Equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n VCL offers technical equipment for Vanderbilt faculty.<\/p>\n We are equipped with:<\/p>\n Request equipment here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Digital Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n See below for a list of helpful tools that are aligned with the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do statements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Video and Audio<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Embedding Comprehension Questions in Videos<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Collaborative Tools<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Multi-language Content Websites<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Self-assessment or Comprehension Questions<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Reading Tools<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Blogging\/Teaching <\/strong> <\/p>\r\n\r\n Participation<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Video Collaborations for Calling<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Podcasts and Listening<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Creative Tools<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n General Practice Activities and Cultural Resources<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n The Vanderbilt Center for Languages hosts professional development workshops for language educators across a wide range of topics. Open to faculty and graduate students across the university, the workshops invite external experts to share thought-provoking ideas about language education.<\/p>\n The workshops are held on Friday afternoons at the VCL (Furman Hall 003). See the Fall 2023 schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n The Vanderbilt Center for Languages has an extensive media library available for instructor use in classrooms and beyond. Search our media catalog here<\/a> to access items for instructional use.<\/p>\n Return to top<\/a><\/p>\n Language Panda<\/strong><\/p>\n Vanderbilt Center for Languages is the home for Language Panda, a crowd-sourced, searchable database for teaching foreign languages with digital resources. Language Panda began in 2015 when graduate students at the center set out to address an emerging issue in the field of foreign language teaching: As communication has taken an increasingly digital form, there is a growing need for lessons that practice technology-based interactions.<\/p>\n In the spirit of digital humanities and public scholarship, Language Panda provides a forum for sharing how digital pedagogy is being practiced across a variety of campuses and institutions. The webpage currently features projects in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Chinese, and we invite contributions from experienced and novice instructors, K-12 teachers, and higher education professors.<\/p>\n Graduate affiliates at the center moderate and maintain the site, which allows our graduate students to develop WordPress skills, learn about new tools, and share lesson plans that practice key vocabulary and grammar, facilitate cultural competence, and provide digital evidence of student learning.<\/p>\n To browse the project database or to submit your own materials, please visit Language Panda<\/a>.<\/p>\n The projects on Language Panda are designed according to ACTFL standards. If you are interested in submitting an activity to Language Panda, please use this lesson plan template<\/a> to help create your project, articulate your learning objectives, and describe your lesson outcomes.<\/p>\n\n
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