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Happy 2022! Join us throughout January as we kick off the new calendar year with a series of activities to jumpstart language learning through making connections, setting goals, and engaging with the target language both in and outside the classroom. This week we focus on making mental images of new target language words.

Thank you to CASLS Graduate Intern, Aleya Elkins, for her role in the creation of this week’s video.

There are a few ways to get connected with us this week:

• Join our InterCom Live! session. We connect on Facebook every Monday at 11:00 am Pacific. To join us, open CASLS's Facebook page at the designated time. Can't make it? The InterCom Live! events are always recorded, and you can find them on our Facebook page.
• Check out the Activity of the Week! This activity helps learners develop robust schemata for target language vocabulary words by creating and discussing visual images of new vocabulary words.
• Check out this blog post from Education Week to learn more about helping learners build schemata.

Happy exploring! We are excited to continue engaging with you as we jumpstart a new year.