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Title: Podcast: What Can Neuroscience Teach Us about Language Teaching
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From http://www.tefltraininginstitute.com
One of our goals with InterCom is to help connect research and practice. In this 15-minute podcast from the TEFL Training Institute, Carol Lethaby talks about findings in neuroscience and how they may apply to language teaching. She includes a critique of several "myths," including the assertion that we only use 10% of our brains, that there is an empirical basis for multiple intelligences, and that multimodal input is always best. She also includes positive recommendations for teachers.
Listen to the podcast here: http://www.tefltraininginstitute.com/podcast/2019/10/21/podcast-what-can-neuroscience-teach-us-about-language-teaching
Source: TEFL Training Institute
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Title: Using Twitter in World Language Classes
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From https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-twitter-world-language-classes
Anzo Otero shares three ways to use tweets in language classes. Two center on the use of images that accompany tweets, asking students to predict what the image is based on the tweet or a description of the image. The third asks students to comment on a tweet. All highlight the potential to search for specific strings in tweets, so that you can focus on particular target structures or collocations.
Read the article at https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-twitter-world-language-classes
Source: Edutopia
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Title: Chopsticks: Non-Verbal Brain Break
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From https://lamaestralocablog.com
Here's a nice brain break game that is quiet, involves both hands, and gets students planning mathematical strategy: Chopsticks! The rules sound complicated, but with the help of two children in a two-minute video, you and your students can be playing in no time.
Read (and watch) how to play here: https://lamaestralocablog.com/2018/12/01/brain-breaks-part-13-chopsticks/
Source: La Maestra Loca
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Title: Tech Tools for the World Language Classroom
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From https://www.secondaryspanishspace.com
Jen Shaw of Secondary Spanish Space shares her seven favorite tech tools: SeeSaw, Flipgrid, Edpuzzle, Quizlet, InsertLearning, Adobe Spark Video, and DuoLingo. Her descriptions include specific examples of using the tool in language class. For example, Edpuzzle allows teachers to add questions to different parts of a YouTube video; she explains how she uses it to flip her grammar lessons for her students.
Read her blog post at https://www.secondaryspanishspace.com/2018/11/the-best-edtech-tools-for-wl-classroom.html
Source: Secondary Spanish Space
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Title: Brain Breaks and Energizers for Language Learners
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From http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
Your InterCom editor is a big fan of brain breaks, and a search of the term in our archives (http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/searchContent) is bound to yield links to lots of ideas.
Here is a recent article by Sarah Said explaining why brain breaks and energizers are especially important for language learners. She writes, "Imagine that the child is hearing the content in a different language or in a strange place that is not the home they know. The learning is being interrupted by more tension and the child may suffer from other types of brain trauma. ... It is important that we advocate for education the whole child not only from a linguistic standpoint but also a social emotional standpoint, as well. With this, we really have to set up classrooms that provide an appropriate climate for English Learners. This climate may provide an opportunity for a brain break (a time where a child can rest their brain for part of the lesson as they are processing information) or an energizer (a time where a child can really be re-energized in their learning to continue on to more learning)." Read her full article at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/12/02/guest-post-why-are-brain-breaks-and-energizers-essential-in-classrooms-supporting-english-learners-part-one/
In a follow-up article, she provides several examples of specific brain breaks and energizers. Get fresh ideas here: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/12/03/guest-post-what-do-brain-breaks-and-energizers-look-like-in-the-language-learning-classroom-part-two/
Source: Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day
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Title: Increasing Student Comfort with Authentic Text through Choice
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From https://passion4theprofession.com
Leslie Grahn of the passion4theprofession blog asks, "Trying to interpret a text in a language other than your first language can be intimidating. And, in this day and age, students’ first impulse is to use Google Translate. How can we lower students’ anxiety around interpreting authentic text?" In this blog post, she suggests five different ways to offer student choice in what authentic materials they read and how they respond to them:
- Allow students to select authentic text for independent reading time.
- Implement before, during, and after reading choice boards
- Allow students to select an authentic text from a group of curated resources.
- Encourage students to enrich and extend their learning by diving more deeply into a topic of their choice through authentic resources
- Give access to students to authentic text at a variety of challenge levels
Read the full blog post at https://passion4theprofession.com/2018/12/03/increasing-student-comfort-with-authentic-text-through-choice/
Source: passion4theprofession
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Title: Cellphone Ritual
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From http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com
In this article read how this Latin teacher deals with students using their cellphones in the classroom and also about their simple daily ritual for putting their cellphones away.
To read the full article, visit http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com/2018/12/telephone-ritual.html
Source: Totally Comprehensible Latin
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Title: Using Holiday Music from the Target Culture
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From http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/play-that-holiday-music-and-im-not-talking-mariah-carey/
In this article read how you can use not only popular holiday songs but also songs that are part of the tradition and culture of the target language. Learning another language is not only about the linguistic aspects of the language but also the culture and history of the target language society, and it is always useful to familiarize your students with such cultural songs. In this article you will find a few holiday songs in German and French.
To read the full article, visit http://www.creativelanguageclass.com/play-that-holiday-music-and-im-not-talking-mariah-carey/
Source: Creative Language Class
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Title: Simple Tips for Boosting Teacher Resilience
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From https://www.edutopia.org/article/simple-tips-boosting-teacher-resilience
By this time of the school year, teachers are usually tired and probably are experiencing the negative effects of stress. In this article you can read about strategies that can help you manage your stress and build resilience.
To read the full article, visit https://www.edutopia.org/article/simple-tips-boosting-teacher-resilience
Source: Edutopia
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Title: Assess Literacy Skills Without Risk of Readicide
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From https://www.middleweb.com/39249/assessing-literacy-skills-without-risking-readicide/
In this article, read about an English teacher at Fulton Middle School in Middleton, Michigan, Jeremy Hyler, who uses online literature circles, student-created websites using Weebly, and other technologies to encourage his students to read literature regularly and discuss it among themselves. This teacher’s goal is to create the excitement for reading and learning and to asses his students in a more creative way.
To read how he does it, visit https://www.middleweb.com/39249/assessing-literacy-skills-without-risking-readicide/
Source: MiddleWeb
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