IALLT’s free language technology magazine
By Lauren Taylor, Spanish Teacher, Frisco Independent School District, Frisco, TX DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/EZIX3643 Introduction Given the increased pressure that teachers are under to develop interactive virtual tools for language instruction, it is no surprise that digital creation platforms like Genial.ly
Read MoreBy Florencia Henshaw, Ph.D., Director of Advanced Spanish, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HQRX6462 As someone who gives workshops on technology integration and has a site with over 130 tech tools listed in it, one of the questions I am
Read MoreBy Andres Antonio Daniel Labra, Saint Louis University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MOME9947 The Podcast Project is a collaborative online resource designed by a team of graduate students and faculty from the Language Resource Center at Saint Louis University. The platform, which uses
Read MoreBy Svetlana Korshunova, Princeton University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YOVT1533 Many heritage students cite “identity” as the principal reason for studying the language; they come to class to explore and assess the deep-rooted cultural, emotional, and aesthetic values of their language against the
Read MoreBy Shannon Donnally Spasova, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/EJXT6038 Many language teachers, especially those of us who teach languages with a different alphabet, have remained dependent on paper and pencil assignments for student homework. And, while there are a lot
Read MoreBy Erin Frazier, Kanda University of International Studies DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CUOP4330 Introduction The digital shift to online teaching has sometimes meant leaving some of our more interactive and engaging activities to the wayside as we adjust to the new format. This
Read MoreBy Kaitlin E. Thomas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Spanish, Norwich University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HMFT8757 With national protests and unrest occurring simultaneous to the outbreak of the global pandemic COVID-19, 2020 was an exercise in maintaining pre-pandemic curricular momentum while adequately and
Read MoreVirtual Conference June 16-18, 2021 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: January 22, 2021. – EXTENDED to February 5, 2021. The International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the 2021 Virtual IALLT Conference. IALLT
Read MoreIn this issue of the FLTMAG, Shannon interviewed Betty Rose Facer. She is Master Lecturer in French and Director of the Language Learning Center in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Old Dominion University. She has been participating
Read MoreBy Carmen Granda, Amherst College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VEZX9912 The pandemic has created many challenges in and outside of our classrooms. Although much professional development for instructors in the last months has been focused on how to design engaging virtual classes for
Read MoreBy Anna Dyer, Lecturer, University of Iowa DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AZSI9456 Meet LearningApps.Org LearningApps.org is a free online platform that allows educators to create a wide variety of online learning activities: matching, fill-in-the-blanks, word grids (word search) and crosswords, maps, voting, ordering,
Read MorePresenters: Stephanie Madison, Ph.D., Clemson University and L. J. Randolph Jr., Ed.D., University of North Carolina Wilmington DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GLHU9473 Presentation slides Presentation handout Chat transcript This webinar also kicked off a reading group on a similar topic, which
Read MoreBy Laura Marshall, Assistant Director, Russian Flagship Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/QZCG7662 Despite the many challenges that 2020 has presented, there are some silver linings for language learners and educators. This may seem counterintuitive to anyone who has pondered
Read MoreInterview with Kinji Ito, Assistant Professor of Japanese, Appalachian State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SPFR2986 In this issue, we talk with Kinji Ito, Assistant Professor of Japanese, about how he motivates his students in the online environment using Zoom and VoiceThread, and
Read More
