Spanish Classroom Activity: Spanish Conversation Practice with Family Member Nouns and Basic Verbs
Most Spanish instructors tackle teaching family member nouns after their students have learned a few basic verbs, such as “ser,” …
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Spanish Classroom Activity to Practice Ser vs. Estar: Use Pop Culture to Your Advantage
On paper, the differences between “ser” and “estar” seem easy to memorize. But students often struggle when it’s time to …
Continue ReadingSpanish Classroom Activity: Teach and Practice Present Tense Verb Conjugation: Word Race
Mastering verb conjugations is one of the most difficult steps toward fluency in any language, and mastering present tense verb conjugations is the …
Continue ReadingClassroom Activities and Games for Teaching Spanish: Roll the Dice for an "-ar" Verb Conjugation Exercise
Your Spanish students will enjoy using games to break up the headache of learning a new language. All you need for this simple game is a six-sided die …
Continue ReadingDigital Technology Applications Can Improve Your Language Learning and Teaching
There is a variety of language learning software, foreign languages learning websites, language CDs, language tapes, and methods to learn languages, …
Continue ReadingTeaching the Spanish Verb Estar With Prepositions: Classroom Interaction
Let us spark your creativity with ideas for activities that you can use to teach the verb “estar” with prepositions. The activities range …
Continue ReadingActivities to Aid in Teaching the Spanish Alphabet
This article talks about some interactive classroom activities that can be used when teaching the Spanish alphabet. These activities can be used …
Continue ReadingAcademic Careers in Foreign Languages
Interested in becoming a professor of a foreign language – a university professor? This article describes the process, the steps along the way, …
Continue ReadingDialogues in Foreign-Language Classes
Even beginners should be encouraged to write and perform original dialogues in the foreign language they are studying. Learn how to get a lot of …
Continue ReadingTeach Children Italian: Rooms in Your House
This lesson will help you prepare your child for learning the different parts of the house in the Italian language. Here we will look at worksheets, …
Continue ReadingGeography: Group Project for Intermediate Foreign Language Students
Get intermediate foreign-language students doing research to find data and present it! This brief series will use intermediate Spanish as an example, …
Continue ReadingIdeas for an Oral Presentation for a Foreign Language Class on the History of a Country
The second student of the group of four assigned to present a case study of a country covers history. He or she follows the student who has covered …
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