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By Bruna Sommer-Farias (Michigan State University), Valentina Vinokurova (University of Arizona), Asya Gorlova (University of Arizona), Mariana Centanin-Bertho (University of Arizona) . . . Introduction Using texts to help students notice and use grammatical and lexical choices appropriately in particular
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By Sharon Cashen, Hunter Valley Grammar School, Australia LingoTeach.ai is an AI (artificial intelligence) tool created by language teachers for language teachers that gives you an easy way to create language teaching resources. It is very intuitive and an excellent
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By Kathleen Scollins and Devin McFadden, University of Vermont Introduction Three years into pandemic-age teaching, most of us have become quite comfortable with — even enthusiastic about — the tech tools and techniques that enabled us to move our language
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By Shannon Schmoll, Caitlin Cornell, Lynn Wolff, Felix Kronenberg, and Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University Language teachers are always looking for new ways to engage their students using the target language. Planetariums are known for teaching about space
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By Denver Beirne, Asia University, Tokyo During the pandemic, like many teachers, I had to scramble to learn how to use new technologies and consider how to adapt familiar applications to deliver classes remotely. One of the tools that came
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By Michelle Goose, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Introduction In my HyFlex Ojibwe language classes, college students participate in synchronous class sessions either in-person (in the classroom) or via desktop-based Zoom. In a HyFlex (hybrid and flexible) learning
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By Andie Faber, Kansas State University, and Christina Beaubien, Westfield State University Have you Heard of ungrading? All the Equitable Kids are Talking About It! An ungrading approach can increase equity, draw students’ attention to feedback, and bolster
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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School Introduction Formative (also known as GoFormative), a website that helps educators create digital assignments, see learners’ work and engagement in real-time, and give feedback faster than ever (for more details about the application,
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By Amanda Romjue, Emory & Henry College; Kayla Louise Soares, University of Rhode Island; Lillian Jones, University of California, Davis; Xueyan Sherry Duan, University of Rochester, New York The International Association of Language Learning Technology (IALLT) conference, IALLT 2023: Language and
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At the IALLT biennial conference in New Orleans, The FLTMAG for the first time offered awards for some of its outstanding contributions. Best Contribution to The FLTMAG by a Graduate Student IALLT recognizes Cemil Gökhan Karacan and Elif Mollamehmetoğlu for
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By Sherry Maggin and Stephanie Irani-Tehrani, The United States Military Academy Introduction Microsoft’s Reading Progress is a useful tool to practice oral reading fluency in a variety of languages. Considered as a “Learning Accelerator” by Microsoft, Reading Progress is available
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By Richard Cozzens and Eric Bartolotti In this article, we discuss the concept of spaced repetition study (SRS) for language learning and introduce two useful “smart flashcard” apps available for learners and teachers: Anki and Mochi. While the concept of
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By Irina Zaykovskaya, University of Minnesota On a quiet morning in June 2021 I walked into the GULAG History Museum in Moscow, Russia. Of course, I knew about the GULAG (the system of labor camps that functioned across the Soviet
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By Damaris Cordero Badilla, Dra., Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA) Introduction Worldchat Live Education is a video chat platform that was founded in 2018 by M.Ed. Anne-Marie LaFortune and formally launched in 2020. It allows teachers and students to
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