Welcome to the 5 Week Linguist Show. In this episode, Janina shares random little activities that you can use with any content and theme for language learning [0:51] The Glasses Game [1:14] Ways to use Glasses to be an Interactive Activity [1:50] Things we love [2:28] Different Ways to Learn Parts of the Body [2:46]… Read More 5 More Weeks of Fun 5

Welcome to the 5 Week Linguist Show. In this episode, Janina talks about some of her favorite Change of Pace Activities that you can use in your Language Class. [0:42] Change of Pace Activities [1:17] The Nature Scavenger Hunt Activity [2:05] Another Method for the Nature Scavenger Hunt Activity [2:28] The Coffee Talk Activity [2:58]… Read More 5 More Weeks of Fun 4

Welcome to the 5 Week Linguist Show. In this episode, Janina talks about games. She shares physical tools that you can use to turn any boring activity into a fun and engaging game.   [0:58] A Fun Game of Koosh ball [1:41] The Mr. Potato Head Activity [3:13] The “Pass It” Activity  [3:52] The Kazillion… Read More 5 More Weeks of Fun 3

Welcome to the 5 Week Linguist Show. In this episode, Janina discusses more fun in the language classroom. She shares low-tech, effective, no prep, and fun activities that you can use in language learning. [1:02] Using Flashcards for Fun Visual Activities [2:07] Activity #1: Go Fish [2:26] Mechanics of Go Fish [4:53] Activity #2: Memory… Read More 5 More Weeks of Fun 2

Welcome to the 5 Week Linguist Show. In today’s episode, Janina shares activities that you can use with available tools online to further your language learning.  [1:00] The First Easy Activity you can use with Online Tools [2:10] The Real Way to Use to Use Quizlet Live [3:18] An alternative for Quizlet Live [4:05] Next… Read More 5 More Weeks of Fun Week 1

Welcome to the five-week linguist show. We’re going to talk about assessments. (0:32) Five quick assessments that you can do in your language classes. (0:56) The key, when you’re thinking about assessment, is really, can I do it? Some easy ways to be able to assess yourself. (2:53) Get a notebook, start a fluency journal,… Read More Assessment

 I love infusing gratitude into my language classes. I think it’s an important life lesson. It also provides some great context within which to teach languages.  One of my very favorite activities is gratitude journalling. I discovered these during a very difficult period of my life. I had to write down, every day, no fewer… Read More Gratitude and Languages

Welcome five-week linguist show. We are going to talk about Culture. (0:51) – Culture is all about interacting with cultural competence and understanding and act full. (0:58) – The standard relates cultural practices to perspectives and relating cultural products to perspective. (01:35)- Linguists want to help people learn languages without offending people with understanding people.… Read More ACTFL 5 C’s: Culture