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‘foreign language teaching’

course improvement grant spotlight: “incorporating japanese cultural experiences for japanese language course”

nov. 4, 2021—asami nakano, lecturer in asian studies, talked with cft assistant director julaine fowlin about her course improvement grant, “incorporating japanese cultural experiences for japanese language course.” asami believes that authentic language learning involves integration of cultural experiences. in the video interview, she shares that in tennessee there are not many opportunities for authentic japanese cultural...

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course improvement grant spotlight: “italian language enhancement for maymester course in rome”

oct. 7, 2021—chiara sulprizio, senior lecturer in classical and mediterranean studies, recently talked with cft assistant director julaine fowlin about her course improvement grant, “italian language enhancement for maymester course in rome.” chiara teaches a maymester course called, history and art of ancient rome, and she takes students to rome and southern italy for that month. she...

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center for second language studies- fall 2020 orientation

aug. 12, 2020—the csls community is invited to attend the virtual csls orientation with guest speaker shannon riggs on “engaging students from a distance.” the orientation will be held over zoom on august 20th from 10am-10:45am. zoom link: https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/j/91745405522

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: stacey johnson and reflective final exams

feb. 10, 2020—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern   during spring 2020, the teaching innovations at vanderbilt blog series will highlight teaching innovations that cft staff have implemented and evaluated in their own courses. dr. stacey johnson is passionate about teaching languages, and if there is one teaching technique she is passionate about, it’s reflective exams. for...

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teaching innovations at vanderbilt: daniela d’eugenio and selective technology use

apr. 29, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern personal technological devices, such as phones and laptops, are ubiquitous in society as well as the classroom. their use is banned outright by some professors and encouraged by others, but just as outside of the classroom, the exact role and extent they should be used is still being explored....

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teaching in the l2 at the novice level: guidelines for foreign languages teaching assistants

mar. 25, 2019—by josé luis de ramón ruiz, teaching affiliate foreign languages departments are often keenly aware of the importance of maximizing classroom time to offer comprehensible input for their students. however, conducting an entire class in the l2 can be overwhelming for new instructors, especially for those teaching classes at the novice level. will my students...

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leading lines ed tech podcast with ingeborg walther

oct. 11, 2018—this fall, two members of the leading lines team, working completely independently, brought interviews with university educators about shared language programs. in each case, a group of colleges and universities got together to offer online language courses. these are courses that wouldn’t have enough enrollment to run at a single institution, but across three or...

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conversation on teaching: student-produced podcasts

nov. 3, 2017—podcasts have been around since the early 2000s, but the medium has experienced remarkable growth in recent years, thanks to increasing smart phone adoption and to very popular podcasts like serial and radiolab. educational uses of podcasts are growing, as well. some instructors create podcasts for use in their courses, others assign podcasts as “texts”...

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junior faculty spotlight: michiru lowe

oct. 10, 2017—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month michiru lowe of asian studies talks about her teaching philosophy and interests. i have previously taught at japanese schools in japan and new jersey from school age children to senior community members before i came to vanderbilt. at any...

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the center for second language studies to offer four new working groups

sep. 13, 2017—all language teachers and learners are all invited to participate in any (or all) of four csls working groups this year. all have initial meetings in the coming weeks.       students as filmmakers: editing tools in the foreign language classroom first meeting: thursday, sept 14th 3 pm contact: kate schaller this working group...

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