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International Language Experiences from the Comfort of Home?
Abstract
What happens to a language program predicated on students’ participation in a Study Abroad program in a year like 2020? In exploring this question, this presentation will document the different types of adjustments that program directors made as a result of the global pandemic. Many of the adjustments that 2020 forced upon language educators have uncovered practices and tools that will continue to be a part of language programs in years to come. This presentation will detail the campus resources and technologies that came together to salvage our students' experiences in lieu of the changes forced upon us in the Fall semester of 2020, with particular emphasis on those innovations that have the potential to contribute to the development of our language instruction beyond the beyond the 2020 pandemic.
Discipline
Language
Geographic Area
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Sub Area
Language Acquisition