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Building proficiency for world language learners : 100+ high-interest activities for busy teachers
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This innovative book offers over 100 engaging and effective activities that busy teachers can use to help students become confident, comfortable, and proficient learners, acquirers and communicator...
This innovative book offers over 100 engaging and effective activities that busy teachers can use to help students become confident, comfortable, and proficient learners, acquirers and communicators in new languages. Many activities can be adapted to different languages and levels in secondary-level language courses.
Details
- Creator
- Janina Klimas
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Oxford : Eye On Education, Incorporated, [2024]
- ©2024
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 253 pages) : illustrations
- ISBNs
- 9781032622507, 1032622504, 9781032615912, 9781032615912
- OCLC
- on1425792486
- Description based upon print version of record.
- More Dialogues, Skits, Simulations, and Dramatizations
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Janina Klimas is a teacher, linguist, and author. She has taught languages for over 25 years on three different continents and speaks six languages to various levels of fluency. She has a BA in Theater Arts and Foreign Languages and an MA in the Teaching of Languages. She is certified to teach Spanish, English, drama, speech, grades K-8, social studies, gifted education, language immersion, and reading, and has led workshops for language teachers.
- Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Meet the Author -- Introduction -- Section 1 -- 1 The Proficiency-Oriented Language Classroom -- Section 2 -- 2 Lesson Planning and Starting the Year -- Section 3 -- 3 Low- and No-Prep Games -- Charades -- Pictionary Three Ways -- Instant Games: Post-its and Index Cards -- Scattergories/Categories -- CharPictionary/Taboo -- Bingo -- Races -- Two (or Three) Truths and a Lie -- Buzzers, Bells, Balls, and Other Fun Things -- Flashcards and Card Games -- Tasks -- The Can-Do Game -- Tic-Tac-Toe Four Ways
- Hangman -- Section 4 -- 4 Student-Centered Communicative Activities -- Feelings/Emotions -- Family -- Weather and Seasons -- Home -- Shopping -- Clothing -- Menus and Restaurants -- The Time -- Mini Tasks -- Short Simulations and Dramatizations -- Fake Texts -- Doodles, Sketches, Drawings, and Short Writing -- Google Translate and Artificial Intelligence -- 5 Communicative and Research Projects -- Cultural Research Projects -- High-Interest Compare and Contrast -- Argue and Persuade -- Travel -- Travel Realia -- Real-Life Task Practice -- More Engaging Projects -- Section 5 -- 6 Reading
- Summaries -- Interesting Scenes -- Mark up Text and Highlight -- Questions -- Read with Others -- SQ3R -- My Character -- History -- Magazines -- Audiobooks -- Reading Journals -- Uncomfortable Conversations -- What Happened in the Story? -- 5 W's Book Summary -- The Hand Reading Summary -- Readlang Browser Extension -- 7 Pair Work and Speaking -- Research-Based Interviews -- More Activities with Questions and Answers -- Guest Speakers and Special Person Interviews -- Language Experience Approach -- Surveys -- Show and Tell -- Did You Do It? -- Transform Textbook Activities into Pair Work
- Chat Mats -- Descriptions -- Presentations/Speaking Activities -- Dice -- M.A.S.H -- Review Project -- Slides -- Recordings -- Scavenger/Treasure Hunt -- Guess Who? -- Debate -- Speed Dating -- Chat in Class -- More Activities with Cards -- 8 Grammar, Listening, and Writing -- Practical Ways to Introduce Students to Grammar in Context -- Is it True? -- Grammar Matching and Mastery Games -- Three in a Row -- Affirmations -- Corner Game -- Listening Labs -- Ping-Pong Listening -- YouTube Transcripts/Grammar in Context -- Timed Writing -- Poems -- Emails and Letters -- Ranking Activities
- Graphic Organizers -- Comics -- 100-Word Writing Prompts -- 9 Culture -- Music -- Blogs and Realia -- Literature, Film, and Art -- Exercise -- Community Service -- Travel Abroad -- Putting it All Together -- 10 Centers, Stations, and Choices -- Centers and Stations -- Choices -- Game Night (or Day) -- 11 Video and Drama Activities -- Get the Part -- Rehearsing for a Role -- Reader's Theater -- Complaints -- Subtitles -- Sound Effects -- Narration -- Word Story -- Screenplay -- Set and Costume Design -- Perform an Extended Play -- Fairy Tale Trial -- Exchange Students -- Hot Seat -- Special Event