Posts by Betsy:
Shiga JET Skills Development Conference Fall 2018
I am honored to have the opportunity to speak to current JET assistant language teachers (ALTs) in Shiga Prefecture at the Skills Development Conference on November 28, 2018. Special thanks to all of the former ALTs who generously shared their experiences with me to help me prepare for this talk. Keynote Note that I removed some […]
Announcing the Language Center Handbook
Proud to announce my first book as editor, with co-editor Edwige Simon! The Language Center Handbook is an update to IALLT’s Language Center Management and Language Center Design volumes. The chapters cover topics related to language center management and design, including case studies from various contexts. I also contributed a chapter about language center mandates, […]
Materials for Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish extensive reading
As I end my 3.5 years as Director of the Language Resource Center at Gettysburg College, I realized that there are some materials that I could be sharing. If you are thinking of starting an extensive reading club or incorporating extensive reading into your classroom teaching, I hope you’ll find these materials useful. Japanese extensive […]
Teaching language with technology: Basic tools and techniques, 2017
Short link to this post: v.gd/clear17 I am honored to be invited to facilitate a workshop titled Teaching with technology: Basic tools and techniques, July 31-August 2, 2017. This is one of CLEAR‘s summer workshops, held at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. Presentation slides (PDF) I will facilitate learning to use the resources listed below during the workshop: […]
Reading and writing Japanese vs. Chinese
Is it harder to learn to read Japanese or Mandarin Chinese? Let’s find out!
Pleasantly it is the opposite.
Inspired by Google Translate poetry such as Muttony Muco, I have “written” a poem of my own. That Neat Sneakily Let it go Right Let it go Pleasantly Let it go Pleasantly it is the opposite. Powered by Pleasantly it is right. Let’s do it again, that’s it. Pleasing to speak. Let’s hurry, that’s it! […]
The future is behind us
I just got back from a month in Beijing (did I mention that I helped write a Fulbright-Hays grant?), and I talk about bit about my thoughts on learning Mandarin on another blog. More thoughts to come here soon.
Book chapter published
I’m excited to share that a chapter that I co-authored has been published!