Betty Rose Facer

Betty Rose Facer is Senior Lecturer of French and the Director of the Language Learning Center in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She received her Master of Arts degree from Syracuse University in French Language and Literatures. Her research interests include computer-assisted language learning and instruction, and the impact of new media on foreign language pedagogy. She is the recipient of numerous grants, including one from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to focus on the use of technology in language learning and teaching. She has made presentations at the International Association for Language Learning Technology, the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, the Mid Atlantic Association for Language Learning Technology, and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. She serves as an Official Delegate to the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) in Washington, DC to identify national needs and to plan national language policies.

Publications

Academic Podcasting and Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Applications and Outcomes
Academic Podcasting and Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Applications and Outcomes
Betty Rose Facer, M’hammed Abdous. © 2011. 244 pages.
The use of Academic Podcasting Technology and MALL (Mobile Assisted Language Learning) is reshaping teaching and learning by supporting, expanding, and enhancing course content...
The Impact of Academic Podcasting on Students' Learning Outcomes
The Impact of Academic Podcasting on Students' Learning Outcomes
Betty Rose Facer, M’hammed Abdous, Margaret M. Camarena. © 2009. 13 pages.
As part of an initiative to enhance the humanities’ use of emerging technologies, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Old Dominion University is currently...