Tag: learning
Grade Expectations
A week before spring break, I had a conversation with a student about language learning. Since I was a language learner myself, the student...
Quantifying Chinese Learning Growth
More than 70 countries and regions had incorporated the Chinese language into their national education system by the end of last year as the...
Learning Guna on the Radio
When we talk about remote or distance learning, we often think of things like Zoom meetings, recorded lectures or Canvas assignments, but a group...
Translanguaging as a Transformative Force in Literacy
Translanguaging is a 21st-century way of thinking about language...
FCC Rejects Net Neutrality Again
Last October, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3–2 to reaffirm its 2017 repeal of net neutrality. The vote is a response to Mozilla...
Language Learning with a Side of Art to Go
With the international threat of COVID-19, educators and families face the problem of keeping students separated while still providing language enrichment programs when faced...
Adapting Assessment to Personal Learning
The shift to online learning calls upon educators to reimagine the ways we structure our courses and facilitate the learning experience. With that comes...
Comic Relief
Comic strips or books are very useful to help the learning of French, whether they are used in class with a teacher or read...
Taking English Learning Online
Instructional strategies that have proven effective in improving English language learner (ELL) achievement include providing ELLs with intentionally planned vocabulary instruction; using gestures, visual...