EPIC-Lang is happy to announce the Tips, Tricks and Treats talk series on language instruction. Dr. Beyza Lorenz, our first speaker in the series, will focus on interactive, collaborative assignments and activities in synchronous online courses in this talk. Dr. Lorenz will particularly focus on new tools and technologies in online language instruction and provide...

EPIC-Lang presents "The Communication “C” and Technology", a talk by Bhavya Singh as part of the Tips, Tricks, and Treats talk series. This talk aims to share with language educators the use of immersive educational technology tools in language classrooms to enhance learners’ language proficiency and performance. Examples will be presented from all three modes...

EPIC-Lang's newest Tips, Tricks, and Treats talk "Designing Online Language Modules", invites you to explore various sequences for organizing language learning in online modules. Dr. Kim DeBacco, a Senior Instructional Designer with the UCLA Online Teaching and Learning team, will share models and samples to inspire instructors' course design. This seminar will consider factors that...

EPIC-Lang presents “Entering the World of Asynchronous Online Language Courses: A Personal Journey”, a talk by Dr. Magda Tarnawska Senel as part of the Tips, Tricks, and Treats talk series. Dr. Tarnawska Senel is the Director of the German Language Program and Lecturer at the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies at UCLA. Her...

EPIC-Lang presents "Bilingualism and the Relationship between Speech Perception and Production", a talk by Professor Ji Young Kim as part of the Tips, Tricks, and Treats talk series. Ji Young Kim is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at UCLA with specialization in heritage language phonology. In this talk, Professor Kim will focus on the perception and...