Kennesaw State University DigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University Faculty Publications 2-2011 Youtube for Foreign Languages: You Have to See This Video Joseph M. Terantino Kennesaw State University,
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[email protected]. Language Learning & Technology February 2011, Volume 15, Number 1 http://llt.msu.edu/issues/february2011/emerging.pdf pp. 10–16 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES YOUTUBE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES: YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS VIDEO Joseph M. Terantino Kennesaw State University INTRODUCTION “Have you seen this video?” “You have to see this video.” For the students belonging to the digital natives (Prensky, 2001), these phrases are used frequently to express their enthusiasm and overwhelming interest in new and fascinating videos that they have found via the Internet. These commonplace phrases also demonstrate their genuine desire to share and discuss what they have found. Inspired by Chinnery’s (2008) column in which he describes Google-Assisted Language Learning, this column aims to accomplish a similar feat with regard to YouTube. The descriptions offered here are geared towards integrating the practice of creating, watching, and sharing YouTube videos, which appeals to the current generation of students, into foreign language teaching and learning.