Family Idioms in Spanish with Classroom Activity
Spanish idioms add cultural luster to learning the language. This article introduces fourteen Spanish family- and marriage-related idioms that the …
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Some Great Teaching Activities That Excite Spanish Language Learners Everyday
So you’re looking for some dynamic Spanish language learning activities to help to liven-up your foreign language learners’ classroom …
Continue ReadingTeaching Spanish Students to Use Infinitives as Subjects, Subject Complements, Direct Objects, and Prepositional Complements
The following article outlines a general lesson plan for teaching second-year Spanish students to use infinitives as nouns. The nominal functions on …
Continue ReadingTeaching New Students About Spanish: A First Day Lesson
Easing new Spanish students into learning a new language can be challenging. Most students respond well by building on their knowledge of English and …
Continue ReadingTeaching and Understanding Past Participles in Spanish
Spanish past participles are the key to the second seven Spanish verb conjugations and, as in English, do double duty as adjectives. Students need a …
Continue ReadingLearning to be be Polite in Italian: Greetings and Courtesies to Teach Students
If you only know a few words of Italian, having the ability to be polite will make those few words go a lot farther because people will appreciate …
Continue ReadingFree Spanish Learning Game: Vocabulary Review Game with Download
If you teach Spanish, chances are your students have to learn a lot of vocabulary. In order to help my students practice their vocabulary words, I …
Continue ReadingA Lesson Plan and Activities for Teaching False Cognates in Spanish
Help students prevent communication malfunctions by introducing the concept of false cognates. This article provides several ideas for introducing …
Continue ReadingHow to Conjugate French -ir Verbs in the Present Tense
The second group of verbs in the French language are called -ir verbs. There are several of them, and knowing how to use them in the present tense is …
Continue ReadingTeaching Spanish: Play 'Guess the Word' ('Adivina la Palabra')!
This is not just a funny activity. In fact, it will help your students to learn new vocabulary and feel more confident about the use of those …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan for Practicing Telephone Conversations in a Spanish Classroom
Spanish students often miss out on the chance to practice phone conversations when studying in a formal class. With this lesson you can help your …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan for Learning Italian: Speaking About Jobs
This is an Italian conversation lesson designed for beginning learners of any age. In this lesson, students will be introduced to Italian job words, …
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