Having taught French for 20 years, there were certain things I thought I knew. For example, the best place to start with verbs is present tense, because (a) it's easier for students to understand, (b) it gives them lots of things to say about what's happening right now, and (c) it's easier for them to … Continue reading
Five ways to use stations – adapted for use in second language classes
The more I am working on moving to more skill based instruction, implementing BC's new curriculum redesign, the more I am finding that using stations are a good instructional design to allow students to practice those skills using communicative activities, and receive feedback in class. The more I use them, the more they are becoming … Continue reading
Making connections – (Paperless!) Reader response journals in second language classes (Part 2 of 2)
In my previous blog post, I explained the structure of the reading journals my collaboration partner and I are currently using. In Part 2 of the information about reading journals, you will find: how (and why) we started reading journals with our students this year how we model the responses to guide students how students … Continue reading