Sessions

OLE SIG Forum: Engaging Learners Online and Offline

In this forum the presenters will evaluate their experiences with the use of online learning platforms for their classes and with teaching vocabulary to beginners. Presenter 1 talks about the use of Zoom and Moodle at a technical university. Presenter 2 explains some tricks when using Zoom for German classes. Presenter 3 shares the experiences with an online practice room for Thai, and presenter 4 focuses on Vietnamese vocabulary teaching beyond the textbook.

Spelling Errors in Japanese Beginners’ 2FL German

As German uses many long words, multiple spelling mistakes should be expected. However, in the “free writing” term final essays in the presenter’s German for beginner’s courses, learners often make one single mistake each (in various places) in words of varying length. This presentation considers seven spelling difficulty prediction features for Japanese, English, and German and analyzes the spelling mistakes in writing assignments of various lengths.