March 2022 Archives - The FLTMAG https://fltmag.com/category/march-2022/ IALLT's free language technology magazine Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:03:25 +0000 en hourly 1 Whiteboard Fi: A Digital Whiteboard and So Much More https://fltmag.com/whiteboard-fi/ https://fltmag.com/whiteboard-fi/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:38:42 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6768 By Maureen Lamb, M.Ed., Kingswood Oxford School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MOYQ2376 In spring 2020, on a tight budget, I had to figure out a way to replicate the many activities I did with students in my Latin classes using individual mini whiteboards

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]]> https://fltmag.com/whiteboard-fi/feed/ 1 Lingt: An Interpersonal and Presentational Communication Tool https://fltmag.com/lingt/ https://fltmag.com/lingt/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2022 16:03:31 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6792 By Wenjing Huang, Mandarin Teacher, Wildwood School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WKCD4771 Introduction Lingt is a website and a tool for language teachers to create various assignments about any topic for all levels of learners. It was originally founded by two college students

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]]> https://fltmag.com/lingt/feed/ 3 Reimagining Language Lessons for Immersive Learning in Virtual Reality https://fltmag.com/reimagining-language-lessons-for-immersive-learning-in-virtual-reality/ https://fltmag.com/reimagining-language-lessons-for-immersive-learning-in-virtual-reality/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:06:49 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6781 By Amelia Ijiri, Kyoto Institute of Technology DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AUWW7246 Introduction Virtual reality (VR) offers many attractive affordances for language learners. Virtual reality environments can simulate 360 degree views of target language environments, thus giving rise to a feeling of “being

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]]> https://fltmag.com/reimagining-language-lessons-for-immersive-learning-in-virtual-reality/feed/ 2 IALLT Interview Project Episode 6: Interview about the HyFlex Modality with Susan Berry, Luis Deocares, and Shirley Hall https://fltmag.com/interview-project-hyflex/ https://fltmag.com/interview-project-hyflex/#respond Mon, 28 Feb 2022 20:56:23 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6762 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FGBN7260 In this interview, Jeff Samuels talks to Shirley Hall (Latin teacher at Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia), Susan Berry (ESOL teacher at Center for English Language Orientation Program at Boston University), and Luis Deocares (Spanish

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-project-hyflex/feed/ 0 Students’ Perceptions of Sense of Virtual Community (SOVC) in HyFlex-Designed Spanish and German Language Courses https://fltmag.com/students-perceptions-of-sense-of-virtual-community-sovc-in-hyflex-designed-spanish-and-german-language-courses/ https://fltmag.com/students-perceptions-of-sense-of-virtual-community-sovc-in-hyflex-designed-spanish-and-german-language-courses/#respond Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:44:51 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6734 By Michael Dettinger, Nicolette Lopez, and José F. Rojas, Louisiana State University            DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/INAZ7038 Introduction As universities returned to the 2020/2021 academic year, many were challenged with how to best prepare for course delivery. Some

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]]> https://fltmag.com/students-perceptions-of-sense-of-virtual-community-sovc-in-hyflex-designed-spanish-and-german-language-courses/feed/ 0 Language Assistant Visit Program: Interpersonal, Intercultural, Community-Building Virtual Activities https://fltmag.com/language-assistant-visit-program/ https://fltmag.com/language-assistant-visit-program/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:03:50 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6729 By Melissa Fiori, Associate Professor, Daemen College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DHGA1429 Overview As language instructors we have many standards to juggle. How do we motivate students to learn a second language in a way that addresses the three modes of communication, simultaneously

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]]> https://fltmag.com/language-assistant-visit-program/feed/ 2 Lectica, A New Language Learning App that Lets Users Learn Like a Native Speaker https://fltmag.com/lectica-a-new-language-learning-app-that-lets-users-learn-like-a-native-speaker/ https://fltmag.com/lectica-a-new-language-learning-app-that-lets-users-learn-like-a-native-speaker/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:30:45 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6701 By Megan Jeffrey, National Foreign Language Center DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OYEG3711 With the market already heavily saturated with language learning apps, why create another?  This was the first question that the National Foreign Language Center asked when developing Lectica, a new free

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]]> https://fltmag.com/lectica-a-new-language-learning-app-that-lets-users-learn-like-a-native-speaker/feed/ 1 Cultural Tasks for Language Learning and Teaching: The ENACT App https://fltmag.com/cultural-tasks-enact/ https://fltmag.com/cultural-tasks-enact/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:41:39 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6713 By Müge Satar, Paul Seedhouse, Ahmed Kharrufa, Colin Bone Dodds, Sara Ganassin, Alison Whelan, Newcastle University, UK DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GGEZ7014 Introduction Many people are motivated to learn foreign languages by their interest in foreign cultures and ways of life, and Newcastle

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]]> https://fltmag.com/cultural-tasks-enact/feed/ 2 Easy Voice Messaging with Mote https://fltmag.com/voice-messaging-mote/ https://fltmag.com/voice-messaging-mote/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:40:58 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6686 By Amanda Romjue, Emory & Henry College, and Bhavya Singh, Teacher Training Institute, New York University. Hindi Facilitator, California Language Teachers’ Association (CLTA)   DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HCIV7603 Introduction Mote is a Chrome browser extension that promises “fast, friendly voice messaging” and

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]]> https://fltmag.com/gradekeeper/feed/ 0 Designing Digital Audio Guides for Language Learning with izi.Travel https://fltmag.com/digital-audio-guides-izitravel/ https://fltmag.com/digital-audio-guides-izitravel/#respond Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:27:01 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6646 By Ilaria Compagnoni – Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/RNPK8419 izi.TRAVEL (“easy travel”) is an open-course digital travel guide with audio tours, multi-media content available in 13 languages with storytelling capabilities. Devised by a team of Dutch innovators,

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]]> https://fltmag.com/digital-audio-guides-izitravel/feed/ 0 Yask: An App for Collaborative Feedback https://fltmag.com/yask-collaborative-feedback/ https://fltmag.com/yask-collaborative-feedback/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 19:11:07 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6632 By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/IDSE2473 Students benefit from receiving feedback on their pronunciation and writing, but instructors only have a limited amount of time to devote to it. Yask is a mobile app that allows students

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