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Shimer photo permissions

Shimer seems willing to share some of their copyrighted photos in support of the project. I have my own wishlist, mainly from the Waukegan website archives and a couple of the Oxford viewbook photos. I can't post here, obviously, but will share privately if you like. If you have ideas for what you would like them to license here, let me know in the next few days and I will coordinate the permission letter. I think we are better off if we only ask once. Thanks. --Nasty Housecat (talk) 05:41, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Excellent! That's the kind of take-charge attitude we need. :-) In order of priority, I would say: class pics, theater pics, party/miscellaneous student life pics, and campus pics. (Campus last simply because we can, for the most part, still go back to the site and take pictures.)

There aren't a lot of specific pics I would suggest, but there is one classic overhead shot of what I think was the Fall '94 IS 5 class co-taught by Don and Eileen (identifiable around the table along with some students who graduated in '95), meeting in Infinity. I'm going to have a hell of a time finding it, but it was in several iterations of the catalog. If we could get a freely-licensed version of that shot, that would be exceedingly awesome. -- Visviva (talk) 06:00, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Here is the pic I was thinking of: [1]. I think I have seen cleaner versions. -- Visviva (talk) 07:03, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Actually, strike that -- priority #1 would be freely-licensed pics of Don Moon, Bill Rice and Ron Champagne, if possible. -- Visviva (talk) 06:27, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

BTW - Stupendous pic of Franny Shimer. Nice get! --Nasty Housecat (talk) 05:43, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I acquired another one also, which I will upload shortly though they're pretty similar. -- Visviva (talk) 06:00, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

I just uploaded nineteen new photos to Commons with permission from the school (OTRS is pending). Check them out. --Nasty Housecat (talk) 16:58, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Awesome! Pity about the resolution and the photoshopping, though... -- Visviva (talk) 17:59, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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SLA

Did you wrote this article  : Second language acquisition (2004/11/23's version)

I'm looking for :

1. Nation's (2000) SLA review : "In a review of the substantial literature on this topic, Nation (2000) relates the value of negotiation to the generative use of words: the use of words in new contexts which stimulate a deeper understanding of their meaning." and "Nation (2000) reviews various studies which indicate that about 98% of the words in running text should be previously known in order for extensive reading to be effective." Are you talking about Nation, I.S.P. (2001). Learning vocabulary in another language. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-521-80498-1 ???
2. Long's Interaction Hypothesis : who his Long ? which article ? (reference?)

I will myself focus on Vocabulary acquisition, and these two references may be helpful. Yug (talk) 00:01, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

I did, but it's been a while, and I'm a little hazy on the details. I think you are correct that "Nation (2000)" should be "Nation (2001)". Long is Michael H. Long. The interaction hypothesis was developed by Long in a series of papers in the 1980s; none of them seem to be freely available online, but you may find this overview by Rod Ellis helpful: [2]. Good luck! -- Visviva (talk) 05:36, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

• Ok for Long ! Good !
• Nation (2000) VS Nation (2001): for this 2004/11/23's version you used just ONE paper from Nation as specified in the "References" section ? if so : yes, 2000 => 2001

(the text contain 2 times "Nation (2000)", 1 time "Nation (2001)", and 1 time " Nation, I.S.P. (2001). Learning vocabulary in another language. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-521-80498-1". Learning vocabulary in another language is from 2001, for sure.)

Sorry for insisting. Yug (talk) 12:46, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

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