Posted by Victoria Williams on October 16, 2014
My colleague, Vesna Rodic, and I attended the Rocky Mountain Language Association’s 68th annual convention in Boise, Idaho from October 8 - 11. I have been participating in the conference for several years now and, without exception, always come away reinvigorated and full of new ideas. As a Senior Lecturer with limited university funding options,…
Posted by Victoria Williams on February 15, 2014
Blended learning: a new (and better) approach to beginning Italian Alessia Blad, University of Notre Dame The study of foreign languages faces numerous opportunities and challenges in today’s increasingly globalized world. In the United States, many foreign language programs are disappearing or in decline. Meanwhile developments in technology and the creation of new media challenge…