We have been using Talkabroad for several years and our students (and instructors) love it! The most important thing is to make sure it is a planned (mandatory) part of the curriculum, and that you have effective pre-and post-conversation activities. That really makes a difference with students’ satisfaction. Also, Todd and his crew are great to work with. If you want more info, feel free to contact me. Pam Castaldi Program Operations Director Language Learning Center MSC03 2100, 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 505-277-7368 http://llc.unm.edu From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of "Henshaw, Florencia Giglio" <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 11:31 AM To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Using TalkAbroad? We have been using TalkAbroad for several years, and I still highly recommend it. I just suggested it to a colleague in French, actually, and he might be using it in the Fall. I don't know if you wanted to know something in particular, but please feel free to ask. Florencia G. Henshaw, Ph.D. Director of Advanced Spanish Director of the Center for Language Instruction and Coordination 4017 Foreign Languages Building University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://www.spanport.illinois.edu/people/henshaw2 http://clic.illinois.edu/ ________________________________ From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Carly Born [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 11:42 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Using TalkAbroad? Hi all, I'm interested to hear from anyone who has used or suggested their students use TalkAbroad. I'm interested to hear how it went and if you would continue to recommend using this company. Feel free to contact me on or off list. Thanks! ~~ Click here to sign up for scheduled office hours<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUIzXzFjdC16YWFufGRlZmF1bHR8NTc1NWY5OGJlNjk2YTBlZTVkODMwMWI4YmEzNzk2ZmY> - or - Feel free to use the Find A Time feature of Google Calendar<https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37161?hl=en&ref_topic=3417926> to propose another meeting time! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carly J. Born Academic Technology | Weitz 027C Carleton College | 507-222-7010 | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [mage removed by sender.]