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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)

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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 / Jerry Larson papers

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