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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/UTXL6643 Introduction Have you heard of Diffit? It is a brand new, AI-based tool for teachers to easily convert any content to all reading levels. It gives educators leveled texts and resources
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By Gisele El Khoury, St. Lawrence University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/IQEA1122 This year, the Language Resource Center at St. Lawrence University has been working on exploring the core of academia through the lens of interpersonal connection. In this time when social media
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By Daniel Verdugo, Ann Arbor Public Schools DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OBCG2451 Ñ! magazine is an educational project of Huron High School, in Ann Arbor Public Schools, Michigan. This bilingual print publication is designed to meet the Standards of Foreign Languages in the
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By Gisele El Khoury, St. Lawrence University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CTLS7669 Introduction Due to their cultural specificity, metaphorical language, contextual reliance, regional differences, and idiomatic usage, several Arabic proverbs are extremely challenging to translate. Proverb translation is regarded as difficult since it
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By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VXNJ7637 This year I found myself unexpectedly teaching a class on Russian and Eastern European science fiction in translation. I had taught the class before, but it had been several years, so
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In this crowdsourced article, we brought together a collection of “tiny tech tips”. If you already know all these tips, you are a tech guru! If you have a tech tip to share, please submit it to us at Tiny
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By Bruna Sommer-Farias (Michigan State University), Valentina Vinokurova (University of Arizona), Asya Gorlova (University of Arizona), Mariana Centanin-Bertho (University of Arizona) . . . DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/XOKY9163 Introduction Using texts to help students notice and use grammatical and lexical choices appropriately
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By Sharon Cashen, Hunter Valley Grammar School, Australia DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/UOWW6436 LingoTeach.ai is an AI (artificial intelligence) tool created by language teachers for language teachers that gives you an easy way to create language teaching resources. It is very intuitive and
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By Kathleen Scollins and Devin McFadden, University of Vermont DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MXJR7871 Introduction Three years into pandemic-age teaching, most of us have become quite comfortable with — even enthusiastic about — the tech tools and techniques that enabled us to move
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By Shannon Schmoll, Caitlin Cornell, Lynn Wolff, Felix Kronenberg, and Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ITXB2277 Language teachers are always looking for new ways to engage their students using the target language. Planetariums are known for teaching
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By Denver Beirne, Asia University, Tokyo DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/XDOQ3594 During the pandemic, like many teachers, I had to scramble to learn how to use new technologies and consider how to adapt familiar applications to deliver classes remotely. One of the tools
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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/RKON2834 Introduction In recent years, memes have become a popular internet trend. They are widely used to share feelings or ideas in a humorous way. Memes typically consist of an image or
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By Michelle Goose, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BHAD9231 Introduction In my HyFlex Ojibwe language classes, college students participate in synchronous class sessions either in-person (in the classroom) or via desktop-based Zoom. In a HyFlex (hybrid and
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By Andie Faber, Kansas State University, and Christina Beaubien, Westfield State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AWKC4667 Have you Heard of ungrading? All the Equitable Kids are Talking About It! An ungrading approach can increase equity, draw students’ attention to feedback,
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