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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Rebecca Oreto, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT |
| Liz Tummons, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA |
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| LETTER FROM EDITOR |
| Sarah Emory, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| TEACHING ITAS EXPLICIT PATTERNS OF COMMUNICATION |
| Denise Mussman, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
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Most ITAs come from cultures outside Northern Europe and North America and thus will encounter cultural differences in the role of the instructor, interaction, organization of ideas, and use of explicitness. This article, based on a presentation at TESOL 2014, summarizes characteristics of individualist and collective cultures, derived from the research of Edward T. Hall. It then offers classroom activities that build language skills for culturally-appropriate classroom communication. Read More |
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| VOICE RECOGNITION SOFTWARE: SAVING TIME AND STREAMLINING SPEECH ANALYSIS |
| Lara Wallace, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA |
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Analyzing a transcription can provide a clear picture of fluency, word
use, and discourse intonation, but transcribing is time-consuming and
arguably inefficient in improving one’s oral communication. This
presentation overview outlines how to use computer software to
transcribe speech, then how the transcription may be used for analysis. Read More |
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| ACTFL-INSPIRED LESSONS |
| Anne Politz, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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After attending an American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
OPI Familiarization Workshop, the author felt inspired to rethink how
she planned her lessons. Had she been providing ample opportunities to
advance her students’ language skills? Were the activities eliciting
sophisticated language, or were they simply encouraging the students to
stay within their comfort zones? Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| WHAT IS THE ITA INTEREST SECTION? |
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