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By Amanda Ferris, Coloma Junior High School, and Frederick Poole, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/XBWH2759 Introduction Videos can be used to build students’ background knowledge, provide authentic learning opportunities, and facilitate deeper thinking. It is common to use
Read MoreBy Molly Godwin-Jones, Learning Design Specialist at the Language Flagship Technology Innovation Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TWQI6198 Friedman, R. and George, A. (Eds.). (2022). Online Language Teaching in Diverse Contexts. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. In 2020,
Read MoreBy Claire Frances and Giovanni Zimotti, University of Iowa DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MOZE9157 From the Chronicle of Higher Education’s December 13th article, “AI and the Future of Undergraduate Writing” to NPR’s December 19th story, “A new AI chatbot might do your
Read MoreBy Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AEST2819 Introduction Have you ever thought about a digital scavenger hunt? GooseChase is an online platform that helps to run real-world scavenger hunts. It was co-created by GooseChase CEO, Andrew Cross, who
Read MoreBy Wenjing Huang, Mandarin Teacher, Wildwood School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CSMH5047 Introduction Do you find that your language students’ attention diminishes at the end of the semester or school year? Have you thought about providing more choices into your curriculum to increase
Read Moreby Frederick Poole, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/XLES6132 As language teachers, it is important to always be on the lookout for new and effective ways to teach our students. One tool that can be particularly useful in this task is
Read MoreDr. Felix A. Kronenberg, Director of the Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA), and of the National Less Commonly Taught Languages Resource Center (NLRC), and Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures, Michigan State University. Dr. Frederick
Read Moreby Olha Tytarenko, Associate Professor of Practice of Russian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ATVO1964 Confessions of a Frustrated Educator I wish I could say that my exploration of the uses of immersive technology started with
Read MoreCemil Gökhan Karacan, research assistant in the English Language Teaching department at Istanbul Medipol University and Ph.D. candidate in English Language Teaching at Bahçesehir University. Elif Mollamehmetoğlu, English and Turkish language instructor at Istinye University in Istanbul
Read MoreBy Nergiz Kern, Head of Research at Immerse, Independent EdTech professional specializing in immersive and blended learning. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WCTA9404 Reading through this special issue on VR/AR and language learning, you will know by now that virtual reality has features
Read Moreby Tricia Thrasher, Ph.D., Research Manager at Immerse DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AOEA9936 In 2018, I had the opportunity to put on a virtual reality (VR) headset for the first time. I was pursuing a Ph.D. in French and Second Language Acquisition and
Read MoreBy Miranda Novash, Research Writer at Immerse and Adjunct Senior Instructor 1 at Portland State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CXGF9564 Technology has brought positive changes to the language classroom. Thanks to the internet, teachers can expose students to a variety of
Read MoreBy Tricia Thrasher, PhD, Research Manager at Immerse. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/JCAE4165 As language teachers, we’ve all worked at some point with students who experience foreign language anxiety – or FLA for short. For some students, this anxiety only really comes to
Read MoreBy Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School, Newtown, PA. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ZYUF4244 Introduction CoSpaces is a mixed reality (VR and AR) web-based application that allows users to create and engage with interactive media content. It allows students to
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