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Angelika Kraemer, Center for Language Teaching Advancement, East Lansing, MI. Luca Giupponi, Center for Language Teaching Advancement, East Lansing, MI. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YBKW1108 One of the perennial problems plaguing language departments in higher education has to do with student recruitment, enrollment, and
Read MoreJoan Palmiter Bajorek, Doctoral Student at the University of Arizona, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Program. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/LLVU8732 “I want to be fluent.” “I want to practice speaking.” “How do you say that?” “My pronunciation is terrible.” My students
Read MoreBy Shannon Spasova, Assistant Professor of Russian and Technology Specialist in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement, Michigan State University. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YDWC2358 One of the complaints that people tend to have about elementary language textbooks is their separation from real life.
Read MoreBy Dr. Dan Nickolai, Director of the Language Resource Center, Assistant Professor of French, Saint Louis University. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NJEA1426 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
Read MoreBy Leigh Sapp, Spanish teacher at Prospect High School, IL. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HFAO4820 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
Read MoreBy Katie Mitchell, Instructor at University of Colorado Boulder’s International English Center. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OTKS2662 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
Read MoreBy Cathrine-Mette (Trine) Mork, Assistant Professor, Miyazaki International College, Japan. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VYEX6492 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,
Read MoreBy Trent Hoy, Adjunct Professor of French at Broward College, FL. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ZJAY5985 “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
Read MoreAlejandro 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. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DIFY2853 Technology integration is one of the challenges we face nowadays
Read MoreBy Clarisse Barbier, French Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant, French and Italian department, University of Kansas, KS. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WEQW4280 During the fall semester 2015, the University of Kansas launched a brand new School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, federating
Read MoreBy Leigh M Sapp, NBCT Township High School District #214 Prospect High School, Mt Prospect, IL. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SYSW4455 Presentational speaking can strike fear in the hearts of many high school students and even more adults (See article by Shonu Nangia
Read MoreStephanie 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. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FORW9534 Javier’s[1] exit from my roster was rapid and explosive. Javier, a
Read MoreBy Todd Bryant, Language Technology Specialist, Dickinson College. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FQKU5486 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
Read MoreBy Shonu Nangia, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages, Louisiana State University at Alexandria. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/EMLG5721 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
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