In recent years, it has become increasingly important to maintain an inclusive environment in educational settings. As the leader of the classroom, it is the educator’s responsibility to foster this…
In college, everyone tells you that if you find a job doing what you really love, you will never work a day in your life. While this is an excellent…
For many students of language, structured courses are a necessary aspect of the learning process. However, all students of language know that not everything about a language and culture can…
As we lovers of language all know, language learning is a process that inherently allows us to become more independent. We learn to communicate with people from around the world…
It’s safe to say that all language learners recognize the importance of establishing a community with other language learners. Unfortunately, it’s also safe to say that the pandemic has thwarted this process for millions of students who aim to create a multinational community. This is how Sarah Owens, a second-year Japanese student at MSU, found a way to connect in a time where opportunities to do so are limited.
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CeLTA contributed two chapter to the recently published Language Center Handbook 2021 (International Association for Language Learning Technology):- Chapter 3: Strategies for Language Centers to Support Online Language Instruction (Luca…
Introducing the "mini-MAFLT" option: the Foreign Language Teaching Graduate Certificate.
Today, we are starting a new series with the goal of sharing our favorite hacks with some of the tools that seem to be most popular with language instructors. In this installment, we’re going to look at Microsoft's popular, free ed tech tool Flipgrid, which allows teachers to create "grids" to facilitate video discussions.
You’ve heard language learning described as a journey of self-discovery, but have you ever wondered why? How is it that teaching yourself a different way to say the same things brings out a side of yourself that you’ve never known before? Ren McCowan, a third-year student at Michigan State, discovered another part of himself as he began to connect to the Japanese culture.