Dr. Adam Gacs

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Biography

Adam Gacs teaches language courses at Michigan State University, focusing on first, second, and third-year German. He has developed online courses for first and third-year German and regularly supports new online instructors and teaching assistants. His research interests encompass instructional technology support, L2 conversation exchanges, and the integration of spoken language corpora with authentic material development. Gacs is a Quality Matters Certified Peer Reviewer, underscoring his commitment to ensuring quality in online education. He has published works in the field of language education, addressing topics such as technology-enhanced communicative tasks and assessment methods in language learning. His collaboration on the chapter 'Model Scaffolded Technology-Enhanced Oral Communicative Tasks' in the volume 'Optimizing Online English Language Learning Teaching' showcases his innovative approaches to language instruction. Gacs continues to contribute to the field of language pedagogy and online education through various projects and publications.

Research Interests

Courses

Elementary German Online Elementary German II F2F Intermediate German F2F Intermediate German II F2F Year German: Global Germany Business German Third-year German: Media Third-Year German: Oral Communication Linguistic Analysis

Requirements for Michigan State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:17
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field At least 15 credits in psychology courses
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Specialization Notes

Department of Psychology