Reading Time: 3 minutesBlake Fetty is a lecturer of Spanish at the University of Central Oklahoma Research on testing anxiety shows a clear correlation between test-taking anxiety and lower test scores. In some classes, this anxiety is more apparent than others. As a Spanish teacher, my students’ anxiety is never more visible than right before a speaking […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesChaitali Botcha is a graduate of Texas A&M University and the Central Regional Lead Cengage Student Ambassador. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Medical Science at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Health is wealth. Ralph Waldo Emerson coined this term when he said, “the first wealth is health.” What […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesJustin Tumelaire is senior manager of accessibility at Cengage The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative defines accessibility as “websites, tools, and technologies designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them.” Accessibility is about supporting all users that engage with digital content. As much as accessibility is about everyone, it is not achievable […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesJennifer Rogers is the Foreign Language Coordinator and an instructor of Spanish at Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, MO I am a longtime user of MindTap for World Languages. As new features and functionalities are added to the platform, I’m always excited to try them in my classes. One of my favorite tools […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesCybele Beckham is the marketing manager for World Languages at Cengage. She’s passionate about language learning and eager to give students the opportunity to practice their communication skills. Speaking is the most challenging skill for Intro Spanish and French students. To help your students in their Intro Spanish and French courses overcome nerves and […]
Reading Time: 14 minutesColleen Zajac is a Senior Copywriter at Cengage with a zest for learning. She loves rock climbing, mountain biking and coffee—not necessarily in that order. What are the qualities of a great teacher? Most of us can’t forget the instructor who taught our favorite class. The one who got the lessons to stick. That […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesJulia Simonyan is a junior at San Jose State University Starting college fresh out of high school can seem scary and nerve-wracking. It’s okay for students to feel that way because college life can be confusing to navigate. As a young freshman back in 2019, I wasn’t exactly prepared for what I was getting […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesKajsa Larson is a Cengage faculty partner and associate professor of Spanish at Northern Kentucky University No matter how you’re delivering your World Language class, it’s essential that students have low-stakes opportunities for conversation to sharpen their listening and speaking skills. But for a fully online, asynchronous course, this can be a challenge. So, […]
