Get Yourself Published! Contributing to the FLTMAG
This 3-minute video introduces you to the FLTMAG and how easy it is to publish with us!
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FLTMAG Resources for COVID-19
The FLTMAG editors have gone through much of the content of the FLTMAG and identified articles that might be particularly helpful during the emergency remote teaching going on in many places because of COVID-19. Recommendations Recommended Preparation for Emergency Online
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Interview with Betty Rose Facer about Language Advocacy
In this issue of the FLTMAG, Shannon interviewed Betty Rose Facer. She is Master Lecturer in French and Director of the Language Learning Center in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Old Dominion University. She has been participating
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Reimagining Extracurricular Activities during a Pandemic
By Carmen Granda, Amherst College The pandemic has created many challenges in and outside of our classrooms. Although much professional development for instructors in the last months has been focused on how to design engaging virtual classes for our students
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LearningApps.org – A Tool to Engage
By Anna Dyer, Lecturer, University of Iowa Meet LearningApps.Org LearningApps.org is a free online platform that allows educators to create a wide variety of online learning activities: matching, fill-in-the-blanks, word grids (word search) and crosswords, maps, voting, ordering, to name
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October 2020 IALLT Webinar: Counter-narratives as Resistance: Social Justice in the World Language Classroom
Presenters: Stephanie Madison, Ph.D., Clemson University and L. J. Randolph Jr., Ed.D., University of North Carolina Wilmington Presentation slides Presentation handout Chat transcript This webinar also kicked off a reading group on a similar topic, which anyone is
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Embrace the Engagement Experiment: Keys to Co-curricular Success During the Pandemic
By Laura Marshall, Assistant Director, Russian Flagship Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Despite the many challenges that 2020 has presented, there are some silver linings for language learners and educators. This may seem counterintuitive to anyone who has pondered see-through masks
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Interview with Kinji Ito: Motivating Students During a Pandemic
Interview with Kinji Ito, Assistant Professor of Japanese, Appalachian State University In this issue, we talk with Kinji Ito, Assistant Professor of Japanese, about how he motivates his students in the online environment using Zoom and VoiceThread, and what he
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Physical Distance, Digital Connection: Building Bridges in Community-based Language Programs
By Sandhya Shanker, Director, Community Language School, Michigan State University, and Elizabeth Ablan, Graduate Assistant, Community Language School, Michigan State University Whirlwind. Curveball. Whiplash. Unexpected. Unprecedented. These were just a few of the words swirling around as we transitioned
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Asynchronous Webinar: Navigating the Labyrinth of Copyright in Language Teaching Materials
We invite you to try out a new format and engage with our “asynchronous webinar”. This webinar, created by Shannon Donnally Spasova and Julie Evershed, introduces you to some of the essential information that you need about copyright and language
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Book Review: Mobile Lenses on Learning: Language and Literacies on the Move, by Mark Pegrum
By Andrew Walton, University of Texas at San Antonio In today’s world, educational practices look vastly different than they did years ago due to the exponential growth of technology. This rapid increase has made educational content more easily accessible and
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IALLT Interview Project Episode 2: Interview with Catherine Ousselin
In this video, Dr. Jeffrey Samuels interviews Catherine Ousselin, who specializes in teaching languages with technology. They discuss her origins as a geeky teacher, her website, the World Language Laboratory, her professional experience, and her advice for others about getting
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Hazlo-tú-mismx / Do-It Yourself: Collaborative Cellphone Filmmaking in Undergraduate Spanish Courses
By Jonathan Risner, Associate Professor, Indiana University Bloomington For some six years, I have regularly taught a 300-level film analysis course in Spanish at Indiana University Bloomington. I structure the course in a way that the first half of the
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Snap Camera – Use Gestures to Communicate in Any Video Conference System
By Betsy Lavolette, Kyoto Sangyo University Language teachers use video conferencing tools such as Zoom and Teams for many purposes, including teaching, meetings, professional development, and socializing. At times, it is more convenient to use a gesture to communicate, rather
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Quickly Create Content for your Language Classroom with TeacherTools
By Robert Remmerswaal, Sojo University, Japan Introduction With TeacherTools.Digital you can quickly make robust learning activities for your students to practice and improve their language skills in English, French, German, and Spanish. Other languages may work with only limited functionality
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Lion Taming in a Pandemic
By Kevin Anzzolin, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout For most if not all educators in the United States, spring semester 2020 can be largely defined by a single but weighty word: “pivot.” By mid-March, the COVID-19 pandemic had forced us
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