Computer Modules for Assessing Socio-Cultural Competence

Authors

  • Donna C. Van Handle Mount Holyoke College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.35203

Keywords:

German, Advanced German, conversational German

Author Biography

  • Donna C. Van Handle, Mount Holyoke College

    Donna C. Van Handle is Senior Lecturer in the Department of German Studies at Mount Holyoke College. She is currently President of the American Association of Teachers of German. Her research interests include contemporary German literature and culture, second language acquisition, and use of multimedia applications and Internet resources in foreign language teaching and research. She has given numerous workshops on creating standards-based teaching units using Internet resources and continues to focus her energies on developing web-enhanced courses for all levels of German instruction.

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Published

2013-01-14

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2004)

Section

Software Reviews

How to Cite

Van Handle, D. (2013). Computer Modules for Assessing Socio-Cultural Competence. CALICO Journal, 21(3), 624-632. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.35203

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