Folium: Listen to Endangered Indigenous Languages From Around the World via Google Earth

… Connect Google Earth: Listen to Endangered Indigenous Languages From Around the World … English is the universal language of…everything, right? : If you are a native English speaker, have you ever considered the possibility of the English language going extinct? Probably not, because English is the most spoken language in the world! English has been […]

Folium: What COVID-Quarantine Reveals About the World’s Culture via BBCTravel

… (Editor: Reminder, this is not a political article about COVID-19 policy or response. Rather, this is an informative piece on how different cultures emotionally process global life-changing events. Keep this in mind in your writing.) … Connect BBCTravel : What COVID-Quarantine Reveals About the World’s Culture … When I was younger, my dad would […]

Folium: What “Personal Space” Means to the Rest of World via Lifehacker

… Connect Lifehacker: What “Personal Space” Means to the Rest of World … Do you have a personal space limit? Have you heard of a “personal bubble”? According to National Geographic, “The psychology of studying personal space, or “peripersonal space” as it is known, tells us there really is such a thing. The brain computes […]

Gemini – SUNY GenEd Assessment Requirements

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Gemini – SUNY GenEd Administrative Requirements

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Gemini – Reading, Writing, and Listening Task Guide

… Reading, Writing, and Listening Tasks Each World Languages course at FLCC includes a series of tasks contained within each Learning Module. These tasks are designed to utilize the grammar and vocabulary topics presented in the Learning Module and to assess individual language modalities. Reading Reading Tasks at the 101/102/201/202 levels contain selections of realia […]

Gemini – Course Schedule and Module Timing

… Gemini – Course Schedule and Module Timing Each French and Spanish course is designed to run for 15 weeks. FLCC also adapts these designs to run for six-week sessions in the summer and winter sessions. We do not recommend running any of these courses in under six weeks. We also do not recommend running […]

Gemini – Course Materials and Access – LEAF

… Gemini – Materials Philosophy The LEAF Project (The Language Education Access Foundation) is a focus of Didactic Tactics LLC, which is owned and operated by Professor Michael Van Etten at Finger Lakes Community College. Professor Barbara Kruger contributes a great deal to the development of Spanish and French materials, and our students often contribute […]

Gemini – Course Materials and Access – Blackboard

… How to Access Blackboard at FLCC Access to FLCC’s Blackboard System can be found at the link below: [https://lms.flcc.edu] The Blackboard username and password for World Language / Gemini Faculty can be obtained by emailing Professor Michael Van Etten at Finger Lakes Community College. Michael.VanEtten@flcc.edu For security purposes, username and password information can not […]

Gemini – Course Design and Objectives

… Gemini – Learning Module and Objective Structures All World Language courses at FLCC are built on the same organizational platform and fitted with level-appropriate content and objectives. Each course contains course objectives. These course objectives are supported by six Learning Modules with individual module objectives. … French 101 @ FLCC (v.4) French 102 @ FLCC (v.4) […]