Larson, Jerry W.
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biographical statement
Citation:
Email from Jerry Larson, 1 August 2012 (Dr. Jerry W Larson is a professor of Spanish Pedagogy and Director of the Humanities Technology and Research Support Center and the Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service at Brigham Young University; received his Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education and Spanish from the University of Minnesota in 1977; taught Spanish for three years at Northern Arizona University; invited to join the faculty at Brigham Young University in 1980; main professional interests are researching and developing technological applications for language learning and testing; created user enhancements to Montevisdisco, with colleagues in the Humanities Research Center at BYU)Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Jerry Larson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8078
Scope and Contents
Contains recordings, scripts, and project information regarding Montevidisco, an interactive video-based program designed to assist students of the Spanish language by improving their listening comprehension skills through role-playing situations. Because of the gender-specific nature of the Spanish language, Montevidisco includes two separate series of interactive situations: one for male students and one for female students. Compiled by Jerry Larson, who repurposed the Montevidisco program...
Dates:
1979-1993
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Montevidisco recordings, 1979-1992
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8078
Scope and Contents
Contains the original recordings and a Laserdisk copy of the Montevidisco project. The original footage of Montevidisco was shot in Mexico by a film crew from the McKay Institute at Brigham Young University in 1979. Compiled by Jerry Larson. Dated 1979 to 1992.
Dates:
1979-1992
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Jerry Larson papers
Montevidisco scripts and instructions, 1992-1993
Series — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197233625323]
Identifier: MSS 8078
Scope and Contents
Contains the scripts and instructions of the Montevidisco project, including a walkthrough of using Montevidisco on a Macintosh computer. There are two versions of the scripts: one for male students and one for female students. Materials date from 1992-1993 and were compiled by Jerry Larson.
Dates:
1992-1993
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Jerry Larson papers
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