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Welcome back to #langchat everyone! Our last discussion on Thursday led us into an exciting chat about reading in novice language classes. With so much focus on listening and speaking, novice learners might feel overwhelmed when presented with a block of foreign text. How do we ease them into recognition and understanding? All of our […]

We had a fantastic and informative chat via Twitter this past Thursday as our educators discussed oral participation in language classrooms for novice students. More specifically, how much participation should we expect, and how do we assess oral capabilities? Thanks to all of our participants of the discussion, and a special thanks to Kristy Placido […]

Cultural items like food are just some of the ways that #langchat participants are using authentic resources in their classrooms. “Authentic resources can be anything from the target culture that exercises their senses, from visuals to food,” newcomer @weslotero explained during Thursday night’s #langchat. While many teachers know the value of using authentic audio and […]

Hello everyone and welcome back to #langchat! We had an enjoyable and fast-paced discussion this past Thursday via Twitter, and we’ve included the summary of the night’s discussion below for your convenience. Our topic for the night was how to develop your own curriculum for world-language classes. Thanks to all our participants for the night, […]

We had a phenomenal #langchat this past Thursday with lots of resources and some great debate. Our topic of the night was what visuals or manipulatives in class really get kids involved in learning. Thank you to all our participants, and a special thank you to our moderators of the night, Erica Fischer (@CalicoTeach) and […]

Hello everyone and welcome back to #langchat! Thanks to everyone for joining us this week. Our topic was centered on how to create student groups to support communication skills. We had an excellent turnout and a fast-paced discussion, and participants shared a wealth of useful tips, activity ideas and resources. Thanks especially to our moderators […]

Hello everyone, and welcome back to #langchat! We had an interesting discussion last week on Twitter, and we’ve included a detailed summary below for those of you who may have missed the chat. Our topic for the evening was how to support students motivated by grades in a society that expects grades for everything. Thank […]

Our topic this week was especially fascinating and trendy: how to turn a target-language song into an integral part of a world languages unit. Participants shared lots of great ideas and activities that are proven to be effective in the classroom, and we’ve included a summary of the chat below for your convenience. Thank you […]

Hello everyone and welcome back to #langchat! We had an interesting discussion this past Thursday on a very challenging topic in language education. How do you deal with widening ability gaps in upper levels? Participants shared many fantastic ideas that you can begin implementing in your classroom right away. Thanks to everyone for your thoughtful […]

This week’s #langchat was a charged discussion on student apathy in world language education. Specifically, how do educators overcome student apathy? Participants shared lots of ideas on what causes apathy in the classroom and how to motivate and engage your students to beat it. We had a fantastic discussion, and we’ve included the summary below […]