Since I have been steeped in thought over trends and issues in instructional design and technology these past few months, I have given much thought to the notion of motivation. Many of us work in institutions where a language requirement exists, and as such a large body of students enter our beginning courses each semester […]

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Suppose I’m at a conference (ACTFL, CALICO, IALLT, etc.) and need to teach a course back at my institution while at the conference, and decide to have my students virtually attend a conference session and be able to send questions for me to ask the session panelists. You have your standard, garden-variety ways to […]

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I had a great experience Tuesday teaching French to a group of language educators from around the world…I was using the Natural Approach to teach colors to them. I had a portable projector and we talked about the different colors briefly, practiced pronunciation, and talked about the colors we were all wearing.
Then things got […]

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