Meet the iTunes U Language Learner
Have you ever wondered about those students who are learning foreign languages on iTunes? There are over 600 free language learning collections on iTunes. People are using them. What do you know about...
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Class Blogging vs the Academic Calendar
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Resurrected Draft Postsread more
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An Open Assignment Bank… for Languages
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View ArticlePapiers-Mâchés, a New OER for French Writing
Some years ago, we found that our French majors here at NYU were not writing at the level we had hoped for. This led us to reexamine how we incorporated writing throughout our program. We decided to...
View ArticleLanguage Classrooms Are Opening Up
From the editor: On this European Day of Languages, we are happy to announce the publication of Case Studies of Openness in the Language Classroom, co-edited by Open Up contributors Barbara Sawhill and...
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LLU Live #7: Programming as a “foreign language”
Late last month, Edutopia (the official website of the George Lucas Educational Foundation) published an article advocating four separate ideas:read more
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LLU Live #18: Interactive Fiction
This entry is part 18 of 18 in the series LLU LiveDuring today’s LLU Live Talk today we will talk about interactive fiction.read more
View ArticleStudy finds Traces of Lost Languages in the Brain
A joint study by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro and McGill University’s Department of Psychology seems to show that languages learned during early childhood...
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Appreciating Slang’s Creative Contributions to Language
Slang may seem like it has no place in the dictionary, but dictionary editors are listening very closely to the words people use in real life.[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for...
View ArticleLanguage Trends for 2015 and 2115
To kick off the new year in language learning, here are two predictions: Language learning company Rosetta Stone gives us one for the year ahead while Dr. McWhorter shares his thoughts on the state of...
View ArticleLanguage Learning needs to be flipped
Editor’s Note: This article has first been published in EducationInvestor on April 3rd 2014. The recent launch of Duolingo for Schools and Rosetta Stone’s prediction for language trends underline the...
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Duolingo For Schools Is Now A Thing
Duolingo For Schools Is Now A Thing by TeachThought StaffFrom a press releaseBig Idea: Duolingo Builds On Popularity of World-Beating App, Launches Platform for Schoolsread more
View ArticleSome Major Insight About Language-Learning from My Two Weeks in Spain
Ok, so I’ve been here two weeks now, I’ve done nearly ten face-to-face language exchanges so far (all with native speakers), I’ve interacted with other natives quite a bit (buying groceries, ordering...
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How to Quickly Learn to Pronounce Anything No Matter How Difficult
This is a simple technique I developed on my own as part of the Telenovela Method years ago and I’ve just never gotten around to writing about it because it never occurred to me how much trouble most...
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