https://fltmag.com/synchronous-or-asynchronous/ IALLT's free language technology magazine Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:20:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://fltmag.com/synchronous-or-asynchronous/#comment-45477 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:58:18 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=5287#comment-45477 I am also teaching 100% synchronuosly on-line this semester. The Zoom fatigue is real for both instructors and students. I have opted to cancel extracurricular activities such as conversation tables via Zoom due to low attendance. I replaced the conversation table by a non-structured tandem-like activity, that is, I partnered students with native speakers of the target language to increase engagement outside the classroom.

]]> https://fltmag.com/synchronous-or-asynchronous/#comment-40554 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:00:03 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=5287#comment-40554 I’ll be teaching Spanish 1 100% online in the fall. Since it’s my first time teaching online, I chose a synchronous class. I thought that if the students are together at the same time it’s easier to create a sense of community.

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