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The use of social networking sites for foreign language learning: An autoethnographic s... - 19 views

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shared by trisha_poole on 10 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • trisha_poole on 10 Jan 11
     
    Despite their spectacular growth in both daily life and mainstream education, little research to date has been conducted concerning the use of social networking sites in foreign language learning. The aim of this study, therefore, is to examine the use of such sites to learn a foreign language. Using an auto-ethnographic approach that included self-aware participation, learner diaries and peer debriefing, we investigated the social networking site Livemocha to study Korean from our perspectives as native speakers and experienced teachers of English. Specifically, we focused our questions on aspects of socio-collaborative principles and practice. Results of a grounded, thematic analysis indicate that the site had number of counter-productive pedagogical impediments to language learning that included, for example, flaws in site design. We conclude our paper with suggestions for improved foreign language learning through social networking sites.
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Voki in the Languages Classroom « Voki for Education Blog - 20 views

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  • trisha_poole on 11 Mar 11
     
    The ability to speak the foreign language in question can safely be described as the principal objective of learning foreign languages. However, it can often prove difficult to assess your pupils' ability to speak the foreign language in the classroom, as time and numbers often conspire against us.
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Foreign Relations of the United States - 37 views

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  • ronhustvedt on 22 Nov 10
     
    The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office.
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Tanks, Jets or Scholarships? - NYTimes.com - 24 views

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  • Brianna Crowley on 02 May 12
     
    Comparison between our foreign war efforts vs. our foreign investment in public education.
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American Academy Of Arts & Sciences To Conduct First National Study On... -- CAMBRIDGE,... - 12 views

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  • Julio Quintero on 11 Aug 15
     
    First National Study On Foreign Language Learning
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Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Foreign Language Resources to Try in 2011 - 120 views

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  • trisha_poole on 11 Jan 11
     
    11 good foreign language resources to try in 2011 (I've included a couple of ESL/EFL resources in this list).
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Audio Files for Foreign Language Teachers/Learners - Classroom 2.0 - 67 views

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  • jodi tompkins on 14 Nov 09
     
    Foreign language audio samples in French, German, English, Spanish, Italian, and Russian
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eChalk: Teaching resources for interactive whiteboards and data projectors - 2 views

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  • Virginia Meadow on 23 Sep 09
     
    Powerful interactive resources designed for whole-class teaching. Online educational games, classroom resources and lesson activities for interactive whiteboards and data projectors. Put some fun into your lessons with our exceptional science, maths, English language, literature, history, music physical education and modern foreign languages software." />/css/resourceList.css
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Food Safety and Modernization Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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      Fred Hathaway on 23 Mar 13
       
      That is 18,000 inspections per year of foreign facilities by 2017
  • Fred Hathaway on 23 Mar 13
     
    "Importer accountability For the first time, importers have an explicit responsibility to verify that their foreign suppliers have adequate preventive controls in place to ensure that the food they produce is safe. (Final regulation and guidance due 1 year following enactment)"
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Learning Never Stops: Trek Earth - Learn about our world through amazing photography. - 71 views

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  • Michael Sheehan on 15 Feb 13
     
    Amazing photography from around the world. This site is useful for foreign language, geography, science and history teachers.
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Learn 8 Foreign Languages, 12 Lessons Covers All Basic Needs | Imendi.com - 0 views

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  • Marc Patton on 28 Sep 12
     
    Flash card like game, assign meanings to foreign words.
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TypeIt - Type accent marks, diacritics and foreign letters online - 64 views

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  • Maureen Chertow Miller on 12 Mar 10
     
    Type in any language, copy and paste to any document.
  • Martin Burrett on 11 Jul 11
     
    A useful site that helps with characters and symbols in European languages not usually found on an English keyboard. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Languages,+Culture+&+International+Projects
  • Cindy Edwards on 26 Jun 13
     
    Having trouble typing in a foreign language? Try typeit.  You can cut and paste into a word document, also.
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Think Again: Education - By Ben Wildavsky | Foreign Policy - 31 views

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  • But when the results from the first major international math test came out in 1967, the effort did not seem to have made much of a difference. Japan took first place out of 12 countries, while the United States finished near the bottom.
  • By the early 1970s, American students were ranking last among industrialized countries in seven of 19 tests of academic achievement and never made it to first or even second place in any of them. A decade later, "A Nation at Risk," the landmark 1983 report by the National Commission on Excellence in Education, cited these and other academic failings to buttress its stark claim that "if an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war."
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      marcmancinelli on 27 Feb 11
       
      US has long been mediocre or at the bottom of international comparisons, but it's not a zer-sum game
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  • J. Michael Shaughnessy, president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, argues that the latest PISA test "underscores the need for integrating reasoning and sense making in our teaching of mathematics." Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, claims that the same results "tell us … that if you don't make smart investments in teachers, respect them, or involve them in decision-making, as the top-performing countries do, students pay a price."
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      marcmancinelli on 27 Feb 11
       
      People use crises to advance their own agendas...
  • But don't expect any of them to bring the country back to its educational golden age -- there wasn't one.
  • According to the most recent statistics, the U.S. share of foreign students fell from 24 percent in 2000 to just below 19 percent in 2008. Meanwhile, countries like Australia, Canada, and Japan saw increased market shares from their 2000 levels, though they are still far below the American numbers.
  • And even with its declining share, the United States still commands 9 percentage points more of the market than its nearest competitor, Britain.
  • A 2008 Rand Corp. report found that nearly two-thirds of the most highly cited articles in science and technology come from the United States, and seven in 10 Nobel Prize winners are employed by American universities. And the United States spends about 2.9 percent of its GDP on postsecondary education, about twice the percentage spent by China, the European Union, and Japan in 2006.
  • But over the long term, exactly where countries sit in the university hierarchy will be less and less relevant, as Americans' understanding of who is "us" and who is "them" gradually changes. Already, a historically unprecedented level of student and faculty mobility has become a defining characteristic of global higher education. Cross-border scientific collaboration, as measured by the volume of publications by co-authors from different countries, has more than doubled in two decades.
  • marcmancinelli on 27 Feb 11
     
    A great perspective piece on American education compared to the world.
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10 Websites for Foreign Language Learning - 127 views

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  • Michael Sheehan on 25 Nov 13
     
    !0 excellent web based resources for learning e new language.
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The Arab World's Youth Army - By Ellen Knickmeyer | Foreign Policy - 17 views

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  • Cathy Yungmann on 06 Sep 11
     
    Foreign Policy - Meet the chronically unemployed twenty-somethings fueling social and political upheaval across the Middle East.
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Language Magazine » The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit - 13 views

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  • Don Doehla on 04 Jun 13
     
    Americans must learn other languages! Pick one to learn, any one! Pick one that interests you. Pick one from your community, your family history... Just pick one and enlarge your mind, your connections, your world! Support others learning as well, especially your own children if you have any. 
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eTools for Language Teachers: How to use Social Media in the Foreign Language Class: A ... - 90 views

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  • Lauren Rosen on 28 Dec 12
     
    More of a "what is" than a "how to" but this post offers several links to more information all of which is geared towards language educators and learners. 
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Auras - Aurasma - 51 views

www.aurasma.com/aura web2.0 apps
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  • Julio Quintero on 09 May 15
     
    In a foreign language class this would be a good tool to have students describe an image, record their voices, and listen to what others have recorded.
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Microsoft Language Labs - Translator Bookmarklet - 30 views

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shared by Martin Burrett on 23 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 23 Nov 11
     
    A good, simple browser translation tool from Microsoft. The bookmarklet sits in your bookmark toolbar and translates foreign pages into your language with one click. Choose a language from the drop down menu to translate into other languages. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Languages%2C+Culture+%26+International+Projects
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