The American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) held its national conference from Nov. 21 through Nov. 24 in Washington DC this year.

This is one of the best professional development opportunities for language educators due to its high volume of sessions and workshops with high-profile presenters and world-renowned researchers in the field of Second Language Acquisition, Pedagogy, Applied Linguistics and Technology, etc.

It is exciting and gratifying to present and demonstrate Wayne State University’s strong research commitment and achievements in these fields.

With my  esteemed colleague and friend from Michigan State,  Carmen De Lorenzo, we presented our research and results on the meaningful and pedagogical value of integrating technology in our language and culture classrooms.

Our presentation “Engaging Students with Meaningful Integration of Technology” was well received, and the audience seemed to appreciate the strong pedagogical approach on how learning objectives motivated the choice of technology applied and how, according to data collected, the students perceived their learning experience.