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Jennifer Rogers is the Foreign Language Coordinator and an instructor of Spanish at Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, MO
I am a longtime user of MindTap for World Languages. As new features and functionalities are added to the platform, I’m always excited to try them in my classes. One of my favorite tools within the MindTap platform is the Bongo app. This app is designed for listening and speaking activities. It can also be used for group projects, writing projects (with a file upload), and video activities. In my classes, I use Bongo primarily for formative and summative speaking assessments. I’ll share how I use this app in MindTap to get valuable time back in my schedule, increase student engagement, and improve student oral proficiency.
“I don’t have time in my schedule to do as many speaking assessments as I would like.”
I hear this so often from other faculty members, and I often felt this way in the past. For example, conducting one-on-one oral interviews with students took up two full class periods. Each interview lasted approximately 5-7 minutes per student and with 25-28 students per class, that took two full days of class. Since implementing Bongo for…
