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| Title | Ideas for Teaching and Practicing Reflexives Verbs in Spanish |
| Body | Here are two suggestions from FLTEACH users for introducing and practicing reflexive verbs: The best way that I have found to teach them is through TPR(S). I start off with the verbs in the he/she/you formal form of the present tense and give a sign for each (example in Spanish se cansa would have a yawn with the hand going to the mouth). The actions are followed by a somewhat silly story that the kids can follow that incorporates the new vocab supported by the TPR actions. After they can act out and, as a group, retell the story in Spanish, I change up the subjects. I tell about myself (making sure to stress the yo and the 'me') with the actions and using the story as a guide for what I tell them. Then, I ask them questions and model an answer. (Ex: Me despierto a las seis. A qué hora te despiertas?) I don't even mention reflexive verbs until they have heard these and used them. I show them a conjugation, then they use it in writing and orally. It is only after they have seen all forms and they get how it works that I show them what the infinitive form of these verbs look like. It takes a while to get it across this way but it is MUCH easier than starting with the infinitive and freaking them out with it. Cheek, H. Re: Reflexive verbs. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 9 Feb 2007). --- A colleague of mine had pairs of students who knew each other fairly well put on a little "show" for the class. The two students stood one in front of the other, and a black garbage bag was put over the student in front (hole cut out for the neck) and the student behind got under the garbage bag too and put her arms through the garbage bag (two holes cut out, one for each arm). A bunch of items were placed on the table in front of the students, like a clean toothbrush, a hairbrush, some of the first student's own makeup, etc. Then the first student started talking about her daily routine, and when she mentioned doing something (like brushing her teeth), the second student hidden behind her (would grope around on the table for the item needed, in this case the toothbrush and toothpaste, and put the toothpaste on the brush and brush the first student's teeth. Of course, since the second student couldn't see anything, the toothpaste would end up on the first girl's cheek, nose, etc. The class thought this was hilarious and I think it really helped them to remember the vocabulary. Morales, K. Re: Reflexive verbs. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 12 Feb 2007). |
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