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Establish Your Presence In The Blogosphere: A Guide To Blog Development For The Foreign Langauge Classroom, Peter B. Swanson, Patricia Early
Establish Your Presence In The Blogosphere: A Guide To Blog Development For The Foreign Langauge Classroom, Peter B. Swanson, Patricia Early
World Languages and Cultures Faculty Publications
As the wave of technology progresses, the static Web page has given way to the Weblog (blog) as a medium for delivering information. The blog has moved the technology forward with its bidirectional communication ability. This article discusses the evolution of blogs, important considerations when establishing a blog presence, and directions for creating blogs. Online examples are given to guide the reader.
Microblogging On Twitter: Social Networking In Intermediate Italian Classes, Enza Antenos
Microblogging On Twitter: Social Networking In Intermediate Italian Classes, Enza Antenos
Department of World Languages and Cultures Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Second language acquisition (SLA) research has explored the significance of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in educational models for second language (L2) pedagogy. Recently, the proliferation of Web 2.0 technologies has become the focus of many teachers and researchers who study the impact of Web 2.0 innovations on L2 teaching and learning. The majority of students enrolled in language courses in postsecondary institutions, too, are “digital natives”—a generation of “‘native speakers’ of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet”(Prensky, 2001, p. 1)—who desire obtaining information in new ways. Web 2.0 provides the core for an internet experience that is …
Ua3/9/7 Wku Confucius Institute Proposal, Wku President's Office - Ransdell
Ua3/9/7 Wku Confucius Institute Proposal, Wku President's Office - Ransdell
WKU Archives Records
Proposal for the creation of the WKU Confucius Institute. The first half of the document is in Chinese with an English translation following.
Second Language Development And Guided Reading, Emilia Alejo Hummel
Second Language Development And Guided Reading, Emilia Alejo Hummel
Graduate Research Papers
Elementary teachers are being challenged to teach literacy to second language learners. In order to best serve ELL's, teachers must understand how these students acquire English and how to meet their varying literacy needs in the classroom. This project describes best practices in teaching guided reading to ELL's. The study will describe the implementation of the ELL guided reading program and how instruction was informed by knowledge of language learning.