September 10, 2014
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When did you (have you) discover #langchat? It started for me as a hashtag I noticed in a tweet from Joe Dale (@joedale) about language teaching. I was new to this whole twitter thing and, as a language teacher, looking … Continue reading
March 13, 2014
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It was a great #langchat tonight. A really lively talk about advocating for the communicative approach in your teaching area. Teachers were great in sharing common objections, ways to lead and why they believe so passionately in how they teach. … Continue reading
March 10, 2014
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We often tell students what we value in the classroom but how do we know the message is getting through? How do they interpret what I am trying to get them to be: risk-takers, supportive classmates, inquisitive learners? I … Continue reading
March 3, 2014
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I’ve always asked students to work in pairs, or small groups in class. But only lately have I started to ask for their feedback as to how it went. I’ve worked for a while on a quick feedback rubric – … Continue reading
February 25, 2014
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I wrote recently about my ‘journey’ with going beyond the vocabulary list and the challenge thrown out by Amy Lenord (@alenord) and others to go beyond a confined set of words in a unit. My post spoke about the ‘shifts’ … Continue reading
February 17, 2014
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We work hard in my class on developing an ease at conversing. It isn’t natural for many people, including me I’ll admit, so why would we expect it to be so for our students? This semester I have a new … Continue reading
January 21, 2014
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We are nearing the end of the first year course and students are into their ‘finals’ preparation time. A class of 30 Grade 9’s can be difficult to keep motivated so I decided to try stations. I’ve been wanting to … Continue reading
January 7, 2014
by leesensei
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I’ll admit it. For every unit – a set of vocabulary. Used to ensure a basic set of words to discuss the topic. My goal in this being that students have a common vocabulary with which to interact. But it’s … Continue reading
January 1, 2014
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Language Sensei is a forum for me to explore both teaching an MFL (modern foreign language) and work to integrate/explore technology both in my classroom and for personal development. It has been my project for the past 2 (almost) years … Continue reading
December 10, 2013
by leesensei
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Okay, yes – I give homework. But I’m happy to say that my view of what constitutes homework is evolving. As much as possible I am trying to inject some choice into ‘what’ students express. Lately I have also been … Continue reading