noun \ˈliŋ-gw-e-jə-'tek\
1 An unsightly portmanteau of the words "linguistics," "education," and "technology"
2 A tumblr conglomeration of musings on language learning, education policy, and technology, among other links and ramblings.
Caleb is a Spanish instructor and Master's student in Hispanic Linguistics at UC Davis. He is also a freelance linguistic consultant. His professional interests include Spanish maintenance in the United States, heritage language acquisition, education language policy and linguistic human rights, dual immersion programs, and technology in the foreign language classroom.
1 An unsightly portmanteau of the words "linguistics," "education," and "technology"
2 A tumblr conglomeration of musings on language learning, education policy, and technology, among other links and ramblings.
About the author:
Caleb is a Spanish instructor and Master's student in Hispanic Linguistics at UC Davis. He is also a freelance linguistic consultant. His professional interests include Spanish maintenance in the United States, heritage language acquisition, education language policy and linguistic human rights, dual immersion programs, and technology in the foreign language classroom.
Recent Tweets
@cbloodworth
Thanks to @sylviaduckworth for sharing this on Twitter!
This article describes the use of athletic training as a metaphor for the language acquisition process.
This site offers an impressively long list of free, authentic articles (spanning from 1999 to 2007) in PDF format about a variety of topics in Spanish for use in the classroom.
A fun cultural comparison activity using Venn diagrams.
La Independencia de México/La Revolución Mexicana (via Infografías en castellano)
Thanks to @alenord for sharing this on Twitter!
