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Online workshop: Strategies for Teaching Mixed Classes: Meeting the Needs of Heritage and Second Language Learners of Spanish

Presenter: Maria Carreira (co-director of the National Heritage Language Resource Center and professor of Spanish at California State University, Long Beach)
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm Eastern / 6:00 pm Central / 4:00 pm Pacific
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Online

Full description: Mixed classes (classes with heritage and second language learners) are the most common instructional context in which heritage language (HL) learners study Spanish. From a teaching standpoint, they are also the most challenging due to the considerable differences that exist between these two populations of learners. The presenter will discuss a general approach to teaching mixed classes that is responsive to the needs of each type of student and also taps into their complementary skills to foster collaborative learning. Participants will see examples of different types of activities to implement in their mixed classes, and they will also have the opportunity to practice applying the tools of differentiation to advance both of these goals. Participants will receive a handout with a summary of strategies and activity examples, as well as a list of other resources to explore further.

Please register here: https://go.illinois.edu/HLworkshop