In his Social Learning theory, Bandura (1977) argues that there are four phases of language acquisition. The first is attention, which is to focus on something through observation.
Spanish 101- How not to confuse “hermanos”
An adult student told me that he just couldn't tell the A/O difference in spoken Spanish. So, I designed this kiddie template to teach him in a very simple way. Can you tell the difference after trying it? <<<Scroll down for answer 1. hermanito (little brother) 2. mamá (mom) 3. hermanas (sisters) 4.... Continue Reading →
3 easy steps to teach L2, foreign language
This sample comes from a K-2 class, but can be exactly as effective for an older audience. Just follow the three steps and their schema (prior knowledge) will build faster.STEP 1- Introduce 6 basic statements in the target language using pantomime, song, rhyme, or a game. ALWAYS show the written version on the board. NOTE THAT... Continue Reading →
Top 7 sites for L2 and Foreign Language teachers 2014
Fun. Fabulous. FREE. Here's my top lucky 7 besties of all as of February 2014. ELL, Foreign Language (FL) and ALL SUBJECTS - CLASSTOOLS Classtools is a free, interactive site where teachers can prepare games and resources with minimal or no experience. Included as part of the free resources there is the Fruit Machine (which... Continue Reading →
Sopas
Continuing with the food Unit, we decided on "Sopas" because the creative projects will be more ecclectic. We included nutrition facts, Creativity suite, Pop Art, and other mini lessons. For this one, we kicked off with Pixie 3 and followed this lesson. First we used KIDSPIRATION to produce this webThen we switched to PIXIE 3... Continue Reading →
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