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Direct linkGonzalez, Augusta; Gonzalez, Talia – Learning Languages, 2013
This article presents seven of the author's most compelling reasons for highly effective teachers to use literature in the classroom. They are: (1) As a hook to stimulate students; (2) To present culturally relevant material; (3) To thematically connect with different units and other subjects; (4) To improve reading comprehension and vocabulary;…
Descriptors: Literature, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Tollefson, Ann – Learning Languages, 2009
Planning to start or expand a K-8 critical language program? Looking for support in doing so? There "may" be help at the federal level for great ideas and strong programs. While there have been various pools of federal dollars available to support world language programs for a number of years, the federal government's interest in…
Descriptors: National Security, Federal Government, Public Agencies, Elementary Secondary Education
Tabrizi, Shereen – Learning Languages, 2009
The Dearborn Public Schools, with 18,300 students, is located in the Detroit urban area with the largest concentration of Arabic-speaking people in the United States. In order to prepare the students for the 21st century skills and global awareness and in response to parents' requests, the author in collaboration with the school principal and…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, FLES, Speech Communication, Federal Aid
Borich, Jeanette – Learning Languages, 2008
When the author was teaching in an elementary foreign language exposure (FLEX) program several years ago, she completed a research project that documented student learning gained from student dialogue journals. The action research initiative taught her the value of being reflective about her teaching practices. Her thesis research requirements…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Educational Strategies, Action Research, Second Language Instruction
de Ramirez, Lori Langer – Learning Languages, 2006
In the author's experience, Colombia is among the most misunderstood Spanish-speaking countries. Most of the news about Columbia involves drug trafficking or guerilla warfare, due to the many social and political problems that face the country. It is rare that the public is informed about the culture and people of this beautiful South American…
Descriptors: Spanish, Travel, Second Language Learning, Language Tests
Smrokowski, Linda – Learning Languages, 2005
Although she is now teaching Spanish in a new school full time, Linda Smrokowski, spent 9 years teaching in a once-per-week second language program. Because many once- or twice-per-week programs still exist, she shares strategies for writing and implementing detailed lesson plans that worked for her while she was teaching in a once-per-week…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Spanish, Second Language Programs, Second Language Instruction
