Free resources and ideas… THERE´S NO GRAMMAR WITHOUT LOVE 21 Nov 201922 Nov 2019 Photo by Tyler Nix Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas are very important holidays in the language classroom. We want our students to feel comfortable and celebrated, we want them to understand…
Free resources and ideas PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE THANKSGIVING 21 Nov 201921 Nov 2019 Photo by Tirza van Dijk Objective: Using the pluperfect subjunctive, students will express gratitude for a special object that has been important in their lives. Example: Important object: A pair of…
Free resources and ideas… A thank YOU card 19 Nov 2019 We usually ask our students to write thank you cards, letters and notes in the target language to community memebers, classmates or family members. The advanced placement course (AP) includes…
Free resources and ideas CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING IN THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASSROOM 18 Nov 2019 1- The grateful alphabet Students write an alphabetical list of things for which they are grateful for. They can include important things, people, or places in their lives. 2- 10…
CI book reviews EL ÚLTIMO VIAJE 13 Nov 201917 Nov 2019 The topic of drug trafficking is complex and difficult, especially when you are like me, from Colombia. I remember getting very upset, offended and defensive when during my first years…
Free resources and ideas THANKSGIVING REJOINDERS 10 Nov 201917 Nov 2019 Photo by Simon Maage Rejoinders are very popular lately in the world language classrooms, but these words or sentences have been largely used for years in the TESOL and English grammar…
Free resources and ideas GREAT MOVIE FOR ANOTHER POWERFUL ADVANCED LESSON 9 Nov 201913 Nov 2019 I keep looking at my files and found a worksheet I made years ago to guide the viewing of the movie Real Women Have Curves. It was in one of…
Interviews THE IMPORTANCE OF A WELL BALANCED WL LESSON 8 Nov 2019 Photo by Martin Sanchez I have started a series of interviews with former students to ask them for feedback and advice for the Spanish classes I teach at Louisville Collegiate School,…
Free resources and ideas NEW VIEWS IN SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION Teacher Edition 7 Nov 20198 Nov 2019 Photo by Brendan Church ISACS Annual Conference Louisville, KY 11-07-2019 So many teachers wanting to do CI. So many debating if they should change their mostly grammar based instruction for something…
Games GAME # 5: TO GOOF 5 Nov 20195 Nov 2019 Photo by Hannah Tasker This is a very fun game that allows you to keep the class in the TL for a while. A student is asked to leave the class…
