Techniques represent a method of language learning as opposed to the programs and apps detailed in the Technology section. All of the techniques outlined in the following pages are not technologies in an of themselves, but are being employed in new and novel ways through new technologies. From the facilitating ubiquity of ever developing communication technology to algorithms that are streamlining learning, each of these techniques have advocates who back up their claims with growing bodies of research. Each section can be reached by the buttons below.
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The importance of communities for supporting and motivating language learners with a lesson plan for incorporating Facebook into a language class.
What we choose to learn from can be as important as how we learn. Authentic materials are culturally embedded material that is drawn from the source language.
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More evidence of the importance of communities on language learning with a focus on building and fostering them.
Algorithms are helping to streamline memorization and aid in language learning. Spaced repetition is rote learning with a healthy dose of brain science.
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