iSpraak: Automated Online Pronunciation Feedback

Dr. Dan Nickolai, Saint Louis University, iSpraak Developer and Director of the Language Resource Center     iSpraak is a new web application developed by Dr. Dan Nickolai at Saint Louis University that allows language teachers to create pronunciation exercises

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Explain Everything: Interactive WhiteBoard

By Shannon Spasova, Assistant Professor of Russian and Technology Specialist in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement, Michigan State University.     Explain Everything is a whiteboard/screencasting app for iPad, iPhone, Windows tablets and desktop (not for Windows phone yet), Chrome devices,

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Interview: Lisa Frumkes (Rosetta Stone) on Her Career Path

Interview with Lisa Frumkes, Senior Director of Language Learning Products at Rosetta Stone. Edwige: Lisa, you’re the Senior Director of Language Learning Products at Rosetta Stone. You started in academia, but several years ago, you made the switch to the private

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Study Abroad and Technology: Friend or Enemy?

By  Senta Goertler, PhD, Associate Professor of Second Language Studies and German, Michigan State University.       INTRODUCTION “When I lived abroad, I couldn’t even call my parents let alone Skype or FaceTime with them. I had to send them

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Interview: Toni Theisen on Language Teaching and Technology

Interview with Toni Theisen, former French teacher at Loveland High school (Colorado), past ACTFL President, 2009 ACTFL TOY and current Director of the Thompson School District Dual Language Immersion program in Loveland, CO. EDWIGE: You were the 2009 National Foreign

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