Learning L2 through print rich familiar texts
I tried this project as yet another way to teach food and ordering in restaurants to my FLES students. I tried the same with my EFL learners in English and it worked wonders. I saved it as a template, then as a PDF, and as a word doc to offer a variety of ways to... Continue Reading →
L2 patterns, sequence, and repetition
In my 15 years as a linguist and teacher I continue to develop more appreciation for patterns. Patterns, as we describe them in the field, are behavioral repetitions. Our brains do not only expect them, but actually await for them eagerly. Why? Because they become quickly familiar and, as a result, they are also manageable.... Continue Reading →
Spanish 2.0/EFL/ESL- Lesson with autoshapes
Spanish/EFL tech lessons
My favorite thing to teach is colors.
Colors are everywhere and in everything. Yet, of all the color lessons that I have taught in English, Spanish, German (ages ago), and French, one of my favorite central topics is the gumball machine.
Lesson Plan Objective: To teach target lingo (colors and shapes) and Lingtechlingo using a Sustained Affective Stimulus of creating gumballs with ‘Autoshapes’ into an animated PPT.
Target lingo: The colors
LingtechLingo: Abre (open), cierra (close), aprieta (click), lleva (drag), inserta (insert), colorea (color), busca el color (search for the color..), escribe (write/type), cambia (change)
METHODOLOGY
Step 1: Introduce the target lingo, post it for all to see, practice it once with repetition, discuss.
Step 2: LingTECHlingo- Using the computer, each student at a computer, practice kinesthetically the LingTECH process. Demonstrate first, then have the students do it…
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