Interactive Video in Classes of German for Business and Technology.

This paper discusses the Georgia Institute of Technology's Business German summer language course, an intensive 6-week course that utilizes classroom instruction, language labs, and computer labs. The course stresses vocabulary and discourse as commonly used in the professional context, as well as intercultural information. A major component of the course involves Quality Interactive Language Learning (QUILL), an interactive video program run on computer workstations that allows students to learn at their own pace in a highly stimulating environment. Students view a video segment on one part of the computer screen while completing exercises about the segment on another part. QUILL exercises include multiple choice, rank ordering, fill-in-the-blank, and composition activities. The videos are especially valuable in pointing out cultural idiosyncrasies. Future goals and improvements in the QUILL program are also discussed. (MDM)