Posts by Betsy:
Multimedia learning object from pedagogical grammar course
Time to show off a little. You can check out one of the multimedia learning objects, aka interactive presentations, from a course that I developed and taught between 8/2012 and 6/2013. The topic was pedagogical grammar for undergraduate pre-service teachers of English as a second language.
If you really really like it and want to see more, get in touch, and I’ll give you the login information to see the rest of the course.
Using corpora and CALL tools in the ESL classroom
Today, I’m teaching a class for MA TESOL students on using corpus tools and CALL tools in the language classroom. Here is a list of links that may be useful: CALL tools CLEAR’s Rich Internet Applications List of Web 2.0 tools Corpus tools Corpus of Contemporary American English Compleat Lexical Tutor Vocab Profile […]
Web 2.0 how-tos and other useful CALL links
I had the privilege of teaching CALL to ESL teachers from around the world during the past two weeks. My main role was to show them some tech tools that would be useful for the projects that they had to complete by the end of the program. One of the challenges in selecting the tools […]
Formatting APA papers
I need to write a lot of papers in APA format–that’s because I’m a grad student. And every time I do, I am so very grateful for the Word template that Dr. Paula Winke has made available. Not only is it set up with styles that you can apply to your paper, it also has […]
Learning to write for Facebook
This post accompanies an in-class teaching presentation that I will give on 10/3 in my second language writing class. Writing for Facebook Use The Wall Machine to teach Facebook-style written communication. Examples Teaching ESL writing Ben Franklin Avengers Shakespeare After showing students some examples, try the following instructions: Your friend posts the following on your […]
Publication of MSU Working Papers in SLS
The editorial staff is pleased to announce the publication of the third issue of the MSU Working Papers in SLS. It is available online, and you can download a PDF of the entire issue. Below is a copy of the introduction. If you have any questions or comments, please email one of the co-editors, Scott […]
Seeking native Japanese speakers for (paid!) linguistic experiment in SF Bay Area
I’ll be in the San Francisco Bay Area from 8/22 to 8/26, and I’ll be collecting data for a linguistic experiment that examines how native speakers of Japanese read in English. Can you participate in the experiment? Or do you know someone else who can? Please help me spread the word! Here is the information […]
Reading in Japanese on the iPhone
Somehow I missed it until recently, but did you know that your iPhone has a built-in dictionary? And even more interesting for language learners (at the intermediate level and above), the dictionary is in the language of your OS! So, because I have my iPhone set to Japanese, my dictionary is also in Japanese. Here’s […]
2011, the year that I traveled
2011 is best summed up by looking back on all of the places I traveled over the past 12 months. I’ve never had a year with so many opportunities to travel or spent so much time in airports! Here’s hoping that 2012 will have as many wonderful adventures in store. It’s been a great year! […]
Helpful giant squid
The only thing inspiring me to finish my final papers is creating Internet memes.