Montevidisco recordings, 1979-1992

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 8078

Staff Only

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

Creation: 1979-1992

Creator

Larson, Jerry W. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Jerry Larson papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Jerry Larson if a professor at BYU that improved the Montevisdisco program in 1992.

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. He received his Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education and Spanish from the University of Minnesota in 1977. After teaching Spanish for three years at Northern Arizona University, he was invited to join the faculty at Brigham Young University in 1980. His main professional interests have been in researching and developing technological applications for language learning and testing. In addition to other computerized teaching and testing programs, he, along with colleagues in the Humanities Research Center at BYU, created user enhancements to Montevisdisco, one of the earliest reported computer-controlled, interactive videodisc programs designed specifically to aid in language learning.