IUPUI’s first fully-online German course, Business German, was redesigned to incorporate new technologies, foster self directed learning, and support collaboration with native speakers. The outcomes offered many rewards, and a few surprises. RSVP: libarsvp@iupui.edu with Claudia Grossman talk in the subject line.

How do people learn second (and third and fourth) languages, and what is learned in the process? Examine the impact of Internet-mediated, class-to-class learning partnerships on the acquisition of linguistic, pragmatic, and intercultural competence, i.e. the ability to see the self through the eyes of the other. RSVP: libarsvp@iupui.edu with Julie Belz talk in …