July 2014 Archives - The FLTMAG https://fltmag.com/category/july-2014/ IALLT's free language technology magazine Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:55:04 +0000 en hourly 1 Interview: Ed Dixon Discusses Coursera’s First Language MOOC https://fltmag.com/interview-ed-dixon-discusses-courseras-first-language-mooc/ https://fltmag.com/interview-ed-dixon-discusses-courseras-first-language-mooc/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2014 23:00:55 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1729 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/QNWM2270 Sign up to take Ed Dixon’s German MOOC in Coursera! The start date has been revised to October 6th, 2014. Courtney Fell: The FLTmag is excited to be here today with Dr. Ed Dixon from the University of Pennsylvania. Ed

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-ed-dixon-discusses-courseras-first-language-mooc/feed/ 0 Report from the 2014 EuroCALL conference, the University of Groningen, Netherlands https://fltmag.com/report-from-the-2014-eurocall-conference-the-university-of-groningen-netherlands/ https://fltmag.com/report-from-the-2014-eurocall-conference-the-university-of-groningen-netherlands/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:37:32 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1934 By Harold H Hendricks, IALLT President (2013-2015) and Supervisor of the Humanities Learning Resources Center  DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BSVV4991 The annual EuroCALL conference was held at one of the oldest and largest universities in The Netherlands, the University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), which

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]]> https://fltmag.com/report-from-the-2014-eurocall-conference-the-university-of-groningen-netherlands/feed/ 0 The Evolving Language Center https://fltmag.com/the-evolving-language-center/ https://fltmag.com/the-evolving-language-center/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:29:40 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1749 By Harold H Hendricks, IALLT President (2013-2015) and Supervisor of the Humanities Learning Resources Center  DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/RPLX4578     The phone rang recently and the voice on the other end asked for my advice on the renovation of a language center.

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]]> https://fltmag.com/the-evolving-language-center/feed/ 0 Essential Elements of a Successful Language Consortium https://fltmag.com/essential-elements-of-a-successful-language-consortium/ https://fltmag.com/essential-elements-of-a-successful-language-consortium/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:24:03 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1869 By Lauren Rosen, Director, Collaborative Language Program, University of Wisconsin. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YLEA5398     “Over the past two decades, countries in the world have become more and more interdependent, and new technologies have erased many existing borders. As boundaries between

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]]> https://fltmag.com/essential-elements-of-a-successful-language-consortium/feed/ 0 Digital Stories in a Language Classroom: Engaging Students through a Meaningful Multimodal Task https://fltmag.com/digital-stories/ https://fltmag.com/digital-stories/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:05:54 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1796 By Polina Vinogradova, Ph.D, Director of the TESOL Program, Department of World Languages and Cultures, American University. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GVBK4971     In spring 2005, I took a new media and culture class where one of the assignments was to complete

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]]> https://fltmag.com/digital-stories/feed/ 0 Rich Internet Applications: Overview, Audio Dropbox, Conversations https://fltmag.com/rich-internet-applications1/ https://fltmag.com/rich-internet-applications1/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2014 20:46:24 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1708 Angelika Kraemer, PhD, Executive Associate Director, Center for Language Teaching Advancement, MSU. Daniel Trego, MA, Foreign Language Technology Specialist, Dept of Romance and Classical Studies, MSU.   Betsy Lavolette, PhD, Director, Language Resource Center, Gettysburg College. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/RLBU5658 The Rich

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]]> https://fltmag.com/rich-internet-applications1/feed/ 2 Differentiated Activities for the Language Classroom Using Mobile Apps https://fltmag.com/differentiated-activities-using-mobile-apps/ https://fltmag.com/differentiated-activities-using-mobile-apps/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2014 20:45:47 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1761 Unsoon Won, Faculty Development Advisor, Associate Professor, Academic Support Center, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) Kara Mac Donald, Ph.D Faculty Development Specialist, Associate Professor, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/UWXQ8451 The diversity of learners in our

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]]> https://fltmag.com/differentiated-activities-using-mobile-apps/feed/ 2 Interview: Chris Jones and Marc Siskin (CMU) https://fltmag.com/interview-chris-jones-and-marc-siskin/ https://fltmag.com/interview-chris-jones-and-marc-siskin/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:37:21 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1732   DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BKJJ8447 Download the MP3 files (17MB) Pat Mosele: My name is Pat Mosele and I’m interviewing Chris Jones and Marc Siskin from Carnegie Mellon University. Would you two please introduce yourselves and just say a few words about what

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-chris-jones-and-marc-siskin/feed/ 0 Book Review: Task-Based Language Teaching and Technology by Thomas, M. and Reinders, H. (eds.) https://fltmag.com/book-review-task-based-language-teaching-and-technology/ https://fltmag.com/book-review-task-based-language-teaching-and-technology/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:43:07 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1725 By Nigora Azimova, Teaching and Learning Consultant, ASSETT, University of Colorado Boulder. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MWBJ4660     Thomas, M. and Reinders, H. (eds.) 2010. Task-Based Language Teaching and Technology. New York: Continuum. Task-based Language Learning and Teaching with Technology explores the

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]]> https://fltmag.com/book-review-task-based-language-teaching-and-technology/feed/ 0 PBworks: Online Team Collaboration https://fltmag.com/pbworks/ https://fltmag.com/pbworks/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:37:01 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1718 By Stefano Maranzana, Ph.D student in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, Graduate Associate in Teaching Italian at the University of Arizona. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GUWU4346     PBworks is a wiki, i.e., it is an online workspace that allows users to collaborate

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]]> https://fltmag.com/pbworks/feed/ 2 Report from the 2014 CALICO with IALLT Conference https://fltmag.com/report-from-the-2014-calico-with-iallt-conference/ https://fltmag.com/report-from-the-2014-calico-with-iallt-conference/#respond Mon, 19 May 2014 18:24:33 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1681 By Edwige Simon, Foreign Language Technology Coordinator at the Anderson Language & Technology Center, the University of Colorado Boulder. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/QARY1382 The 2014 Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) conference was hosted by Ohio University (Athens) May 6-10. This year’s

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