How how will universities teach beginning foreign language courses online? Am I just out-of-date?

[bobbieinok]

Asking since since so many in affected areas are going to teach their courses online

[hlthe2b]

1. they can do it through combo of online modules and videoconference

Video conference allows the instructor to speak but online modules can as well.

[a la izquierda]

2. Video lectures

I'm a professor (of history, not foreign languages). The tech is pretty amazing. I actually teach our department's graduate students how to teach online courses and since the university is creating contingency plans, I'm tasked with training my colleagues.

[madaboutharry]

3. I am taking a foreign language course online.

It is very seamless. It even has voice recognition technology that corrects your pronunciation.

[peacebuzzard]

4. I took span 101 online through a university

A program called Canvas is widely used . Videos, workbook, tests are online proctored with computer webcam.
Probably more work than regular classes, the quality was excellent.

[bobbieinok]

5. Thank you for these answers. My 1st foreign lang classes were in early 50s

That was when schools taught students to read foreign languages, not to speak them