Resource Description

Originally conceived for language learning classes, this 50-minute lesson and accompanying homework guides students (and teachers) towards understanding their own journeys into the present. This OER integrates reflection, discussion, and creation through multiple modes of perception (i.e., visual, auditory) and modalities (e.g., writing, speaking, and listening) and can be modified for a broad array of grammar features (e.g., case, verb conjugation, locational prepositions, expressing emotion) and target skills (e.g., pronunciation, listening comprehension), adjustable for a range of proficiencies. The lesson culminates in students creating a recording of their own migration story and uploading it into a public digital library. This OER fosters appreciation for others’ stories through personal reflections on our own, all while fusing digital humanities and language learning.