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#Instagramele: Learning Spanish Through A Social Network, Pilar Munday, Yuly Asencion Delaney, Adelaida Martín Bosque Jan 2016

#Instagramele: Learning Spanish Through A Social Network, Pilar Munday, Yuly Asencion Delaney, Adelaida Martín Bosque

Languages Faculty Publications

Social networking (SN) tools have the potential to contribute to language learning because they promote linguistic interactions in person-to-person communication, increasing the opportunities to process input in the L2, engaging learners in negotiation of meaning and requiring learners to produce L2 output, as proposed in the interactionist theory by Long (1985, 1996). These virtual personal connections with other learners and language experts around the world could provide a rich environment for sociocultural language exchanges (following the principles of the sociocultural approach proposed by Lantolf, 2002, based on the work of Vygotsky, 1978) that may increase motivation for learning, develop L2 …

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Adding Technology To Your Language Course, Pilar Munday Sep 2015

Adding Technology To Your Language Course, Pilar Munday

Languages Faculty Publications

Invited presentation at Capital Community College in Hartford, CT.

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Duolingo For Homework Practice, Pilar Munday Apr 2014

Duolingo For Homework Practice, Pilar Munday

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A guide for language educators to use DUOLINGO as homework for their students. Each student can go at their own pace, and can focus on areas which are more difficult to them.

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Usos De Google Docs En La Clase De Ele, Pilar Munday Apr 2011

Usos De Google Docs En La Clase De Ele, Pilar Munday

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Presentación hecha en los I Encuentros virtuales de la Comunidad Todoele.

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Making The Internet Friendlier For Mfl Educators, Pilar Munday Mar 2010

Making The Internet Friendlier For Mfl Educators, Pilar Munday

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Tools and tips for the foreign language teacher (particularly Spanish teachers).

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Redes Sociales Y Unas Innovaciones En La Comunicación Global, Pilar Munday Sep 2009

Redes Sociales Y Unas Innovaciones En La Comunicación Global, Pilar Munday

Languages Faculty Publications

Ning es una herramienta útil para formar redes sociales entre estudiantes: tanto los estudiantes de español como segundo idioma como hispanohablantes que quieran contactarse con ellos. Ning ofrece una multi- plicidad de componentes para lograr la formación de una red social. Ning es fácil de usar y se puede implementar con poco entrenamiento porque nuestros estudiantes ya usan otras redes sociales como MySpace y Facebook.

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