LARC Teaching Workshop: Authentic Resources

The 2024-25 Teaching Workshop series will delve into the dynamic domain of authentic resources, presenting language instructors with innovative strategies to enhance students’ language learning experiences. For the first in this series, we will explore social media. The language used on social media platforms often carries distinct cultural nuances and expression, such as sarcasm, humor, making it a valuable resource for language teaching. Exploring social media language can enhance learners' understanding of colloquial expressions, slang, and informal communication, fostering a more dynamic grasp of a language. Additionally, incorporating social media language into language education promotes practical language skills, aligning learners with current communication norms.

Presenter

Mari Ocando Finol is a Learning Technologies Coordinator at SDSU-LARC, and is responsible for managing the conceptualization, design, operation, and evaluation of the Language Space at the center. She holds a PhD in Spanish from Arizona State University, and she specializes in computer-assisted language learning. In addition to her work with learning technology, Mari has previously taught Spanish and English as a second language for over ten years.

• Event: Teaching Workshop
• Date: Monday, November 18, 2024
• Location: Training Room #106, 6495 Alvarado Rd.
• Time: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
• Register here: https://forms.gle/Vx7HwLbLVNbBS7N26