Connecting Beginning Spanish Students with Native Speakers Around the World
This session explores best practices and activity rubrics that enable students to practice new language skills "live" with native speakers of their choosing from around the world. Through a variety of new technologies and services, learners can select native speaking partners from any country they choose and can put newly acquired language to use in the "real" world, which increases curiosity, cross- cultural communication, engagement, and motivation.
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This session explores best practices and activity rubrics that enable students to practice new language skills "live" with native speakers of their choosing from around the world. Through a variety of new technologies and services, learners can select native speaking partners from any country they choose and can put newly acquired language to use in the "real" world, which increases curiosity, cross- cultural communication, engagement, and motivation.
Speakers
Dr. Rob Martinsen, Brigham Young University
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