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Learn Languages, Explore Cultures, Transform Lives Moeller, Editor 2015 Learn Languages, Explore Cultures, Learn Languages, Explore Cultures, Transform Lives Learn Transform Languages, Cultures, Explore Transform Lives Editor Aleidine J. Moeller University of Nebraska–Lincoln Articles by: Sharon Wilkinson Patricia Calkins Tracy Dinesen Theresa R. Bell Diane Ceo-Francesco J. S. Orozco-Domoe Rebecca L. Chism Leah McKeeman Blanca Oviedo Katya Koubek John C. Bedward Heidy Cuervo Carruthers Jason R. Jolley Lucianne Maimone Colleen Neary-Sundquist Clara Burgo Moeller, Editor Moeller, Elizabeth Harsma 2015 Report of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Learn Languages, Explore Cultures, Transform Lives Selected Papers from the 2015 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Aleidine J. Moeller, Editor University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2015 Report of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages iv Learn Languages, Explore Cultures, Transform Lives Publisher: Robert M. Terry 2211 Dickens Road, Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23230 Printer: Johnson Litho Graphics of Eau Claire, Ltd. 2219 Galloway Street Eau Claire, WI 54703 © 2015 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Patrick T. Raven, Executive Director 7141A Ida Red Road Egg Harbor, WI 54209-9566 Phone: 414-405-4645 FAX: 920-868-1682 [email protected] www.csctfl.org C P 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 v Review and Acceptance Procedures Central States Conference Report The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign LanguagesReport is a refereed volume of selected papers based on the theme and program of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Abstracts for sessions are first submitted to the Program Chair, who then selects sessions that will be presented at the annual conference. Once the sessions have been selected, presenters are contacted by the editor of the Report and invited to submit a manuscript for possible publication in that volume. Copies of the publication guidelines are sent to conference presenters. All submissions are read and evaluated by the editor and three other members of the Editorial Board. Reviewers are asked to recommend that the article (1) be published in its current form, (2) be published after specific revisions have been made, or (3) not be published. When all of the reviewers’ ratings are received, the editor makes all final publishing decisions. 2015 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Report Editorial Board Editor Aleidine Moeller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The editor would like to thank the following professionals for their contributions to the review of the articles in this volume: Editorial Board Alan Lytle Anne Marie Gunter Brigid Burke Carolina Bustamante Cecilia Kennedy Charles James David Jahner Emily Spinelli Helene Zimmer-Loew Isabel Espinoza Janine Theiler Laura Durnin Laura Terrell Martha Castaneda Melanie Bloom Paul Garcia Sarah Percival Theresa Bell Theresa Catalano vi Learn Languages, Explore Cultures, Transform Lives 2014 – 2015 CSCTFL Officers and Directors (followed by year term ends on June 30) Chair .....................................................................................................Vickie Scow (FY16) Vice Chair ..................................................................................Mary Goodwin (FY16) Executive Director ........................................................................Patrick T. Raven (FY17) Recording Secretary ...................................................................Sarah Percival (FY16) Immediate Past Chair ..................................................................... Lori Winne (FY14) 2015 Program Chair ..................................................................Kerisa Baedke (FY15) 2015 Assistant Program Chair and 2016 Program Chair & Director ....................... Sarah Shackelford (FY18) 2016 Assistant Program Chair and 2017 Program Chair & Director .........................Martha Pero Halemba (FY17) Director .........................................................................................Phyllis Farrar (FY 15) Director ...............................................................................................Lisa Lilley (FY 15) Director ..............................................................................................Julie Jezuit (FY 16) Director .......................................................................................... Brigid Burke (FY16) Director ..............................................................................................Alan Lytle (FY 17) vii Contents Review and Acceptance Procedures ....................................................................... v Central States Conference Board of Directors 2014-2015 .................................. vi Preface ....................................................................................................................... ix Introduction ............................................................................................................. xi Transforming Lives by Transforming Classrooms: Alternatives to Traditional Learning Environments 1. Creating a Culture-driven Classroom One Activity at a Time ............................................................... 1 Sharon Wilkinson, Patricia Calkins, & Tracy Dinesen 2. The Flipped German Classroom .........................................17 Theresa R. Bell 3. Engaging Learners in Culturally Authentic Virtual Interactions ...............................................................39 Diane Ceo-Francesco Transforming Lives by Transforming Perspectives: Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence 4. Jouney to Global Competence: Learning Languages, Exploring Cultures, Transforming Lives .................................59 J. S. Orozco-Domoe 5. Strangers in a Strange Land: Perceptions of Culture in a First-year French Class ..............................................89 Rebecca L. Chism 6. 21st Century World Language Classrooms: Technology to Support Cultural Competence ....................... 105 Leah McKeeman & Blanca Oviedo Transforming Lives by Transforming Access: Using Technology to Explore Language and Culture 7. Effective Cloud-based Technologies to Maximize Language Learning .................................................... 133 Katya Koubek & John C. Bedward 8. An Alternative to the Language Laboratory: Online and Face-to-face Conversation Groups ...................................................................................155 Heidy Cuervo Carruthers 9. Free Online Machine Translation: Use and Perceptions by Spanish Students and Instructors ......................................................................................................181 Jason R. Jolley & Luciane Maimone Transforming Lives by Transforming Approaches: Exploring New Solutions to Foreign Language Challenges 10. A Corpus-based Pedagogy for German Vocabulary ................................................. 201 Colleen Neary-Sundquist 11. Grammar Teaching Approaches for Heritage Learners of Spanish ...................................................................................................................................... 217 Clara Burgo 12. Going Online: Research-based Course Design ........................................................... 235 Elizabeth Harsma ix Preface Learn Languages, Explore Cultures,Transform Lives The 2015 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota together with the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures, who served as local host. This year’s theme underscores the transformative nature of learning a foreign language. As language teachers we have a great responsibility to provide our students with opportunities to learn and explore languages and cultures in ways that foster intercultural communicative competence. The 2015 conference highlighted strategies, practices, and approaches that world language educators can use to help students develop the attitudes, skills, and knowledge necessary to interact with others in our global community. The 2015 Keynote speaker was Dr. Tove I. Dahl, a Professor in the Department of Psychology at UiT, the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, Norway. She also serves as the dean of Skogfjorden, the Concordia Language Villages’ Norwegian language program. In Dr. Dahl’s address “Why Foreign Languages? It’s Personal” she shared how her work has shaped her own answers to the question “Why foreign languages?” Dr. Dahl also presented two sessions entitled “Composing Compelling Answers to Simple Questions About Why Foreign Languages Matter,” and “Find It, Sing It, Pass It On: Mindful Music Instruction.” The CSCTFL 2015 conference featured 35 workshops and more than 200 sessions. Nine of the 16 Central States were represented by “Best of” sessions. 21 sessions from the 2014 conference were presented again at the 2015 conference as “All-Stars.” The session and workshop topics represented at the 2015 conference included technology in the classroom, intercultural competence, assessment, advocacy, best practices, and the use of literature, art, and music in language classes. The authors whose articles are included in the 2015 CSCTFL Report addressed the 2015 conference theme, “Learn Languages Explore Cultures Transform Lives” by focusing on those elements that transform foreign language teaching and learning. The articles in the 2015Report are divided into four sections: • Transforming
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