Teaching World Languages: Leveraging the Communities Standard

Teaching World Languages: Leveraging Communities ACTFL’s Community Standard From https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/publications/standards/World-ReadinessStandardsforLearningLanguages.pdf I get so excited when I think about what’s possible in teaching world languages today. Even something as simple as being able to smile and greet someone who speaks another language out in the community is greatly rewarding for students. Imagine being able to help… Read More Teaching World Languages: Leveraging the Communities Standard

September 17, 2020September 29, 2020 reallifelanguageLeave a comment

Preterite Vs. Imperfect: Narration Practice Tasks

Mastering the preterite vs. imperfect is extremely difficult. Being able to narrate in the past is a major feature of the Advanced/C range of language proficiency in any language. While knowing your verb conjugations is an important part of mastering the preterite vs. imperfect, it is far from everything. We tend to start learning verb… Read More Preterite Vs. Imperfect: Narration Practice Tasks

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Hispanic Heritage Month Activities

Hispanic Heritage Month Activities I love Hispanic Heritage Month, and love the activities we can do in our Spanish classes dedicated to it. It is a great opportunity to celebrate the fascinating, amazing cultures that speak Spanish. I also love that it is unique, it even gets a special month designation to honor the independence… Read More Hispanic Heritage Month Activities

September 10, 2020May 26, 2020 reallifelanguageLeave a comment

Google: Teaching and Learning Languages

This post contains referral links. The more often I use Google apps for teaching and learning languages, the more I fall in love with them. I am so impressed that this suite of tools is completely free. And they are far stronger than so many of the things that I’ve actually seen that charge fees.… Read More Google: Teaching and Learning Languages

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Teaching a language: Immersive Vocabulary Quizzes

Immersive Vocab Quizzes for Teaching a Language to Novice Students Immersive vocab assessments are the perfect way to begin teaching a language to novice students. They learn how to listen, speak, read, and then finally write-the skill we master last. Select six to eight words from the group of words you’d like to teach. Get… Read More Teaching a language: Immersive Vocabulary Quizzes

September 6, 2020September 3, 2020 reallifelanguageLeave a comment

Netflix: Learn Languages through Binge Watching

Netflix is an amazing resource for learning and teaching languages. This post contains affiliate links Binge watching is one of my very favorite ways to learn languages. It takes different amounts of time to learn different categories of languages. As English speakers, the languages that take us the least amount of time to become functionally… Read More Netflix: Learn Languages through Binge Watching

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Activities for Spanish Class

Hispanic Heritage Month: Activities for Spanish Class I used to be an actress and still write, so I LOVE to use drama in my classes. This is a particularly fun one, in my opinion, as it combines fun activities from theater and language, as well as teaches language and culture. Each person selects someone from… Read More Hispanic Heritage Month: Activities for Spanish Class

September 4, 2020August 23, 2020 reallifelanguageLeave a comment

Verb Conjugations: Lesson Ideas

Verb Conjugations Verb conjugations can be a very rough spot to get over when learning a language. Here are some ideas from my years of experience to make it a little easier. Tic-tac-toe. If you are unfamiliar with Dr. Rassias, he was an amazing leader in teaching foreign languages. He made learning fun and engaging.… Read More Verb Conjugations: Lesson Ideas

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Teaching Languages: Essentials to Start the School Year

Teaching Languages: Essentials to Start the School Year Teaching languages is hard work. It is also fun, rewarding, and an essential for raising global citizens. When I started teaching languages, I worked at a private school in New England, and then taught at a university in Seoul, South Korea. These were great experiences, yet very… Read More Teaching Languages: Essentials to Start the School Year

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