Why a virtual exchange? Have you ever considered engaging in a virtual exchange with a classroom across the world? After trying time-consuming pen pal exchanges, I wanted to find a way to connect my middle school language learners with their peers abroad to engage in authentic conversations in the target language. My hope was to […]
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Foreign language teachers, we need to talk—literally. You know that moment when students freeze like deer in headlights when asked to engage in real conversation? They’ve mastered the textbook dialogues and aced the grammar drills, but panic sets in the second they have to actually speak with someone outside the classroom. It kills me because […]
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Hello, fellow linguists! You know that, as language educators, our mission extends beyond vapid vocabulary lists and gummed up grammar rules; ideally, we want to open the doors to global citizenship and cultural competence for our students. We want them to catch whatever bug we caught, so long ago, that got us hooked onto travel, […]
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