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By Tricia Thrasher, PhD, Research Manager at Immerse. 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 the surface
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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School, Newtown, PA. 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 demonstrate
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IALLT Interview Project Episode 8: Interview about Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) with Regina Kaplan-Rakowski, Randall Sadler, and Tricia Thrasher In this interview, Jeff Samuels discusses AR and VR for language learning with Regina Kaplan-Rakowski of the University
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By Wenjing Huang, Mandarin Teacher, George School, Newtown, PA. Introduction Virtual Reality, or VR, is a computer-generated simulation of an environment or 3-dimensional image where people can interact in a seemingly real way. When we talk about
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Edwige Simon, Ph.D., Online Learning and Instructional Technology Director at the International Center for Language Studies, Washington DC. Name of tool Elixir for Oculus Quest 2 URL http://elixir.magnopus.com/ Primary purpose VR experience for interpretive listening Cost
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By Justin Davis and Jonathan Perkins, Open Language Resource Center, University of Kansas Introduction If you are designing pedagogical materials or preparing to teach a new class, it is crucial that you have a basic understanding of screen readers to
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By Amanda Romjue, Emory & Henry College Henshaw, Florencia G., & Hawkins, Maris D. (2022). Common Ground: Second language acquisition goes to the classroom. Hackett Publishing Company: Indianapolis. Common Ground Connects Theory & Practice Common Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory
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By Lisa Merschel and Joan Munné, Duke University How are students using translators in online learning contexts? In the March and June 2020 issues of FLTMAG, Faber and Turrero-García (2020) and Henshaw (2020) articulated pedagogical implications and perceptions
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In this interview, Jeff Samuels speaks with Helaine Marshall, a professor at Long Island University and Marie Mangold, a graduate student at the University of Minnesota, about their experiences in IALLT’s mentoring program. “The Scenic Route” provides a pairing of
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By Edwige Simon, PhD, Online Learning and Instructional Technology Director at the International Center for Language Studies, Washington DC. In our increasingly globalized, yet deeply fractured world, the need to communicate effectively across cultures and specific contexts has
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By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University Many of us have played games of “Guess Who?” in our language classes to practice descriptions of people by having students guess which cartoon character their partner has chosen. With Desmos, an application
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By Wenjing Huang, Mandarin Teacher, Wildwood School Introduction Blooket is a fairly new website in the world of online quiz options for educators. As an online gamification tool, it now has twelve different game styles to engage students, allowing for
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By Wenjing Huang, Mandarin Teacher, Wildwood School Introduction ChatterPix is a simple and fun app to use: simply take any photo, draw a line to make a mouth on the photo, then record your voice and share your video with
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