| Body | The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention culminates the fall conference season, and we look forward to meeting you at this year’s convention in Nashville!
This year, all of the sixteen Language Resource Centers (LRCs) will be hosting one large pavilion in booth 1333 by the food court. We hope you’ll stop by to find free or low-cost teaching materials, professional development opportunities, assessment and evaluation services, and more from the LRCs!
Please also join us for the following sessions:
Social Justice and Language Learning: Exploration via Digital Technologies
- Friday, November 17 11:00-12:00
- Music City Center Room 207D
- The exploration of issues connected to social justice is fundamentally important in language learning. Digital games and augmented reality experiences offer unique affordances for exploration of these complex issues. In this session, digital approaches to language learning with social justice at their core are explored and evaluated.
Lead with NCSSFL: I CanDo It-A mini Workshop on LinguaFolio
- Friday, November 17 5:00-6:00
- Music City Center Room 208A
- LinguaFolio/LinguaFolio Online and their focus on meaningful language use have the potential to transform the language classroom. Session participants will receive tools related to goal setting, reflection, and backwards design that support the integration of the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements and the successful implementation of the portfolios.
Improving University Students’ Experience Through Program-wide Assessment
- Saturday, November 18 8:00-9:00
- Music City Center Room 106B
- Program-wide proficiency assessment has the potential to define successful articulation and improve students' experience in post-secondary programs. The presentation discusses such a project for Spanish and French programs. Results provide insights into articulation within the program and beyond. Logistical issues of implementation are discussed.
Infinite Language: Using Digital Games for Cross-Curricular Learning
- Saturday, November 18 11:15-12:15
- Music City Center Room 207D
- Cultivating meaningful language learning within cross-curricular contexts and approaches to learning is a complex undertaking. In this session, participants will explore, evaluate, and experience digital games that facilitate the examination of connections across disciplines while maintaining the high-level standards of the language classroom.
Lost in Translation? LingroToGo
- Saturday, November 18 12:45-12:55
- Exhibit Hall Booth 1333
- Join us for a hands-on demonstration of LingroToGo, a game-based language learning experience available through the App Store and Google Play. Designed by gamers and linguists, LingroToGo will inspire you to master the second most spoken language in the world.
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