March 2020 Archives - The FLTMAG

Don’t Panic! You Probably Won’t Screw This Up That Bad! Perspectives on Remote Teaching From K-12 Language Teachers

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:22:31 +0000

Nathalie Ettzevoglou, French teacher (high school), Erin Sunday, Spanish teacher (middle and high school), Michael Vo, French literacy, math, science (dual immersion and general education) DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TLWU9678

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Pandemic Prepping: Q& A Session

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 23:38:52 +0000

Angelika Kraemer (Cornell University), Georges Detiveaux (University of Houston-Downtown) and Trish Nolde (Georgia State University) answer your burning questions about remote teaching. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/JPUA7724

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Pandemic Prepping: What to Expect From the Unexpected

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:54:30 +0000

By Lauren Rosen, Director of the Collaborative Language Program at the University of Wisconsin DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/JWLO8722 Now is not the time to forget to breathe. Let’s all put on our oxygen masks first before helping others. Our students are as

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Audio-Lingua: Searchable Audio Database of Native Speaker Recordings for Your Language Class

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 15:59:16 +0000

By Adam Gacs, Instructor & Technology Specialist, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/QXVD4963 The name Audiolingua might immediately bring to many language teachers’ mind the once-popular but today largely shunned teaching method of the late 50s and 60s called

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Pandemic Prepping in the Language Class

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 02:52:24 +0000

Presenters: Trish Nolde, Marlene Johnshoy, Georges Detiveaux DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GPJL2332 Both higher education and K-12 institutions are being asked to formulate contingency plans in the event of a widespread COVID-19 outbreak. A major emphasis is being placed on the conversion of

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IALLT Feature Webinar: Engagement and Immersion in VR Narratives

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 02:38:13 +0000

Presenter: Nicole Mills, Senior Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DHLM9826 In this webinar, Nicole Mills describes a Paris Narrative Virtual reality (VR) project in which four Parisians from different backgrounds recorded their personal, social, and professional lives with

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A How-to for Hybrid Conferences (Revisited)

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:37:32 +0000

Jonathan Perkins (University of Kansas) Marlene Johnshoy (University of Minnesota) Dan Soneson (University of Minnesota) Shannon Donnally Spasova (Michigan State University) DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MGJW1336 In March of last year we reported on a new conference model that the Midwest Association for

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Online Translators as a Pedagogical Tool

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:28:23 +0000

Andie 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

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The LLC Commons: an Open-Access Repository of Online Materials for Russian Learners and Teachers

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:28:14 +0000

by 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

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A Grassroots Virtual Exchange between Pre-Service Language Teachers and Language Students

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:28:11 +0000

Paul 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

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IALLT’s Scenic Route Mentorship Program

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:28:10 +0000

Molly 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

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Interview with Lauren Rosen, Director of the Collaborative Language Program at the University of Wisconsin

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:28:09 +0000

In this issue of the FLTMAG, Jeffrey Samuels interviewed Lauren Rosen, Director of the Collaborative Language Program at the University of Wisconsin. The program uses distance learning to connect students across the state of Wisconsin who want to learn languages

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