Teaching World Languages: 20 Zero-or-no Prep Activities One of my very favorite things about teaching world languages is that while you need to be really structured and focused on the skills we’re teaching, we also get a lot of opportunities to have a lot of fun. The time that we spend in the target language… Read More Teaching World Languages: 20 Zero-or-no Prep Activities
Learn New Languages: Chunking Vocabulary is the building blocks of languages. All those words you learn can be built up into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Clearly, the more words you know, the easier it is to learn a new language. There is this idea that you can learn a lot of words, they start working… Read More Learn New Languages: Chunking
Language Learning Journals: Novice-level Prompts Start with The 5-Week Linguist Audio Training. This audio training will show you how long it will take to reach your language goals and where to focus your time and efforts. Get your tools ready: My iphone with the following apps: Voice Memos, but any that records will do. Google… Read More Language Learning Journals: Novice-level Prompts
Teaching a Foreign Language: Using Play for the Rough Spots I LOVE teaching foreign languages! With that said, it requires a lot of planning, and is not always considered the easiest of subjects. Any time I can infuse some games to get over the rough spots, bringing the words and phrases we are studying to… Read More Teaching a Foreign Language: Play for the Rough Spots