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Creating and implementing open educational resources for the Spanish as a Heritage Language classroom 西班牙语作为传统语言课堂开放教育资源的创建与实施

New case studies of openness in and beyond the language classroom Pub Date : 2019-07-26 DOI: 10.14705/rpnet.2019.37.964

Evelyn Durán Urrea, Jocelly G. Meiners

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Assessing language student interaction and engagement via Twitter 通过Twitter评估语言学生的互动和参与

New case studies of openness in and beyond the language classroom Pub Date : 2019-07-26 DOI: 10.14705/rpnet.2019.37.971

Olivia Kelly

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Open practices as a catalyst for language teachers’ professional development 开放实践是语言教师专业发展的催化剂

New case studies of openness in and beyond the language classroom Pub Date : 2019-07-26 DOI: 10.14705/rpnet.2019.37.973

Patricia A. Daniels

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Learning in the open: integrating language and culture through student curation, virtual exchange, and OER 开放学习:通过学生策划、虚拟交流和OER整合语言和文化

New case studies of openness in and beyond the language classroom Pub Date : 2019-07-26 DOI: 10.14705/rpnet.2019.37.967

Lionel Mathieu, K. Murphy-Judy, Robert Godwin-Jones, L. Middlebrooks, Natalia Boykova

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