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Textbook Alchemy: Transforming Dud Activities into Communicative Gold
Imagine you just finished an inspiring conference/workshop/article which finally convinced you to transition from traditional,...
Stefan DuBois
Nov 13, 20225 min read
The Top 5 Reasons to Allow Partner Assessments
By Erin E.H. Austin, NBCT My final year at the first high school I ever taught at was tough. I had three different levels of French, and...
Natalie Chabot
Sep 19, 20224 min read


Putting Your Program on a Pedestal: Tips to Build and Maintain Healthy Programs
In our global world, the need for speakers of multiple languages is ever increasing. However, that is not always reflected in course...
Jillian Lykens
Sep 6, 20226 min read


Making Your Classroom More Communicative with Dynamic Warm-Ups
Leading a student-centered class can be scary. For an instructor used to being the star of the show in a lecture-style class,...
Stefan DuBois
Aug 1, 20225 min read


Two Communicative Activities for Teaching Culture
by Stefan DuBois There are various tempting personas to adopt when teaching culture in the classroom: the “Ben Stein,” droning through a...
Stefan DuBois
Jun 2, 20224 min read


The UN’ Sustainable Development Goals: The Perfect Backdrop for World Language Curriculum
By Erin E.H. Austin, NBCT The fact that we had to completely reinvent the way we do public education over the past two plus years is...
Natalie Chabot
Apr 23, 20224 min read


Global Experiences for All
Global Experiences For All: 5 Ways to Make Student Travel More Equitable By Erin E.H. Austin, NBCT I will never forget my first trip to...
Natalie Chabot
Jan 26, 20223 min read
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