Become a more confident language teacher.
Something that changed when I switched to Comprehension-based teaching was a change in my mindset. Instead of teaching language so that students could eventually connect with people that speak the target language, I started using language for connection now: Language connects students to each other. Language connects students to me. Language connects students to their…
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Do you use Acquisition Driven Instruction? I began using Acquisition Driven Instruction in 2010; I just didn’t know it as that. At the time, I was teaching almost exclusively with TPRS® (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling), and I would have described myself as a TPRS® teacher. With time, I began using a wide variety…
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I recently published a new story script, one that targets -AR imperfect verb conjugations. Targeting has been a big topic of conversation lately, so I want to talk about what I mean! Should I target vocabulary? Let’s be clear here–the kind of targeting that I do with this story (and the way that I intend…
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MovieTalk has quickly become a favorite strategy for providing comprehensible input to language learners since Michele Whaley brought it to the TCI world in 2012. Developed by Dr. Ashley Hastings as the listening module for the Focal Skills ESL program, MovieTalk is an incredibly effective activity because it provides loads of comprehensible input to students. I just…
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In the most recent issue of The Language Educator, Sandy Cutshall published an article entitled “Groundbreaking Study from ACTFL Measures Listening and Reading–Expands Understanding of Interpretive Skills” that provides a high level of support for teachers that focus on providing their students with extensive amounts of input that is comprehensible. Interpretation is communicative. This article describes…
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Kristin Dahl recently modeled for us a One Word Image at our First Fridays PLC. Kristin learned it from Ben Slavic, who has blogged about it quite a bit. A One Word Image is a version of TPRS, and the teacher uses all of the same techniques. However, it is more about the character than…
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