Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning (ERTL) has encouraged teachers and students to be autonomous and creative individuals. To create a supporting learning environment, the role of technology is important for classroom activities. Thus, this practical article aims to present an integration of digital applications in designing lesson plans across…

This article reports the results of an introspective research conducted by a student-teacher and her advisor. Both met regularly over a period of one year and a half as part of the student-teacher academic work for the Research I class. As a result of their conversation the student-teacher and her advisor decided to document the former's…

Sixteen oral lessons for teaching beginning English as a second language are presented. The lessons were developed to teach small groups of adolescents. The lessons are each self-contained and include noun picture cards, a vocabulary game, opposites, teacher commands, expanding sentences, pronouns, and vowel sounds. The picture card lessons can be…

Describes various possible lesson plans for French teaching. Various types of exercises are described and their practicality justified. Hints on method are given, and criteria for judging various categories of texts are explained. (IFS/WGA)

"Winging it" becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute. The successful "winger" has to plan ahead. Three factors in the planning are to have an overhead projector at one's disposal; to seat pupils in groups of four from the start; and to collect material from magazines, children's…

Two procedures developed by reading specialists are presented for use in a second-year Spanish class. A directed reading lesson in seven steps is illustrated by an outline of a reading lesson adapted to a one-page Spanish story. The lesson includes a "Three-Level Guide," so called because it is designed to improve comprehension skills at the…

Reviews various strategies for addressing language needs in teacher development courses, ranging from providing separate language provision to incorporating language development within the methodology component of the course. Discusses how transcripts can be used to develop awareness of and promote practice in the language used for various…

Second language methodology has undergone much change, with the emphasis shifting from productive to receptive skills in the initial stages of instruction. Vocabulary is receiving new attention in the literature, but the strategies for introducing new lexical items have changed due to new teaching methods. The key to teaching vocabulary lies in…

These materials illustrate the ideas presented in the "Guide for Foreign Languages in Utah." Learning activities, materials, and evaluation procedures have been written to help the language teacher who has never had a methods course, as well as the experienced teacher who is searching for new ideas. The materials begin with a basic unit similar to…

These materials illustrate the concepts presented in "The Guide for Foreign Languages in Utah." Three model lessons, in elementary, intermediate, and advanced placement Spanish, are presented as a means of illustrating the practical application of the teaching goals and techniques outlined in the Utah "Course of Study for Foreign Languages." The…

These materials illustrate the ideas presented in the "Guide for Foreign Languages in Utah." Learning activities, materials, and evaluation procedures have been written to help the language teacher who has never had a methods course, as well as the experienced teacher who is searching for new ideas. The materials begin with a basic unit similar to…

Provides German language activities based on the World Wide Web that help create a student-centered classroom and that give high school students practical insights into life in a foreign country, focusing on cooperative learning skills. The lesson plan includes site location, objectives, teacher preparation, and assessment. Worksheets are…

This collection of 98 lesson plans for foreign language instruction is the result of a series of eight Saturday workshops focusing on ways that language teachers can develop their own communicative activities for application in the classroom. The lessons were produced by 30 foreign language teachers, each of whom was required to write a brief…

This handbook is intended for use by those attending a one-day workshop dealing with planning and developing a vocational English as a second language (VESL) program. Materials provided to reinforce the following objectives are addressed during the workshop: identify the need issues that can be used in planning services and responding to requests…

Discusses the value of using poetry to teach English as a second language to mixed ability classes. Lists the following criteria for selecting poems: (1) universal appeal; (2) surface simplicity, (3) potential depth, (4) affective potential, (5) contemporary language, (6) brevity, and (7) potential for illustration. Describes ways of using two…