tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392607570488768692012-02-16T04:55:03.521-05:00This blog is for Teachers of Foreign languages. I will endeavor to present ideas and teaching tips that will aid you in preparation, use of technology, study, cultural interaction etc. I encourage you to make comments and to check out the advertisers, as they help keep things rolling.Burl Walkernoreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39260757048876869.post-88358874982513833192009-03-06T06:22:00.005-05:002009-03-06T06:26:40.767-05:00

This post is a very slight modification of a post by Larry M. Lynch entitled Movies and Videos in the EFL Classroom (I Changed EFL to FL and English Language to Foreign Language. Other than that, the work is his. If you're looking to expand the role of movies and videos in your FL classroom, what better way to expand the learners' communicative skills, grammar and vocabulary than by using clips

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As I see it, there are at least two ways to use a blog for your class. One is that you as a teacher write a blog using the target language to do so. The students read it, and since it is a class, you could tell them that they must comment on it. You could then grade the comments. The second way to use a blog is to set it up as a multi-administrator blog, giving your students the rights to "

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Here are some ideas for creating an immersion weekend or party. Things you will need are a movie in the target language and/or a TV connection, It might be good to put together a newspaper or magazine for the event in the target language. Get games to be played in the target language. Depending on skill level of students, games with more or less conversation are appropriate. Getting a few

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This one is quick. Just a mnemonic device to help your students remember Ser and Estar.Ser - POPPermanenceOriginProfessionEstar - TLCTemporaryLocationCondition

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You probably looked at that post and thought, (((What is so fun about that!?))) Here is an idea I have used to teach grammar for years; the students love it and they learn a lot! I put one sentence on the board. (In the target language of course.) Then I hand a marker to the first kid. He/she writes the second sentence and then hands the marker off. The story will twist and turn with students

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Here is an assignment that my kids had a lot of fun with. The assignment was to find a video of something that showed culture in a specific region of Spain. The class was on Civilization and Culture of Spain, and each student was put in a group and assigned one of the regions of Spain. When they came to class, I had a laptop with a projector set up in the class. Each student then put in their

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Today's link is: Medinalia.com. This site has television and radio from around the world and is sortable by language or country. So how do you use something like this as a classroom assignment? Here is one I have done with great success. 1. Students watch 1/2 hour news loop from news station in target language. (Check out Medinalia or other online TV providers for news stations in your target

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