I'm a professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literature at the University of South Alabama. I teach German and French. My research interests have been in the area of literature and film (Comparative Literature, French and German). At this point, however, I'm interested in establishing links between this mostly English-language website and the important research on sustainable development being conducted in German- and French-speaking countries. To this end, I have collaborated with a professor of Physics and Engineering, Dr. Joshua Pearce, and several students to establish and expand the German-language content on Appropedia.
Courses[edit | edit source]
I have used Appropedia to support the following courses. Students translate articles from English to German and learn about concepts of sustainability across cultures.
Publications Related to Work on Appropedia[edit | edit source]
Pearce, Joshua M. and Eleanor E. ter Horst. "Overcoming Language Challenges of Open Source Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa." Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa. 11. 3 (Winter 2009). Available at http://www.jsd-africa.com/Jsda/V12NO1_Winter2009_A/article11_03.htm
ter Horst, Eleanor E. and Joshua M. Pearce. "Foreign Languages and Sustainability: Addressing the Connections, Communities and Comparisons Standards in Higher Education." Foreign Language Annals 43.3 (Fall 2010) Available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2006734
Pearce, Joshua M. and Eleanor E. ter Horst. "Service Learning for Sustainable Development in Foreign Languages." Sustainability at Universities: Opportunities, Challenges and Trends 2009. Ed. Walter Leal Filho. New York: Peter Lang, 2009.
ter Horst, Eleanor E. and Joshua M. Pearce. "Foreign Languages and the Environment: A Collaborative Instructional Project." The Language Educator (October 2008).
Expanding Appropedia to Other Languages[edit | edit source]
In collaboration with Dr. Joshua Pearce
Here's an article about our recent work: Language education-based translation.
Key Resources for Students and Instructors[edit | edit source]
- ' Appropedia German Language Article Index
- ' Appropedia French Language Article Index
- Appropedia:Learning institutions on Appropedia Ways in which students and instructors can contribute to Appropedia
- Portal:Service learning Service learning on Appropedia
- Interns Internships with Appropedia
- Languages Appropedia Language policy
- Translation Appropedia guide to translating articles
- Help:Contents Detailed instructions on editing pages in Appropedia
- Wikipedia's help page
- Special:Upload - to upload pictures, diagrams or other files
- Online German-English dictionary, with many technical terms
- Online French-English technical dictionary
First pages to translate from English to Other Languages[edit | edit source]
- Welcome to Appropedia
- Help:Contents
- Appropedia:Be bold! Be bold page
- Appropedia:Copyrights
- Renewable Energy Dictionary
- Then start here for Special:SpecialPages