Tag: online
FCC Rejects Net Neutrality Again
Last October, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3–2 to reaffirm its 2017 repeal of net neutrality. The vote is a response to Mozilla v. FCC, a 2019 court ruling that found the FCC’s...
The New Normal Takes Testing Online
While academic institutions around the world struggle to decide the way forward for the upcoming school year, how to test students safely and accurately is often at the forefront of their decision making. There...
Online Mandarin Classes
Mandarin Matrix is offering online classes for children learning Mandarin as a second language. The Mandarin Matrix Online Classroom is open to children in elementary school and middle school and is designed to strengthen...
Online Language Learning Market Worth $21.2 Billion by 2027
According to a new market research report, the world online language learning market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 18.7% from 2020 to 2027 to reach $21.2 billion by 2027.
"Online Language Learning...
Taking English Learning Online
Instructional strategies that have proven effective in improving English language learner (ELL) achievement include providing ELLs with intentionally planned vocabulary instruction; using gestures, visual cues, or realia; providing opportunities to practice using language; activating...
A Systematic Approach to Online Teaching and Learning
How surreal it was as we said goodbye to our fellow teachers. We had, of course, no idea that it would be so long before we would be seeing our students. Before we left,...
How to Train Your English Teacher
Teaching English online is exploding in popularity, which is great news for teachers and learners as it is much more flexible and opens up many opportunities for learning.
In the past, a popular path...
Online Chat with Purpose
Chita Espino-Bravo offers advice on teaching and assessing conversation in a Spanish virtual course
Teaching any virtual conversation class is full of challenges, especially in assessing the conversations and debate sections students prepare virtually.
In...
Unintended Consequences
Katie Nielson asks if online collaboration may sabotage language learning
Facing decreased enrollment and increasing student demand for a return on investment, higher education is under more pressure than ever to improve educational outcomes. With...
Al Jazeera Launches Chinese Site
Al Jazeera has launched a Mandarin-language news website targeting a Chinese population of 1.4 billion people.
The project, which is the first of its kind...