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Guiding Learners to Interpret and Discuss Authentic Texts
Season 1 Episode 167
#167
Do you use authentic texts in your language classroom? To make sure that we are all on the same page with the concept, the simple definition is m…
1 year, 8 months ago
Building Community Through Comprehensible Input (CI) with Elodie Channa
Season 1 Episode 166
#166
Community. Is this a word that you would use to describe your classroom? Do you and your students feel like you are a part of a supporting and e…
1 year, 8 months ago
Support Target Language Use in the Classroom
Season 1 Episode 165
#165
How much of the target language is used in your classroom, by both you and your students? I’m talking about truly communicative language. Today’s…
1 year, 9 months ago
Teach Grammar in a Communicative Context
Season 1 Episode 164
#164
The topic of grammar is always up for discussion. Does the question of teaching grammar have a simple yes or no answer? Is it an either or? Is t…
1 year, 9 months ago
Work Smarter, Not Harder with Amy Marshall
Season 1 Episode 163
#163
We’ve heard this idea of working smarter and not harder. Does that sound like something that is easier said than done? Do you feel that efficienc…
1 year, 9 months ago
How to Make Language Comprehensible
Season 1 Episode 162
#162
We talk a lot about making language comprehensible in our language classroom. This is essential now that we understand how critical this is to la…
1 year, 9 months ago
Make Your Language Classroom Warm and Welcoming with Allison Perryman
Season 1 Episode 161
#161
Is your world language classroom a welcoming space for students? Would you describe it as warm and welcoming? Can it be? Should it be? Is it help…
1 year, 10 months ago
Create a Classroom Where Students Use the Target Language Confidently
Season 1 Episode 160
#160
What is a discourse community? Essentially, it’s a learning environment where students actively engage in meaningful communication, using the tar…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Inspiring Story of the Mariposa in Nicaragua
Season 1 Episode 159
#159
I have something that I want to share with you as we go into this new school year. If you know me you know that I have talked a lot about my expe…
1 year, 10 months ago
Revisit Teacher Toolbox Episodes
Season 1 Episode 158
#158
This is episode 7 in my 2024 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer months…
1 year, 10 months ago