cAsTa Ways: An Interview with Nina Garrett

Posted By Barbara Lindsey on October 21, 2008

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In today’s episode Kevin and I had the honor of interviewing Nina Garrett, who recently retired from her position as the Director of the Center for Language Study at Yale University where she also served as Director of Language Study and Adjunct Professor of Linguistics. Nina has contributed significantly to the field of computer-assisted language learning, guiding and informing the profession through her research and scholarly publications as well as through her leadership role in organizations such as the MLA, IALLT, CALICO, NASILP and LLT. Having been on the ‘ground floor’ so to speak, of the use of computer-assisted technologies in the service of language learning, Nina has a unique perspective on past and current trends and the kinds of research questions that remain unanswered. As we mention in our podcast, we view our interview with Nina as our ‘cornerstone’ podcast, one that anchors our explorations of these newer technologies and their impact on the teaching and learning of languages.

 
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Barbara Lindsey

Barbara Lindsey currently serves as director of the Multimedia Language Center at the University of Connecticut. She has given numerous presentations and workshops on Internet-based language instruction at the state and national level. Barbara has twelve years experience teaching German language at the university level, and for the private business sector as well as after school enrichment programs. She has served as project director on three federally funded grants and is a past president of the Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (2004-2006).

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  • Thanks Barbara and Kevin for conducting this interview with Nina; it was most interesting! As usual, Nina articulates the issues better than anyone else.

    Claire Bradin Siskin
    Robert Henderson Language Media Center
    University of Pittsburgh
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