November 2013 Archives - The FLTMAG https://fltmag.com/category/november-2013/ IALLT's free language technology magazine Sun, 30 Jun 2024 22:01:29 +0000 en hourly 1 ACTFL 2013 Conference Report https://fltmag.com/actfl2013/ https://fltmag.com/actfl2013/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2013 16:45:53 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1233 By Adrienne Gonzales, PhD, Foreign Language Pedagogy & Technology Specialist at University of Denver, CO. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/UJQA4369 The 2013 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention and Expo was held in Orlando, Florida, November 22-24. The convention hosted

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]]> https://fltmag.com/actfl2013/feed/ 0 Flipgrid: Discussion Grids https://fltmag.com/flipgrid-2/ https://fltmag.com/flipgrid-2/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:04:43 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1201 By Adrienne Gonzales, PhD, Foreign Language Pedagogy & Technology Specialist at University of Denver, CO. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FMFK4685 Flipgrid, produced by the LT Media Lab at the University of Minnesota, is a web-based platform that allows teachers to create “grids” of

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]]> https://fltmag.com/flipgrid-2/feed/ 2 Interview: Laura Franklin, MERLOT World Language Editor https://fltmag.com/laura-franklin/ https://fltmag.com/laura-franklin/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:00:45 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1173   Laura Franklin is MERLOT’s World Language Editor as well as a French Professor at Northern Virginia Community College.  DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ORMD7440 In this interview Laura Franklin discusses her involvement with MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching). Adrienne

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]]> https://fltmag.com/laura-franklin/feed/ 0 6 Web 2.0 Resources for Teaching Arabic https://fltmag.com/6-web-2-0-resources-for-teaching-arabic/ https://fltmag.com/6-web-2-0-resources-for-teaching-arabic/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:00:28 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=976 Gisele El Khoury, Director of the Language Resource Center and Arabic instructor at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.   DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SZLT4373   When used properly, there is little doubt that technology can help enhance foreign language teaching and learning.

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]]> https://fltmag.com/6-web-2-0-resources-for-teaching-arabic/feed/ 0 Finding your Professional Learning Network https://fltmag.com/finding-your-pln/ https://fltmag.com/finding-your-pln/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:00:13 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1025 By Noah Geisel, Spanish teacher at Grant Beacon Middle School in Denver, Colorado; 2013 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SOAW9173   At the start of this school year, our staff engaged in a professional development activity exploring

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]]> https://fltmag.com/finding-your-pln/feed/ 0 Gamification: Sweetening the Work of Foreign Language Learning https://fltmag.com/gamification-sweetening-the-work-of-foreign-language-learning/ https://fltmag.com/gamification-sweetening-the-work-of-foreign-language-learning/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:00:06 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=951 By Jonathon Reinhardt, Assistant Professor of English Language/Linguistics and Co-Director, Games To Teach Project, Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy, University of Arizona.     “You see, in every job that must be done, there is an

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]]> https://fltmag.com/gamification-sweetening-the-work-of-foreign-language-learning/feed/ 0 Translating with Duolingo for Language Learning https://fltmag.com/duolingo/ https://fltmag.com/duolingo/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:00:06 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1049   Kelsey D. White, PhD Candidate in German Applied Linguistics, University of Wisconsin – Madison. Frances Siracusa, M.Ed. Co-Director, International Programs and Department Chair, World Languages at Country Day World School, Florida. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DZNO6415 There once was a little Guatemalan niño named Luis

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]]> https://fltmag.com/duolingo/feed/ 0 Collaborative Language Learning in Participatory Culture https://fltmag.com/collaborative-language-learning-in-participatory-culture/ https://fltmag.com/collaborative-language-learning-in-participatory-culture/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:00:05 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=947 By Greg Kessler, Director of the Language Resource Center in the College of Arts & Sciences and Associate Professor of CALL in the Department of Linguistics at Ohio University. Past president of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO).  DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/IFHI4081

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]]> https://fltmag.com/collaborative-language-learning-in-participatory-culture/feed/ 0 Book Review: Language and Learning in the Digital Age by Gee & Hayes https://fltmag.com/language-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/ https://fltmag.com/language-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:00:03 +0000 http://fltmag.com/?p=1115 Deborah E. Cooke, Instructional Designer, CASLS, University of Oregon. Linda B. Forrest, Research Director, CASLS, University of Oregon. Julie Sykes, PhD. CASLS Director and Courtesy Assistant Professor, Romance Languages. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/PNJH4102 Linguist James Paul Gee and educator Elisabeth Hayes team up to provide a

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