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By 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,
Read MoreBy Joe Terantino, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education Stella V. Andersen Endowed Professor in Secondary Education Oklahoma State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ATNT8464 Introduction Due to the COVID-19 pandemic currently besieging the United States and other countries, many public and
Read MoreBy Olivia Grugan, Virtual Learning Specialist and Spanish/German/Arabic instructor World of Learning Institute Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/XGVW3209 Picture 1 – Spanish students voluntarily attending daily “Coffee Breaks” on Zoom As teachers and districts adapt to this “new normal”
Read MoreAndie Faber, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Kansas State University Maria Turrero-Garcia, Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish, Drew University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NWFE4145 Introduction Online translators (OT) such as Google Translate are constantly increasing in their accessibility and accuracy, two very enticing qualities for
Read Moreby Shannon Donnally Spasova, Assistant Professor of Russian, Michigan State University Liudmila Klimanova, Assistant Professor of SLA and Technology, University of Arizona DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BGHD6954 Some advocates of online and hybrid courses believe that online courses can save time and
Read MorePaul Sebastian Assistant Professor, Spanish and TESL/Applied Linguistics Appalachian State University Carmen Fernández Juncal Associate Professor Universidad de Salamanca Benjamin Souza Associate Professor, Spanish Linguistics Appalachian State University Maddalena Ghezzi Research Scholar Universidad de Salamanca Roberto Rubio Sánchez Research
Read MoreMolly Godwin-Jones (University of Kansas), Margherita Berti (University of Arizona) Shannon Donnally Spasova (Michigan State University) DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BKNO7930 People who are interested in language learning and technology have a variety of directions in which they can take their careers. They
Read MoreBy Jeff Magoto, Director, Yamada Language Center, University of Oregon DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/JTCD1658 ANVILL is a web-based toolbox for language teachers that makes it easy to create, assign, and assess spoken language tasks. It is particularly useful for teachers looking
Read MoreKévin Le Blévec, Modern Languages Technology Specialist, Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/IBLW6117 Preliminary Observations While I started in my current position as the Technology Specialist in charge of the Modern Languages Technology Center at the Rochester Institute of
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