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Silencing the Talking Taco
I happened to take a look at some of the products a popular Spanish-teacher catalog was promoting. As someone who enjoys not only the language, but the culture of the Spanish-speaking world I was embarrassed by what I have seen … Continue reading
Commands
We recently worked on commands in Spanish 1 in our giving advice unit. One way I grabbed attention is by creating a powerpoint slide with pictures of myself and then creating 2 other versions. I then typed in some “advice” … Continue reading
Perspective
¿Quién tiene la razón? ¿Cómo es posible que los dos tengan razón? One of the most important tasks outside of language learning that world language teachers face is to make our students aware of the world outside their community. To … Continue reading
Resources for LA RUTINA DIARIA
Teaching a unit about la Rutina Diaria? Here’s some resources for your Spanish classroom for this Reflexive Verb unit: Música/Videos Sr. Mara sings Reflex your Verby Youtube Mr. Bean Getting Ready * Youtube videos of Los Solecitos (30 second PSA … Continue reading
Resources for EL CUERPO unit
Teaching a unit about los Partes del Cuerpo? Here’s some resources for your Spanish classroom for this Body Parts unit: Música/Videos Youtube DIRECTV Argentina: Parecidos Youtube Juanes y Elmo “Manos, Cabeza, Pies“ Canción “Sigue al lider” great for izquierda, derecha. … Continue reading
Language Acquisition
During my time on Twitter, I’ve ‘favorited’ some great tweets. And when I remember to go and read them, some are still very inspirational. The following tweets are great quotes on Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Teaching Methods. … Continue reading
Posted in Discussion/Methodology
Tagged foreign language, language acquisition, language learning, quotes, twitter
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It’s Colombia Not Columbia
It’s Colombia Not Columbia We’ve written about this issue before and with the social media campaign hopefully we can cure the public of their misspelling of this beautiful country’s name.
Comida Autentica
On of my favorite units is teaching the Food Unit. I love sharing the unique flavors of Latin America with my students. During the beginning of the unit, I have a “Comida del día” that I have described on the … Continue reading
Using Memes in Spanish
What’s the most important thing in a foreign language class? To give students comprehensible input and show them the language in context. When you can accomplish this and entertain the kids at the same time to keep their interest, you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Authentic Resource, Resources, Web2.0 Technology
Tagged authentic, authentic resources, comida, memes, vocabulary
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Educreating Spanish Cooking Videos
What better input to learn about food and cooking in context than to watch short tutorials on how to make food. The power of Youtube gives us so much access to resources many teachers didn’t have in the past, it … Continue reading
Posted in Authentic Resource, iPads, Lesson Plans, Projects, Web2.0 Technology
Tagged apps, comida, Educreations, youtube
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