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Description: Language instructors are always busy with planning lessons, creating and grading assignments and exams. We know that giving regular, individualized feedback to students is important, but…
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Dr. Bill VanPatten answered questions about language teaching and learning, such as "What is the evidence that input actually needs to be *communicative* rather than just comprehensible?";…
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Linda Egnatz answered participants' questions about the Global Seal and the State Seal of Biliteracy, (including requirements, assessment options, etc.), moving students up the proficiency…
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Toni Theisen (2013 ACTFL President) answered participants' questions about the role of technology in language learning, integrated performance assessments, differentiated instruction and…
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Description: What's CI? Why is it crucial for language acquisition? And how do teachers implement it in the classroom?! The webinar will begin with an introduction into Dr. Krashen's…
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Prof. Kim Potowski (Professor of Hispanic linguistics and Director of the Heritage Language Program in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago)…
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Prof. Ann Abbott (Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) answered participants' questions on the following topics:…
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Web-based videoconferencing with native speakers is perhaps one of the best uses of technology in the world language classroom, yet for many instructors, integrating it into their courses may seem…
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This webinar provides an overview of task-based language teaching (TBLT), which adopts meaning-based, communicative tasks, as the central unit for defining learning needs, determining curriculum…
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In the language learning context, the use of authentic materials, activities, and assignments can lead to more meaningful learning experiences and more motivated students. This webinar will introduce…
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Conducting evaluation in language education has increasingly become an activity that educators must undertake themselves, often for specific program-improvement and accountability purposes. This…
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‘Structured reflection’ refers to a set of diverse practices used to help learners make sense of their learning as they critically link content/theoretical knowledge, personal experience,…
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A growing number of institutions are migrating to flipped approaches to foreign language learning. This change has raised questions and concerns regarding instructors’ and students’…
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