I’ve been using VoiceThread throughout the semester. I use this tool for a number of reason with my beginning German class: It’s easy, free, and allows the students to express themselves despite their level of language competence. I introduced the tool by making new vocabulary items from the book available Read more…
A question we hear as language educators all the time: “How do you pronounce that?” But what if we’re not around? One good web 2.0 solution is Forvo, a collection of several hundred thousand words and pronunciations in many languages. It’s social software at its finest: native speakers add Read more…
We often talk about how to have our students use communicative technologies. I do that all the time, and I think it should be a big part of every class. But today I thought I’d share how I use VoiceThread in my German for Beginners class. As an important part Read more…
Okay, I’m finally settled enough to start writing smaller blog posts about some of the new tools I’ve been thinking about this summer. Soon I’ll write about some of the projects I am doing in my own class as well as my workshops with our faculty and beyond the college. Read more…
Today the Financial Times Deutschland article I was interviewed for was published! They cut out several quotes, but it’s pretty good anyways. The topic is my dissertation topic: "The Depiction of Germans and Germany in American Advertising." http://www.ftd.de/lifestyle/outofoffice/:Out-of-Office-Sehen-und-gesehen-werden/526801.html