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About Us

Welcome to LangEdge, a research initiative on Online Language Education! As a team of dedicated researchers, educators, and technologists, we are at the forefront of reviewing and transforming how languages are taught and learned online in the digital age. Our mission is to harness the power of cutting-edge technologies and innovative pedagogical strategies to enhance the online language learning experience for learners around the globe.

Dilemmas of LPDs

Over the years, language program directors have been faced with the task of ensuring their online language programs go smoothly, in embarking on this research, we aim to provide solutions to these programs in asking and answering the following questions:

How can we leverage emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, to create more immersive and personalized online language learning experiences?
What strategies can be implemented to ensure sustained student engagement and motivation in online language programs, particularly when dealing with diverse learning styles and cultural backgrounds?.
How can we foster community and engagement in online language learning?

What We Offer

Emerging Technologies: We explore how technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and other advanced tools can create more immersive, personalized, and engaging online language learning environments.
Student Engagement: Sustained student engagement is a critical challenge in online learning. Our research investigates strategies to maintain motivation and participation, particularly for diverse learners with varying cultural backgrounds and learning styles.
Community Building: Language learning thrives on interaction and communication. We examine ways to build strong, supportive communities in online language programs that promote collaboration and meaningful connections among learners, fostering an environment of mutual support and cultural exchange.

Collaborators

WINIFRED FELIX

Winifred is a second year master’s student in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Arizona. Her research interests explore the intersection between language learning, culture, and hybrid identities influenced by migration. She is particularly interested in the way literature and culture are taught as forms of connecting the past, present, and future.
At the University of Arizona where she teaches French, she uses her love for the language to inspire her students into becoming global citizens. She can be reached at winifredfelix@arizona.edu

KATHARINE WEST

Katharine is a PhD student in the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching at the University of Arizona. Her research interests revolve around language attitudes, ideologies, and policy, and lesser-learned languages.

She holds an M.A. in Latin American Studies, from the Universidad Pontificia Javeriana and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics of Teaching English, from the Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, both in Bogotá, Colombia. A tentative speaker of Irish, she teaches Spanish and English. She can be reached at khwest@arizona.edu

FELICIA ODEWABI

Felicia is a Master’s student in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Arizona. Her academic interests lie in applied linguistics and second language acquisition, with a focus on multimodality and online language education. Passionate about exploring the intersection of cognitive learning language teaching and technology, Felicia is driven to innovate in the field of language education. She can be reached at odewabifd@arizona.edu

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