By Katie Mitchell, Instructor at University of Colorado Boulder’s International English Center. Although not all of our students have the digital literacy to be part of what Angwin (2009) called the “remix generation,” I have certainly witnessed students’ creativity and
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By Cathrine-Mette (Trine) Mork, Assistant Professor, Miyazaki International College, Japan. Like extensive reading, extensive writing in foreign language learning steers student focus toward fluency and a higher quantity of text. This is opposed to intensive reading or writing, in
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By Margot Riemer, Former Upper School World Languages Department Chair, Harvard-Westlake School, California. Recently, while doing some research about new tools for a graduate course in technology integration in the language classroom, I came across an intriguing and useful tool
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By Adrienne Gonzales, Associate Director of the Center for World Languages and Cultures, University of Denver. Jim Woolridge is the creator of Señor Wooly, a music website for Spanish teachers and learners that provides comprehensible input through “funny, creative, and absurd stories with
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By Peggy Veal, French Teacher & World Language Department Chair, STEM School and Academy, Highlands Ranch, CO. If you teach a world language, you have undoubtedly heard about Quizlet. Quizlet.com is essentially a web based vocabulary learning tool that uses word banks
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By Trent Hoy, Adjunct Professor of French at Broward College, FL. “What’s that?” I asked, gesturing at the half-packed box sitting on my parents’ kitchen table. I was visiting for Christmas and any present-shaped object immediately piqued my curiosity and warranted
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Alejandro Méndez-Betancor, PhD candidate, the University of Colorado Boulder. Naomi Wahls, Teaching and Learning with Technology Consultant, the University of Colorado Boulder. Vicky Ariza-Pinzón, PhD candidate, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Technology integration is one of the challenges we face nowadays when
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By Shannon Spasova, Assistant Professor of Russian and Technology Specialist in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement, Michigan State University. The AAPPL Conversation Builder (http://aapplcb.actfl.org/) is a tool that can be used to create oral assignments or tests. The tests
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By Clarisse Barbier, French Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant, French and Italian department, University of Kansas, KS. During the fall semester 2015, the University of Kansas launched a brand new School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, federating departments
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By Leigh M Sapp, NBCT Township High School District #214 Prospect High School, Mt Prospect, IL. Presentational speaking can strike fear in the hearts of many high school students and even more adults (See article by Shonu Nangia in
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