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Commercials are a really great way to infuse your language classes with a short burst of authentic language, but they are also really valuable as a vehicle for storytelling and discussion. Commercials are designed to be compelling and to elicit emotions. Paired with activities designed to make them comprehensible, commercials are wonderful for cultivating an…
I have been really looking for ways to increase my Spanish 4 students’ ability to comprehend more types of text and gradually up their “authenticity levels” in their reading. They are awesome kids to work with, and I am looking at most likely having a Spanish 5 class next year for the first time! I…
Today on #langchat, I mentioned that I like to offer options to students as a way of differentiating. I needed a little more space than twitter affords to explain! 1.Options, options, and options within the options. Teenagers LOVE to feel in control and have choices. We do a LOT of reading of novels in class. I…
Today I used the “Gracias por llegar” commercial from my Christmas Commercials TWELVE activities! Packet. This is a commercial in which the Spanish government encourages people to be safe drivers during the holidays. I wanted to preteach a little to make the commercial more comprehensible, so we discussed why it might be more dangerous to…
Hi everyone, I spent hours and HOURS putting together a packet of activities to accompany 12 different Spanish-language commercials. I am going to use one of these per day as a warm-up for my level 4 classes (except Fridays which is “sacred Internado time.”) up until we go on break in 3 weeks. My level…
I am going to use this post to compile ideas for future stations, general or specific! Feel free to comment if you’d like to add your own ideas! Textivate.com – Using a reading that we would do in class, create a textivate. My station can be located in front of the big screen and use…
I had a great time doing stations the past two days. The absolute best part for me was the station where I sat with each group and just conversed. It was really fun and I definitely got a feel for who is really on their game and who needs a little bit of help. The…
Today I tried stations in my class for the first time! It was great! I had 7 stations (since my largest class is 34!). Station 1: Waka Waka (the “song of the week” this week) I cut the lyrics of this song into strips. I also wrote a 33-letter sentence along the left side of…
How do you go about choosing texts that best promote proficiency? I am usually considered a “CI teacher.” Makes sense considering that I present at CI conferences, blog about CI, and write comprehensible novels. CI, or Comprehensible Input, refers to Dr. Stephen Krashen’s Input Hypothesis. I use many of the elements of TPRS every day,…
I am creating a unit on the supernatural for my level 3s, and I decided I really wanted to teach them the short story Chac Mool by Carlos Fuentes, which is one of my favorite short stories and super creepy! The only problem is, it is a bit over their heads! I decided to try…
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