (2+3 coming soon) • Korean 1 • Kurmanji Kurdish 1 • Turkish 1+2 (3 coming soon) • Ukrainian 1+2 NASILP 2018

  10. Language Canvas Tiers NASILP 2018

  11. Free Tier: Online Lessons • Any student can use our free lessons at https://languagecanvas.com • Your students can use them as supplemental materials for your classes. NASILP 2018

  12. Tier 1: Language Canvas Individual Subscriptions • All the features in the free lessons plus: • Moodle exercises: Multiple Choice, Fill-in-the-blank, Listening Dictation. • Audio Glossary with thousands of individual word recordings. Moodle Mobile App compatible. • $7.99/month (6 month minimum), ad-free service • Free one week trial NASILP 2018

  13. Demo Individual Subscription • https://languagecanvas.com/ • Kur1 glossary, Multiple Choice, Fill-in-blank • Tur2 alphabet, L10-11 carpets • Ukr1 L1 – Steven Canadian student visits Ukr • Songs por1, can1 NASILP 2018

  14. Tier 2: Language Canvas Group Subscriptions • Includes everything in Individual Subscriptions plus: • Moodle Non-Editing Teacher access for Program Coordinators, Examiners, Tutors (separate accounts) to monitor student activity and grades. • Custom enrollment duration. • Now being used at the Canadian Foreign Service Institute. • 20% NASILP member discount for group subscriptions. NASILP 2018

  15. Coming Soon • Advanced Turkish, Intermediate and Advanced Kazakh. Beta testers needed! • What languages do you need materials for? • Record your own voice and compare to native speaker. • Audio Flashcards NASILP 2018

  16. https://languagecanvas.com Fill out our contact form for a 1 week free trial NASILP 2018

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