IALLT’s free language technology magazine
By José Vergara, Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian, Swarthmore College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BLIZ1377 Introduction When my students and I first began studying Chernobyl in late January, we had little idea that the entire globe would soon be swept up by a
Read MoreBy Magara Maeda, University of Wisconsin River Falls and Lauren Rosen, University of Wisconsin Collaborative Language Program DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FQES8608 One of the most common questions we hear from instructors who are first moving to an online teaching environment
Read MoreBy Carol Anne Costabile-Heming, Professor of German, University of North Texas DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GVZQ9864 Introduction The shift to emergency remote instruction halfway through the spring 2020 semester forced all of us to pivot our instructional approaches without a lot of training.
Read MoreBy Florencia Henshaw, Ph.D., Director of Advanced Spanish, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SFBF9402 Nothing sparks more debate among language educators than the mere mention of Google Translate, other than perhaps the role of explicit grammar instruction. We might not
Read MoreBy Christian T. Hilchey, University of Texas DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/UEFZ7509 It already seems like an eternity ago that academic institutions were confronted with the reality of COVID-19 and the transition to remote instruction. Many of us rightly felt overwhelmed by the
Read MoreBy Becky Cottrell, Ph.D Senior Lecturer of Spanish, Metropolitan State University of Denver DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ZBMG7779 Have you ever wanted to take your class on a field trip to the Prado museum in Spain, or the Louvre in Paris? How about
Read MoreBy Caitlin Cornell, Assistant Director, the Center for Language Teaching Advancement & Ph.D. student in Second Language Studies at Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BRYF5157 In response to the uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions of higher education are
Read MoreBy Sarab Al Ani, Yale University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CQUT4097 Academic institutions and educators all over the world found themselves faced with the very urgent, very real, and very imminent need to move all education online due to the global spread of
Read MoreBy Nathalie Ettzevoglou, Alpharetta High School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BDFS1111 Note: There is a list with links to all of Nathalie’s “superhero sidekicks” (tech tools) at the end of her article! May 15, 2020 Dear Diary, It has been a while since
Read MoreBy Melanie Forehand, PhD, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Center for Second Language Studies Program Assistant Postdoctoral Mellon Fellow for the Digital Humanities,Vanderbilt University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OWAN3912 When universities and colleges across the country made the abrupt shift to remote teaching
Read MoreBy Jeffrey D. Samuels, PhD, World Languages 360 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ELTC5353 As the co-founder and leader of a nonprofit organization that consults with and supports educators, I have redirected our organization’s mission to support colleagues who are transitioning courses into an
Read MoreBy Akash Patel, Founder, Happy World Foundation, Inc. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NWYC5317 In Fall 2009, my twin brother and I came to the United States to pursue engineering degrees at Iowa State University. We quit our pursuit of a fully-funded STEM degree
Read MoreBy Dr. Shannon Donnally Spasova, Michigan State University and IALLT Webinar Coordinator, and Dr. Kelsey D. White, University of California Santa Barbara and Past-President of the Southwest Association for Language Learning Technology DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ESIL2163 With the cancellation of scores of
Read MoreBy Marlene Johnshoy, University of Minnesota, and Shannon Donnally Spasova, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/QRHG6110 One of the most important decisions you will make when planning an online language course is whether the course will be synchronous,
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