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Title: Sketch Engine for Language Learning
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From https://skell.sketchengine.co.uk/run.cgi/skell
The Sketch Engine for Language Learning is a corpus tool for English learners based on Sketch Engine, a cloud tool for building, managing, and exploring large text collections in dozens of languages. Learners can use SkELL to find example sentences for a word, explore collocations, and find similar words in word clouds.
SkELL is available at https://skell.sketchengine.co.uk/run.cgi/skell
Source: SkELL
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Title: Reducing Barriers to Exiting English Learner Programs
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From http://www.janaechevarria.com
Don't miss this short post by Jane Echevarria, one of the co-developers of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), about addressing the challenges of long-term English learners, those who have been in English language learning programs for longer than six year. Her article addresses some of the complex reasons that students may take longer to develop adequate English proficiency to be exited, and it also provides concrete actions for teachers (ELL and content), schools, and students to take to improve student proficiency gains.
Read the post here: http://www.janaechevarria.com/?p=1181
Source: Reflections on Teaching English Learners
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Title: Radio Garden: Live Streams All Over the Globe
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An FLTEACH listserv user recently shared a link to Radio Garden. Once you've entered the site, you'll be presented with a globe. Radio live streams are indicated with dots. If a location has multiple live streams available, the different choices will be on the right lower part of the screen. You and your students can listen to what's playing all over the world!
Radio Garden is available at http://radio.garden/live/eugene-or/krvm-91-9-fm/
Source: Radio Garden
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Title: Podcast: Using Multimedia in Language Classes
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From https://kidworldcitizen.org
Language Latte is a podcast about teaching world languages. In a recent episode, Becky Morales interviews Sarah Breckley about using photos and videos in your classes. Learn why visual literacy is important, get some tips about good sources of material, and access descriptions of six activities.
Access the 25-minute podcast, transcript, and supporting resources at https://kidworldcitizen.org/using-photos-videos-in-class/
Source: Kid World Citizen
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Title: Teacher's Reflection on a Mock OPI
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Martina Bex has written a wonderful reflection on her own proficiency goals, her experience with a mock Oral Proficiency Interview, and her strategies for improving her proficiency. Her post serves not only as a model for teachers, but also for the proficiency-oriented mindset we hope for in our students. Read it here: https://martinabex.com/2019/01/07/what-i-learned-from-my-opi/
Source: The Comprehensible Classroom
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Title: Grammar As It's Needed, As Many Times As It's Needed
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From https://somewheretoshare.com
Carrie Toth writes, "When I taught from the textbook, I taught grammar level by level. What I mean is that I taught present tense verbs, some commands, stem changers, and present progressive in level 1 then abandoned those verbs for reflexives, pretérito and imperfecto in level 2 and on and on…. when we finished chapter 2 and had memorized every conjugation of every reflexive verb in the Spanish language (that may be an exaggeration), we moved on and never talked about them again. There just wasn’t time! it was like I was at one of those hotdog eating contests and I was cramming everything in as fast as I could… most kids weren’t pro eaters and couldn’t keep up!"
Now, Ms. Toth organizes grammatical knowledge around communicative needs in a lesson. In the case of her blog post, learning is centered around a song, and students learn the grammar necessary to understand the song and complete meaningful activities, with the understanding that these same structures will be revisited again in the future, when once again they are needed for communication.
Ms. Toth concludes, "Don’t feel like grammar in a song, a book, an article, or an authentic resource means you have to stop everything and teach a grammar unit! It isn’t a hotdog eating contest…take little nibbles over and over and they’ll eventually end up digesting the whole concept… and everyone will be able to do it in their own time!"
Read the full blog post at https://somewheretoshare.com/2019/01/08/grammar-its-not-a-1-and-done/
Source: Somewhere to Share
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Title: Cataplún or Kaboom! Card Game
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Cataplún or Kaboom! is a simple card game - students perform a task on a card to keep the card, but if they draw a Kaboom! card, then they lose all their cards. The versatility is in what you ask students to do in the target language with the cards. Read this blog post for lots of ideas: https://martinabex.com/2019/01/10/cataplun-kaboom-small-group-game-for-language-classes/
Source: The Comprehensible Classroom
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Title: Teaching Language Through Paintings
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From http://teachinginthetargetlanguage.com
French teacher and blogger Laura writes, "One of my favorite ways to model new vocabulary or to introduce a new topic is with the help of an authentic painting. Whether it is a painting by a painter where the target language is spoken, a painter who has influenced the target culture, or simply a painter whose work you like, this is the perfect way to expose your students to art while teaching a new topic in a natural setting." Read her full blog post for paintings that work especially well with different themes, and for activities that reinforce each of the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes: http://teachinginthetargetlanguage.com/teaching-language-through-paintings/
Source: Teaching in the Target Language
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Title: Guide to Finding and Learning with Language Exchange Partners
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From https://www.fluentin3months.com
Here is an extensive guide to finding and structuring your interactions with language exchange partners, useful for teachers who want to increase their own proficiency and confidence, students, and others who may contact you asking for language learning resources: https://www.fluentin3months.com/language-exchange/
Source: Fluent in 3 Months
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Title: Podcast and Supporting Resources: Novice Descriptions Unit
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In Episode 87 of the We Teach Language podcast series and accompanying website, middle school Spanish teacher Heather Sherrow talks about a novice-level unit on descriptions. In spite of learners' limited proficiency, the unit tackles stereotypes, celebrates differences, and encourages students to be themselves using songs, memes, commercials, tweets, infographics, and other authentic resources.
Listen to the thirty-minute podcast and access supporting resources for the unit at https://weteachlang.com/2019/01/11/ep-87-with-heather-sherrow/
Source: We Teach Languages
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