November 2021 Archives - The FLTMAG

Instagram vs. Reality: An Honest Look at Navigating a Classroom the Size of an iPhone

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:37:27 +0000

By Kaitlyn Teske, PhD, San Diego Padres DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HOAH7836 Education in Baseball I have considered several new job titles during the pandemic: How To Download Zoom Coordinator, Instructor of It’s the Same Link Every Day, Guys, and Director of Unmute Yourself

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Using Book Creator for Creativity and Collaboration with Language and Culture

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 18:30:19 +0000

By Sherry A. Maggin & Rebecca Jones-Kellogg, The United States Military Academy DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GHVZ2568 Introduction Book Creator is an online platform for the creation of digital books. Instructors and students alike can read, create, and publish using a wide

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Spanish Club Online: An Extracurricular Experience for Building a Community of Thriving Language Learners

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:17:51 +0000

By María I. Ortiz, Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati – Blue Ash College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ANFE7512 Introduction: Spanish Club Pre- and During COVID-19 As a language educator, have you ever heard this: “I want to learn a language, and I want

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Loom: A User-Friendly Screen Recorder

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:35:49 +0000

By Joseph Fees, Delaware State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/UAHJ7964 Loom is a browser-based program to create sharable screencast videos for classes or training. Users can access the website directly or add a Loom extension to Chrome. The website allows users to

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AMPLIFY: Professional Learning Experiences for World Language Educators

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:59:24 +0000

By Richard Medina, Center for Language & Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OPLJ7846 About AMPLIFY Amplify is a web application that collects and distributes information about professional learning events specifically from language centers, departments, or other organizational units

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Language Learning with Lyricstraining

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:44:48 +0000

By Melissa Fiori, Associate Professor of Spanish, Daemen College, Amherst, NY DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CCWV1863 Introduction Music moves us all and is especially motivational in language learning. With the intersection of music and language, the web platform Lyricstraining makes acquiring a language

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IALLT Interview Project Episode 5: Interview with Carly Born, Trent Hoy, and Mari Ocando Finol

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:41:18 +0000

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WPDZ1761 In this interview, Jeff Samuels talks to Mari Ocando Finol (Educational Technology Specialist at Bryn Mawr College), Trent Hoy (Learning Experience Designer at Berlitz Corporation), and Carly Born (Academic Technologist at Carleton College) about how their careers in

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How I am Revising My Curriculum Based on E-Learning Instructional Design Principles

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:23:15 +0000

By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VJLJ2909 While working on my PhD in Russian literature, my career took a turn toward instructional technology and curriculum development. After finishing graduate school I wanted a way to continue learning more

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Using Scratch to Teach Computer Science in the Language Classroom

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:22:12 +0000

By Frederick Poole, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BHNH4250 In the last five years, Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiatives have been spreading through K-12 institutions in the United States. Many of these initiatives are the result of substantial government funding

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Creating Community through Virtual FFuN (Foreign Language Film Nights)

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:25:50 +0000

By Stacy Nyikos, PhD, and Evan Rubin SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ZQWS2503 The Foreign Language Film Night (FFuN) series at San Diego State University’s Language Acquisition Resource Center (SDSU-LARC) began as an in-person movie night in Fall

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Assessing Outside the Box: the Open Format Assignment

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:13:12 +0000

By Caitlin Cornell and Megan Dean, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/QRUN8136 The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded unprecedented innovation and adaptation from instructors and students alike. Online learning has required many students to learn how to use new-to-them digital technologies

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Let’s Code for Languages: Integrating AI Chatbots into Language Learning

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 12:39:12 +0000

By Ann Cai, Dino Konstantopoulos, Robert Davis, Yufei Zheng, Dongying Liu, Northeastern University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WGLC4005 Introduction of the Research With the improvement of deep learning technologies, the Big 4 computer companies (Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon) have been developing their

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