Please join us for the next IALLT webinar on Wednesday October 10, 2012 3:00 pm ET (2:00 pm CT/1:00 pm MT/12:00 pm PT). Our presenter will be Felix Kronenberg, Assistant Professor for Modern Languages and Literatures and Director of the Language Learning
Center at Rhodes College.
The rising interest in video games for language learning and teaching purposes poses the question whether this area will be of growing importance concerning the offerings and support that language learning centers provide. In this presentation Dr. Kronenberg
will outline the current state of research, and discuss advantages and disadvantages of games for L2 learning. He will also talk about the pedagogy behind the use of games for L2 learning, and provide an overview of successful projects and curricular integration
at Rhodes College (and previously at Pomona College) as well as other universities and colleges. This will be followed by a discussion of how to best support the use of video games in the language center, including practical considerations such as hardware
and software acquisitions, installation and support issues, professional development, as well as course integration topics, such as scaffolding and debriefing.
To sign up for the webinar, please visit the IALLT website at
http://www.iallt.org. Click on the "Conferences" heading and select the "webinar" page, then fill in the registration form. Seats are limited, so don't delay signing up! Once you have filled in the registration form, you will receive an email with instructions
on how to access the webinar a few days before the webinar happens.
If you encounter any problems in accessing the IALLT website, please let me know. Thanks, and hope to see you on October 10!
Sarah
Sarah Withee
Instructional Technologist
Colorado College
14 East Cache la Poudre
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-389-6381