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Thanks to everyone who participated in the first #langchat of the new school year this past Thursday night at 8 p.m. EST. It was great to see so many of you again, and I hope everyone had a great summer! We had a lively and engaging discussion of everyone’s plans and ideas for the upcoming […]

Our topic for the final #langchat discussion of June centered on how to assess student participation in the world language classroom. We had a thought-provoking chat Thursday night at 8 p.m. EST. Thanks to all our dedicated participants, who shared some great thoughts on the matter, and thanks especially to Erica Fischer (@CalicoTeach) and Sara-Elizabeth […]

Thanks to all our dedicated #langchat Twitter participants who shared some great ideas and suggestions on what homework ideas motivate students to keep learning world languages. We had a lively discussion on Thursday night at 8 p.m. EST. Thanks especially to Don Doehla (@dr_dmd) for moderating our chat. You can read the entire archive here. […]

Thanks to all our dedicated #LangChat Twitter participants who shared some great ideas and suggestions on how world language instruction can complement other subjects in school. We had a lively discussion on Thursday night at 8 p.m. EST. Thanks especially to Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell (@SECottrell) and Don Doehla (@dr_dmd) for moderating our chat. You can read […]

Thanks to all our dedicated #LangChat Twitter participants who shared some great ideas and suggestions on how we can work with other language teachers and schools on a local, national and global level. We had a lively discussion on Thursday night at 8 p.m. EST, and covered such topics as interacting with other classrooms, collaborating […]

Thanks to all our dedicated #LangChat Twitter participants who shared some great ideas and suggestions on how best to take advantage of the summer months to prepare for the coming school year. Below you can find an overview of the excellent discussion we had Thursday night 8 EST, with all the main points that participants […]

Thanks to all our dedicated #LangChat twitter participants who shared great ideas and resources on PBL (project-based learning) in the world language classroom. Thanks especially to the moderators, Don Doehla and Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell (@dr_dmd and @SECottrell). Below you’ll find an overview of the discussion we had Thursday night with all the main points that participants […]

Thanks to all our dedicated #LangChat twitter participants who shared great ideas and resources on conducting authentic assessments in the language classroom. We had a lively discussion on what exactly is authentic assessment, how to plan for it, and which techniques have proven successful. What is Authentic Assessment? Authentic refers to real-life situations. Several participants […]

What makes a language teacher effective?  That was the topic for this week’s #LangChat. Participants generally agreed that effective teachers speak the target language well (preferably at an advanced level) and also understand the target culture. Language teachers also need to be clear regarding their goals in the classroom. If your goal is to improve students’ language […]

The weekly #LangChat conversation was fast paced as everyone tweeted away about how valuable music is in the language classroom. Highlights of why it is valuable included the ability to really engage students as you introduce culture, teach new vocabulary and grammatical structures, and give kids opportunities to hear native speakers. Thank you to all […]