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July 2021

IALLT Conference 2021, June 16-18, 2021: Online - Resilience, Transformation, and Beyond
Conferences IALLT July 2021 

IALLT 2021 Conference Report

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 440 Views 0 Comments

By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University and Betsy Lavolette, Kyoto Sangyo University   When it became clear that the biennial IALLT conference that was supposed to take place in New Orleans in 2021 could not go on as planned,

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Articles July 2021 

Still Teaching Online? Unleash Creativity to Heighten Student Engagement and Build Community in the Asynchronous Language Classroom

July 14, 2021 539 Views 0 Comments

By Heather Rice, The University of Texas at Austin Ask a teacher what it is they love most about their job and they’ll often tell you it’s the students. This is definitely true for me, and more specifically, it’s the

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Articles July 2021 

Why We at The FLTMAG Are Embracing Open Access and Open Review

June 30, 2021August 19, 2021 358 Views 0 Comments open access, publication

By Shannon Donnally Quinn, The FLTMAG Editor-in-Chief, and Edwige Simon, The FLTMAG Founder Open Access for Readers When open access is mentioned, most people think of the problem of the cost of textbooks for students, but the cost of academic

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avatar in a living room with books and a whiteboard in Spanish
July 2021 Showcase 

A Bitmoji Classroom Showcase

June 28, 2021 317 Views 0 Comments bitmoji, crowdsourced

We asked teachers to share screenshots of their Bitmoji classrooms for a Bitmoji showcase! Check out the Bitmoji classrooms by Meredith White, Lorna Beduya, and Lauren Taylor! Meredith White, Gwinnett County Public Schools I have created several virtual Bimoji spaces

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Picture 10 - Showing off an egg creation
Articles July 2021 

Virtual Crafting: Boosting Creativity While Building an Online Community

June 23, 2021 228 Views 0 Comments arts and crafts, crafting, extracurricular

By Olga Klimova, University of Pittsburgh, Molly Peeney, University of Pennsylvania, and Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University   When COVID-19 hit, many of the hands-on workshops that we conduct as extracurricular activities with our students were put on hold.

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Picture 6 - Example of a live presentation during a cultural studies lecture: Which city do you like better so far, picture of Moscow, picture of Saint Petersburg
July 2021 Technology 

Mentimeter: A Multifaceted Interactive Presentation Tool

June 8, 2021 169 Views 0 Comments

By Maria Khotimsky, Senior Lecturer in Russian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Using interactive digital presentations is a simple way to enhance student engagement during a warm-up, lesson summary, or a low-stakes assessment activity. Among the vast array of tools that

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Leslie, Jeff, and Scott
Interviews July 2021 

IALLT Interview Project Episode 4: Interview with Leslie Omaña Begert and Scott Cardwell

May 31, 2021 367 Views 1 Comment

In this interview, Jeff sits down to talk with Scott Cardwell of ImmerseMe (a tool that uses virtual reality to simulate real-life situations in target cultures) and Leslie Omaña Begert of FabuLingua (a method that teaches kids Spanish through children’s

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girl with microphone
July 2021 Technology 

H5P Speak the Words Set for Structured Speaking

May 25, 2021 199 Views 1 Comment H5P, speaking, speech recognition

By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University One challenge that we faced when moving instruction online in the wake of COVID-19 was the potential of losing opportunities for students to practice speaking in the target language. H5P’s activity type “Speak

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Picture 3 - Inside the episode segment is the video with subtitles in Spanish, a synopsis in English, and targeted vocabulary on the right. The bottom “show comprehension” button is a one question quiz link that students can take to self-assess their understanding of the segment.
July 2021 Technology 

EduNovela in the L2 Spanish Classroom

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 370 Views 0 Comments

By Maria Slusarek, Ph.D. Student, University of Iowa Introduction The world language classroom commonly uses videos as a way to foster an engaging, authentic and culturally centered language learning experience for students. EduNovela provides a unique 1:1 experience for Spanish

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Picture 5 - Example of Scattergories-style game in Spanish
July 2021 Technology 

Put a Spin on Your Classes with Wheel of Names

May 3, 2021 674 Views 2 Comments

By Sara Villa, Assistant Professor of Spanish, The New School, NY Introduction Digital spinners (also called random selector tools) allow instructors to engage students in language production in a turn-taking, game-like way. Most are free, and allow the wheel creator

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covid and the globe
Articles July 2021 

Professional Development in the COVID Era

April 11, 2021 294 Views 0 Comments covid, PD, professional development

By Amelia Ijiri, Adjunct Lecturer, Kyoto Sangyo University, and Betsy Lavolette, Associate Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University     Introduction As teachers worldwide retooled to move classes online, formal and informal teacher resources for professional development (PD) experienced unprecedented growth. This

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Picture 3: The "prompt" card and "response" card submissions from four players.
July 2021 Technology 

Customized “Apples to Apples” and “Cards Against Humanity” Games for Online Classes

March 31, 2021 346 Views 4 Comments cards, games

By Asya Vaisman Schulman, Yiddish Book Center Playing modified versions of card-based party games like “Cards Against Humanity” or “Apples to Apples” can allow students to practice the target language in a structured but fun way. By creating custom card

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Picture 3- Users have the option of having their cameras on or off, but every person is represented by an avatar.
July 2021 Technology 

Gather Town Brings Mingle Activities to Online Language Teaching

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 454 Views 0 Comments mingle activities, online, Video conferencing

By Sara Saez-Fajardo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gather Town is a video-conferencing platform that allows teachers and students to explore a 2D map with an avatar and recover some of the most missed elements of face-to-face classroom interactions, thanks

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Pictures 4 and 5 - This Nearpod student-paced lesson gave students the opportunity to practice their learning target independently with the ability to move forward and backward through the lesson to improve their output as well as their understanding.
Articles July 2021 

How to Heighten Engagement with Nearpod in both Face-to-Face and Virtual Language Classes

March 12, 2021 247 Views 0 Comments

By Lauren Taylor, Spanish Teacher, Frisco Independent School District, Frisco, TX Introduction This year, I find myself in the unique position of teaching both virtual and face-to-face classes and it has forced me to analyze the way that I design

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