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One FL instructor’s Online Study  Dr. Roger Anderson, Assistant Professor of International Languages & Cultures, Central State University To celebrate finishing my Ph.D., I gifted myself (ha!) a three-month subscription to a well-known, commercial product to learn another language (heretofore: … Continue reading →

Sheri K. Barksdale, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, Assistant Professor of American Sign Language Brian Hunter, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, Assistant Professor of Spanish A factor that has a great degree of variability is the online component … Continue reading →

The GAVE program from Goethe Institut is perfect for a pandemic! Carah Casler, German/ELL Teacher, Watkins Memorial High School In this time of uncertainty, it has been amazing to observe my students learn, grow and develop cultural understanding the same … Continue reading →

Fighting Zoom Fatigue and the Value of Self-Care Cheryl Johnson, 2020-2021 OFLA PresidentDenison University, Instructional Technologist for the Dept of Modern Languages Greetings! In pondering for weeks now what to write to you, our members, I find myself searching for … Continue reading →

CANCELLED: 2021 OFLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT EMBASSY SUITES Cheryl Johnson, 2020-2021 OFLA PresidentInstructional Technologist for the Dept of Modern Languages, Denison University Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and after careful consideration, we have cancelled the in-person 2021 OFLA Annual Conference … Continue reading →

Consider Supporting OFLA with an Automatic Charitable Donation Cheryl Johnson, 2020-2021 OFLA PresidentInstructional Technologist for the Dept of Modern Languages, Denison University Amazon will donate to OFLA 0.5% of the price of eligible AmazonSmile purchases if you select OFLA as … Continue reading →

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Lesley Chapman, OFLA Immediate Past PresidentFrench Teacher, Sycamore Community Schools Recently, I received a text message from Kathy Shelton referring to the 2020 school year. It read: Tell me everything.  The good, the … Continue reading →

A Core Practice of World Language Teaching Lucas Hoffman, OFLA Executive TreasurerFrench/Spanish Teacher, Sylvania Southview High School This is the sixth and final article in a series about the nationally developed core practices of world language teaching.  In 2015-2016, I … Continue reading →

Beth Hanlon, OFLA Executive Recorder and Editor of The CardinalSpanish Teacher, Oberlin High School With the onset of the pandemic and the move to online teaching, our Ohio Department of Education World Language Consultants really came through for us with … Continue reading →

How does it work in my Hi-Flex environment?  ¨Hoot hoot¨ is the sound in the classroom. Marianela Serrano, OFLA Professional Development ChairSpanish Teacher, Hathaway Brown School School is in session, and just last week all the students were welcomed on … Continue reading →