cAsTa Ways: An interview with Artur Janc of Lingro

Barbara Lindsey | November 28, 2008

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In today’s episode Kevin and I spoke with Artur Janc, a co-founder, along with Paul Kastner, of Lingro, an online environment that allows language learners to master vocabulary in context using a variety of innovative and learner-centric resources.
The idea for Lingro germinated one summer when Artur picked up the Spanish [...]

 
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In which, in the end, the Word was social and with the community

Kevin Gaugler | November 23, 2008

Perhaps one of the most recognizable Biblical passages is John 1:1, which marks the beginning of creation: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” In most modern Spanish bibles, however, one often sees the word “Verbo” or “Verb” used instead of “Word,” a closer match [...]

In which X marks the spot

Kevin Gaugler | November 18, 2008

While preparing for a presentation to be given this Saturday at ACTFL about online mapping tools (shameless plug), I thought I’d share a few thoughts on the subject with our readers. Google Maps was launched in 2005 and the ability to personalize maps has only been available since April of 2007. It is not surprising, [...]