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Title: Preparing Students for Discipline-Specific Writing
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Elena Shvidko writes, “We don’t have to be proficient in students’ majors to make our composition courses effective. Teaching general writing skills and making it clear for students how they can use them in their future writing is the best we can do to prepare our students for discipline-specific writing. Many freshmen may not be fully aware of the writing expectations in their content courses; therefore, the composition course can and should be the gateway into their academic experiences at the university.”
Read her full blog post at http://blog.tesol.org/preparing-students-for-discipline-specific-writing/
Source: TESOL Blog
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Title: Resources for Building a Classroom Library
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From http://2spanishteachers.weebly.com
If you include Free Voluntary Reading (FVR) in your classroom, or if you simply want to make target language reading material available to your students, here is how one teacher sets up her classroom library: http://2spanishteachers.weebly.com/blog/resources-for-building-a-classroom-library
Source: 2Spanish Teachers
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Title: Develop Mobile Language Lessons with QR Voice
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From http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Richard Byrne describes how to use QR Voice, a free tool that lets you link short audio messages to QR codes, to create language learning tasks in this short blog post: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/08/develop-mobile-language-lessons-with-qr.html#.V61LcI6aw68
Source: Free Technology for Teachers
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Title: Getting Students Debating
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From https://eltexperiences.com/
Here is a step-by-step procedure for getting students debating each other about a topic, along with an 11-minute video of a class in which this takes place: https://eltexperiences.com/2016/08/08/the-ultimate-way-to-get-students-debating/
Source: ELT Experiences
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Title: Essential Questions for a Spanish I Class
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From http://www.pblinthetl.com
Many language teachers struggle adapting the concept of essential questions to a skills-based language class. Laura K. Sexton has chosen five essential questions to guide her Spanish I class this year, exemplifying how essential questions can drive an exciting curriculum design process. Read her blog post here: http://www.pblinthetl.com/2016/08/how-and-why.html
Source: PBL in the TL
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Title: More Resources for the Olympic Games
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Your InterCom Editor is excited to watch several local Oregonians (of different nationalities) compete in track and field at the Rio Olympic Games. Here are some more resources for including the Olympics in your classroom:
A collection of teaching ideas; the “Languages” ones are limited, but the ones for “English” as well as several other content areas can be adapted to language classrooms: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/athletics/ways-to-use-the-olympics-in-the-classroom
The math and science behind Olympic sports: https://www.ck12info.org/about/olympics/
Facts about the Olympic Games in Arabic: http://blogs.transparent.com/arabic/the-most-important-facts-about-the-2016-summer-olympics-in-arabic/ and http://blogs.transparent.com/arabic/the-most-important-facts-about-the-2016-summer-olympics-in-arabic-2/
Talking about the Olympics in Italian: http://becomingitalianwordbyword.typepad.com/becomingitalian/2016/08/talking-about-the-olympics-in-the-italian-language.html
How much does Michael Phelps eat? Watch a video in Italian: http://www.learnitalianvideos.com/2009/08/cosa-mangia-michael-phelps-colazione.html
Reports on different Olympics sports in Spanish: http://www.fundeu.es/juegos-olimpicos-rio-2016/
Spanish Olympic vocabulary contest: http://www.fundeu.es/gran-concurso-de-vocabulario-olimpico/
News and authentic resources for Spanish learners: https://marishawkins.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/noticias-los-juegos-olimpicos/
Spanish alternatives to English borrowings: http://www.fundeu.es/10-extranjerismos-olimpicos/
Information about Belgium and the Netherlands in the 2016 Olympics: http://blogs.transparent.com/dutch/the-2016-olympics-in-rio/
Summer Olympics vocabulary in Thai: http://blogs.transparent.com/thai/summer-olympics-in-thai/
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Title: GlobalFest Illinois
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From http://www.globalfestillinois.com/
GlobalFest is a celebration of world languages and culture, where participants immerse themselves into authentic world cultural experiences, languages and competitions. Middle and secondary school students make new forward thinking connections useful in our global society.
This year’s GlobalFest will take place November 19 at Joliet Central High School in Joliet. For more information, including small field trip grants from Target that could help pay for your students to attend, go to http://www.globalfestillinois.com/
Source: GlobalFest Illinois
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Title: Homework Choice Systems for Language Classrooms
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In this blog post, Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell describes her homework choice system and provides links to other teachers’ descriptions of theirs. This is a great place to start if you are looking for ways to promote greater learner autonomy and engagement.
Read the post at http://musicuentos.com/2016/08/hw-choice-update/
Source: Musicuentos
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Title: Using Flags to Assign Partners and Projects
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From http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/
Kara Parker has small flags from different countries that speak the target language. Students draw them from a hat/cup to find assignments or partners, simultaneously familiarizing themselves with countries’ flags and names. See how she does these things in this blog post: http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/organization/keep-it-simple-how-i-use-flags-to-help/
Source: Creative Language Class
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Title: Beginning of School Ideas and Resources
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Here are more ideas for the beginning of the school year:
- Simple classroom decoration ideas: http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/teacher-problems/keep-it-simple-classroom-decor/
- More classroom decoration and layout ideas: http://www.throwawayyourtextbook.com/blog/spanish-classroom-tour-2016-2017
- Decorating to create a welcoming classroom: http://pomegranatebeginnings.blogspot.com/2016/08/creating-welcoming-classroom.html
- If you’re considering a deskless classroom, here is one teacher’s reflection: http://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-deskless-classroom-pictures-and.html
- Getting-to-know-you lessons for a teacher moving to a new school: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1246
- Suggestions for strong classroom management: http://blog.tesol.org/starting-the-school-year-with-strong-classroom-management/
- Ideas for starting the year especially for TPRS/CI teachers: https://kplacido.com/2016/08/06/starting-the-year-survey-tasks/
- Setting up your classroom based on the TELL indicators: http://www.path2proficiency.com/its-all-about-them/
- Suggestions for building a positive classroom community: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/4-approaches-building-positive-community-any-classroom-maurice-elias
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