For the past four years, I have been the advisor to our school’s French Club. Before starting the club, I met with veteran French teacher […] Read More
Summer’s an important time for teachers. While many of us take some time to relax and unwind, it’s not uncommon for teachers to use this […] Read More
Many of you have probably heard of Humans of New York, the photo project featuring portraits and interviews of people seen on the streets of […] Read More
As much as coming to class and participating every day is vital to progress in language acquisition, so is supplementing daily lessons with at-home review. […] Read More
This activity is based on Amy Lenord’s Superhero Talk Read Talk Write Lesson. I took elements of her lesson and adapted them to suit a […] Read More
I previously blogged about introducing students to pronouns out of context. In this post, I will share some ways I target specific pronouns in a more […] Read More
Charades is an age-old game that is fun for practicing vocabulary. I have been using it since my student teaching days and don’t see myself […] Read More
Back in 2014, I wrote a post called “Beg Borrow, and Steal: 7 Great Ideas from Other Blogs.” Since then, I’ve gathered quite a few […] Read More
An important part of communicating in any language is being able to specify who is doing an action. In many romance languages, subject pronouns are […] Read More
This is the 14th post in a series on using iPads in the language classroom. Click here to view an index of previous posts. Note that […] Read More
