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  by  opensourceway  Last Thursday, Langchatters tuned in to discuss how to scaffold authentic resources (#authres) for comprehensible input. #langchat looked quite different last week, as moderators tested out a Q&A format. @KrisClimer wrote that “#langchat was a bit less spontaneous, less [like] hanging with my [personal learning network] in a pub, but if [a] pub [is] […]

  by  tm_hobbs  “Weary from grading, finals, end of the year?” Looking for an ‘exhilarating break’? (@KrisClimer) If so, #langchat had you covered last Thursday night! Langchatters eager to discuss “the ‘flipped’ class in language teaching – what works? what doesn’t?” (@CoLeeSensei) were counting down the minutes (@aleanord: “One Minute to #langchat!”) and ‘flipping out’ (@KrisClimer: “I’m […]

  by  iz.mendoza  To quote @SraSpanglish, “Is it just me, or has #langchat been increasing in awesomeness the last couple of weeks?” Last Thursday night, Langchatters were at it again, sharing advice in a whirlwind of tweets until their phones and laptops gave out on them (@SenoraCMT: “Phone battery dying! Time to say goodnight!”; @Marishawkins: “Another great […]

  by  giulia.forsythe  Last Thursday night, #langchat was the place to be! @tiesamgraf advised fellow participants to strap themselves in for yet another whirlwind conversation: “buckle your #langchat seat belt :-)”! Langchatters discussed the technology that they use in different teaching contexts in what felt like a “record-pace for tweets” (@CoLeeSensei). By the time the hour-long chat […]

  by  Gavatron  Welcome back to #langchat, everyone! We hope that you could join us for yet another lively Thursday night chat. This time the conversation focused on comprehensible input. In case you couldn’t participate or missed some of the rapid-fire comments and links circulating, not to fear! We’ve included a summary of the Thursday’s discussion below. […]

  by  giulia.forsythe  Thank you to everyone who contributed to our discussion on April 17! The conversation centered on how (and in what language) to provide students with feedback to support deeper learning. This topic generated a lively discussion, and we would like to extend a special thanks to our moderators: @SECottrell and @CoLeeSensei. In case you […]

Welcome back to #langchat! Thank you to everyone who joined us for a lively discussion on Thursday, April 10! The conversation focused on how thematic units and action-oriented tasks can best incorporate culture. There was a large turnout, and participants shared a wealth of useful suggestions! A special thanks to our moderators: @msfrenchteach and @CoLeeSensei. […]

Grammar is a necessary part of language instruction, and yet it remains one of the most hotly debated topics among language teachers. How much explicit grammar is necessary to include? What grammar structures are vital to first-year students in order to allow them to communicate? On Thursday night, the #langchat participants discussed these questions, in […]

No matter how many years you’ve been teaching world language, there is always room for learning a new way of making class more fun and effective. At last week’s #langchat, teachers from all over the world shared their best tips and tricks for making language class an experience that students can remember for a lifetime. […]

  by  mkhail  Traditionally, world language classrooms have relied heavily on textbooks to help teachers organize and share key concepts that are needed to communicate in the second language. With the dawn of the Information Age, language teachers have access to more valuable resources and authentic media than ever before. This, coupled with the recent trend towards […]