Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning | Week 4

In this video, we talk about some more ways to get pleasure into your routines for learning and teaching languages. Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning ___________________________________ Welcome to the 5-Week Linguist Show. Today, we are in the fourth week of Five weeks of pleasurable language learning week, and we are going to talk more… Read More Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning | Week 4

Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning | Week 5

Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning In this last video in this series, we talk about some pleasurable activities for learning and teaching languages. ________________________________ Today, we are in the fifth week of five weeks of pleasurable language learning week, and we’re going to talk all about things we don’t love. Checklist of the things… Read More Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning | Week 5

Teaching Languages | Reading to learn languages | Week 1

In this series, we talk about ways to use reading for teaching languages. Teaching Languages | Reading to learn languages _______________________________ Welcome to the 5-Week Linguist Show! This week, we will talk about reading to learn a foreign language. Stay tuned! Studies about Input on Learning Languages Read as much as you can in a… Read More Teaching Languages | Reading to learn languages | Week 1

Teaching Languages | Assessment for Teaching & Learning | Week 1

Teaching Languages | Assessment for Teaching & Learning In this series, we talk about assessment for teaching languages. ___________________________ Over the next five weeks, we’re going to be talking about assessment. There are so many ways to assess your learning The hand A good check-in for learners Useful for independent language teachers Listen to native… Read More Teaching Languages | Assessment for Teaching & Learning | Week 1

Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning | Week 3

This week, we talk all about making reading comprehensible for teaching languages and learning them, too. _________________________ Today, we are in the third week of five weeks of pleasurable language learning week, and we will talk more about binge-watching. Krashen Research on Pleasure Reading Two hyperpolyglots The Linguist website Tim Ferriss Four-hour workweek Mini-retirement An… Read More Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning | Week 3

Teaching Languages | Reading to learn languages | 2

In this second week of reading for teaching languages, we talk about learning to read in other languages. _______________________ We will continue our series on reading to learn languages. Before, we discussed about learning to read our language and using that to read and learn a new language. We also share some tips for beginners… Read More Teaching Languages | Reading to learn languages | 2

Teaching Languages | Assessment for Teaching & Learning | Week 3

In this video, we talk more about assessment in teaching languages and learning them, too. ___________________________ This week, Janina will talk about assessments that you can do at home for your own language skills. A favorite language learning tool Perfect for the novice level The assessments are built-in Advanced Placement is a program run by… Read More Teaching Languages | Assessment for Teaching & Learning | Week 3

Teaching Languages | Reading to learn languages | Week 3

In week three of this series on the importance of reading in teaching languages, we talk about learning culture and language. __________________________ Inextricably intertwined are culture and language. Without first knowing a language, it is impossible to comprehend a culture. A particular group of people is frequently associated with a specific language. When you communicate… Read More Teaching Languages | Reading to learn languages | Week 3

Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning | Week One

Over the next 5 weeks, we talk about pleasurable language learning for independent learners, enrichment and teaching languages. ___________________________ Today, we are in the first week of five weeks of pleasurable language learning week, and we’ll talk about research in learning new languages and effective techniques. Dr. Stephen Krashen He has dedicated his life to… Read More Teaching Languages | Pleasurable language learning | Week One