Full Description
Study abroad is the ideal option for world language students to immerse themselves in the target language and culture. However, circumstances beyond control may make travel challenging, evenimpossible. Technology has the potential to engage students and provide an opportunity for linguistic and cultural immersion from home. In addition to immersing students in the target language and culture, Carmen Granda shows that technology can be implemented in all world language courses to foster connections and comparisons and, most importantly, create community in and outside of the classroom. She demonstrates that digital tools have the power to make language learning inclusive of and accessible to all students, fulfilling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals of higher education.
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Immersive Learning with Digital Tools
Chapter 1: Recreating Study Abroad through Digital Maps
Chapter 2: Teaching Language and Literature through Social Media
Chapter 3: Using Telecollaboration to Promote Linguistic and Cultural Proficiency
Conclusion: Reverse Culture Shock
Appendix
Bibliography
About the Author
