March 2015 Archives - The FLTMAG

Tapping Tablets to Foster Global Linguistic and Cultural Competence

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:30:28 +0000

By Patricia Mosele, PhD, Lecturer of French at the University of Colorado Boulder. DOI: https://doi.org/10.69732/HTUM6151 INTRODUCTION Many language teachers recognize that beginning classroom learners struggle significantly when asked to apply strategies for interacting successfully with peers to actual

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Let’s Zoom!

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:30:08 +0000

By Jean M. Janecki, PhD; Language Resource Center Director, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA. DOI: https://doi.org/10.69732/FWHD6706 VIDEO CONFERENCING IN THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASSROOM In the foreign language field, instructors and technologists have new tools and programs with wonderful potential to

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The South Central Association for Language Learning Technology Is Gearing Up For Another Exciting Conference

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:29:47 +0000

Marie Schein, PhD, SOCALLT President and French Instructor at Texas Christian University. Nancy Guilloteau, PhD, SOCALLT President Elect and Language Program Director of Lower Division French at the University of Texas. Georges Detiveaux, Immediate Past President of SOCALLT and Assistant Director, Center

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Interview: Thomas Hammond on the Upcoming FLEAT VI Conference

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:28:21 +0000

Thomas Hammond, Director of the Language Center at Harvard University. DOI: https://doi.org/10.69732/PZOU3481 Thom, can you introduce yourself? I direct the Language Center at Harvard University. I came to Harvard from Japan in 1996 to start doctoral work in

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Rich Internet Applications: Scribbles and Revisions

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:28:02 +0000

Betsy Lavolette, PhD, Director, Language Resource Center, Gettysburg College. 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. DOI: https://doi.org/10.69732/ZPXX2823 Welcome to our

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Book Review: Language Learning with Technology: Ideas for integrating technology in the classroom

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:27:46 +0000

By Adrienne Gonzales, PhD, Foreign Language Pedagogy & Technology Specialist at University of Denver, CO. DOI: https://doi.org/10.69732/HCUC1538 Language Learning with Technology: Ideas for integrating technology in the classroom by Graham Stanley is a handbook for new and experienced teachers

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Speech Recognition Tools for Oral Proficiency

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:27:23 +0000

By Dr. Thomas Plagwitz, Charlotte, NC. DOI: https://doi.org/10.69732/TAYZ3005 LOOK AGAIN Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), “to convert speech into a sequence of words by a computer program” (Huang 2010, 339), is back in the limelight [1], thanks to Siri

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