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By Edwige Simon, Faculty Director of the Graduate Certificate in Language Teaching with Technology, the University of Colorado Boulder. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TROJ3754 WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING? The term blended learning can be used to define a wide range of instructional models.
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by Shannon Donnally Spasova, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YMQP2323 Virtual and augmented reality facilities are becoming a reality in many universities across the country. At Michigan State University, the library recently installed a digital scholarship lab that includes a
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by Carlos Torres, Spanish teacher and department Head in Birmingham, MI. I am fortunate to work in a school district where the use of social media for instructional and extracurricular purposes is relatively commonplace. Teachers, sponsors, and
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Marlene Johnshoy (University of Minnesota) Jonathan Perkins (University of Kansas) Dan Soneson (University of Minnesota) Shannon Donnally Spasova (Michigan State University) With shrinking travel budgets and difficulties taking extended time away from work, many language faculty and
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Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni, Washington State University, Pullman Joy Egbert, Washington State University, Pullman DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/IVIJ1382 The process, content, and outcomes of teacher education in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) continue to be discussed in the field, with teacher educators employing various
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by Shannon Donnally Spasova, Michigan State University. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/LIQK2103 Since more and more language courses are becoming technology-enhanced, hybrid, or online, language teachers are now often tasked with creating this curriculum. Faculty authorship is a very positive thing; after
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By Rachel Frenkil, Spanish teacher at Gann Academy, Waltham, MA DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GHVM7065 Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft suite, is a multi-user online notebook that allows for collaboration and individualization. For classroom use, the add-on of Class Notebook is especially
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By Heidi Trude, M.Ed, French Teacher at Skyline High School, Front Royal, VA and Certificate Student at the University of Colorado Boulder. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ECKS3466 Imagine putting on a headset and being transported into another world. That’s what virtual reality does for
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By Joan Palmiter Bajorek, Doctoral Candidate, University of Arizona, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Program. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CENW4479 Lightening fast, accuracy improving, and with sophisticated interfaces, the ability for instructors to get free and fantastic speech technology into the hands of
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By Carmen Granda, Amherst College. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/LYRW3751 Around the halfway point of the semester, the classroom dynamic often changes with the arrival of midterm season. Many students, and if we are being honest, teachers, fall victim to “the midterm slump.”
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By Theresa Schenker, PhD, Language Program Director & Senior Lector II at Yale University. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NSEM6486 One of the primary goals of foreign language instruction apart from the acquisition of target language skills is the development of cultural awareness
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By Amy Burden, MATL. Instructor in Modern Languages at Mississippi College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YSPN4972 Part of preparing any student for the mainstream classroom or English-medium college classroom is helping them decipher meaning from long academic texts. While there are
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by Shannon Donnally Spasova, Michigan State University. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YUIN1226 There are many reasons to use visuals in your classroom. They can help you stay in the target language. They can help you to create a context or a story
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Emily Beeman, Spanish teacher at Pioneer Valley Regional School in Northfield, MA. [Note: This article was written in November 2017] I came to Gimnasio Los Caobos, a Project-Based Learning (PBL) school outside of Bogotá Colombia, at the end of September.
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