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Follow my blog with Bloglovin For the last #langchat of October, participants decided to talk through the finer points of how to successfully collect and assess data in the world languages classroom in order to improve teaching and instruction. Participants talked about the types of data that they find the most helpful, as well how […]

How can you adapt your textbooks and units to reflect student interests and culture? Last week, the #langchat community decided to chat about ways to adapt/improve pre-existing units/textbook chapters to better focus on culture and student interests in the World Language classroom. Participants discussed what elements of current textbooks/units could be easily adapted to reflect such […]

Last week, #langchat decided to talk about ways for World Language teachers to be able to collaborate with their colleagues in other disciplines. Contributors discussed what topics of study in the WL classroom make for good opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration, and what things need to be in place to facilitate collaboration with other disciplines. Participants […]

“Little and Large” (CC BY 2.0) by Matthew G Most recently, the #langchat community decided to chat about how world language teacher’s style has had to be adapted over time to changes in curriculum, technology, and students’ needs. Participants talked about the factors that have led to the biggest changes in their personal teaching style, and how […]

“Studying Visual Literacy” (CC BY 2.0) by Angela Thomas Last week, #langchat tackled the topic of literacy and how that presents itself in L2 teaching. Participants discussed the types of texts that they have students interact with (and why), as well as how the type of text that is used can changes the way that students will […]

“My System” (CC BY 2.0) by Justin See Last week, #langchat contributors decided to talk about how to best go about maintaining student interest in the midst of necessary routines that facilitate teaching in a world language classroom. Participants discussed what routines facilitate but maybe bore the kids/hijack the learning, as well as ways to establish trust […]

“CogDogBlog Wordle” (CC BY 2.0) by Alan Levine Lochman Langchatters resoundingly chose the topic of “effective web tools” for last week’s chat and with the amount of them that exist these days (both effective and non-effective), it’s a good thing that we tackled the subject together! Participants talked about the web tools that students use that are […]

In the world language education field, elementary teachers would certainly win in a competition for most variety in situations.  This one has 30 minutes per week and a total of 620 students, that one has 90 minutes per week with 270 students, this one has 7 home languages represented in a single classroom, that one […]

“Consul General Lochman at Mangilaluk in Tuktoyaktuk” (CC BY 2.0) by US Embassy Canada Last week langchatters dove in to tackle the topic of what strategies can help promote meaningful, purposeful interpersonal communication in the world language classroom. Participants discussed their definitions of “meaningful” and “purposeful” in this context, as well as what skills and strategies need […]

“High pile of hardcover books” (CC BY 2.0) by  Alberto G. Last week, #langchat got back into full-swing for the school year with a great conversation about ways to structure and implement an effective world language curriculum without a textbook. Chatters discussed how to select themes, as well as ways to determine which ones are the most […]