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Articles July 2015

Study Abroad and Technology: Friend or Enemy?

July 13, 2015December 4, 2019 2433 Views 0 Comments international education, language immersion, live abroad, pre-departure technology-enhanced, skype, study abroad, technology-mediated

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

Articles November 2013

6 Web 2.0 Resources for Teaching Arabic

November 8, 2013November 12, 2019 1381 Views 0 Comments akinator, arabic, google earth 7, jeopardylabs, lingt, online resources, skype, teaching, wordle & tagxedo

Gisele El Khoury, Director of the Language Resource Center and Arabic instructor at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. When used properly, there is little doubt that technology can help enhance foreign language teaching and learning. Often,