November 2016 Archives - The FLTMAG

Interview with Jim Woolridge, aka Señor Wooly

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:20:45 +0000

By Adrienne Gonzales, Associate Director of the Center for World Languages and Cultures, University of Denver. Jim Woolridge is the creator of Señor Wooly, a music website for Spanish teachers and learners that provides comprehensible input through “funny, creative, and absurd stories with

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Quizlet Live- The new vocabulary game for your classroom!

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:34:44 +0000

By Peggy Veal, French Teacher & World Language Department Chair, STEM School and Academy, Highlands Ranch, CO. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GHWG3297 If you teach a world language, you have undoubtedly heard about Quizlet. Quizlet.com is essentially a web based vocabulary learning tool that uses word

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Parlez-vous #emoji? Fostering Intercultural Discourse via Social Media

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:29:05 +0000

By Trent Hoy, Adjunct Professor of French at Broward College, FL. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ZJAY5985 “What’s that?” I asked, gesturing at the half-packed box sitting on my parents’ kitchen table. I was visiting for Christmas and any present-shaped object immediately piqued my curiosity

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Beyond the Walls of the Classroom: Cultural Diversity Virtual Exchange on Intercultural Competency

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:17:31 +0000

Alejandro Méndez-Betancor, PhD candidate, the University of Colorado Boulder. Naomi Wahls, Teaching and Learning with Technology Consultant, the University of Colorado Boulder. Vicky Ariza-Pinzón, PhD candidate, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DIFY2853 Technology integration is one of the challenges we face nowadays

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AAPPL Conversation Builder

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:56:04 +0000

By Shannon Spasova, Assistant Professor of Russian and Technology Specialist in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement, Michigan State University. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FGPE9187 The AAPPL Conversation Builder (http://aapplcb.actfl.org/) is a tool that can be used to create oral assignments or tests. The

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