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By Shannon Spasova, Assistant Professor of Russian and Technology Specialist in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement, Michigan State University. One of the complaints that people tend to have about elementary language textbooks is their separation from real life. Dialogues
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By Dr. Dan Nickolai, Director of the Language Resource Center, Assistant Professor of French, Saint Louis University. Introduction & Background VoiceThread is well-known to tech-savvy educators as being a reliable and intuitive platform for creating multimedia-rich learning activities. Its core functionality enables
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By Leigh Sapp, Spanish teacher at Prospect High School, IL. In the Fall of 2015, Christie Sylvester, Head Librarian at Prospect High School (IL), approached me about my level of interest in inviting our upper level Spanish language students
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By Katie Mitchell, Instructor at University of Colorado Boulder’s International English Center. Although not all of our students have the digital literacy to be part of what Angwin (2009) called the “remix generation,” I have certainly witnessed students’ creativity and
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By Cathrine-Mette (Trine) Mork, Assistant Professor, Miyazaki International College, Japan. Like extensive reading, extensive writing in foreign language learning steers student focus toward fluency and a higher quantity of text. This is opposed to intensive reading or writing, in
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By Trent Hoy, Adjunct Professor of French at Broward College, FL. “What’s that?” I asked, gesturing at the half-packed box sitting on my parents’ kitchen table. I was visiting for Christmas and any present-shaped object immediately piqued my curiosity and warranted
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Alejandro Méndez-Betancor, PhD candidate, the University of Colorado Boulder. Naomi Wahls, Teaching and Learning with Technology Consultant, the University of Colorado Boulder. Vicky Ariza-Pinzón, PhD candidate, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Technology integration is one of the challenges we face nowadays when
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By Clarisse Barbier, French Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant, French and Italian department, University of Kansas, KS. During the fall semester 2015, the University of Kansas launched a brand new School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, federating departments
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By Leigh M Sapp, NBCT Township High School District #214 Prospect High School, Mt Prospect, IL. Presentational speaking can strike fear in the hearts of many high school students and even more adults (See article by Shonu Nangia in
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Stephanie Knight, Center for Applied Second Language Studies at the University of Oregon. Ben Pearson, Center for Applied Second Language Studies at the University of Oregon. Javier’s[1] exit from my roster was rapid and explosive. Javier, a heritage
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By Todd Bryant, Language Technology Specialist, Dickinson College. There has been extensive research on the effectiveness of language exchanges, also referred to as “telecollaboration”, “tandem learning” or “Virtual Immersion”, as a method to promote cross-cultural awareness and
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By Shonu Nangia, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages, Louisiana State University at Alexandria. In this article, I discuss the adaptive use of technology and the design of differential learning experiences as a solution to anxiety related performance problems in the
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By Peggy Veal, French Teacher & World Language Department Chair, STEM School and Academy, Highlands Ranch, CO. Growing up in France, I was not really familiar with the concept “all you can eat” buffet restaurants until I came to the US. I used to
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By Steve Muth, President, Product Development, VoiceThread and Layla Arnold, Account Manager, Integration Specialist, Distance Trainer at VoiceThread, LLC. Looking back 10 years to VoiceThread’s first attempts to get people to communicate online in a more human-centric way, we know our understanding of
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