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World Languages

Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in world languages.

  • Maintaining Students’ Motivation for Learning as the Year Goes On

    Neuroscience can suggest ways to keep students working toward their learning goals after their initial excitement wears off.
    Judy Willis

  • Social and Emotional Learning in a World Language Class

    Monthly visits to a nursing home taught middle school students empathy and built their confidence as they practiced their Spanish.
    Laura Lavery

  • Station Rotation in World Language Classes

    Setting up activities around the classroom is a popular way to get students collaborating—and it can be used to promote use of a target language.
    Elena Spathis

  • 12 Fun Speaking Games for Language Learners

    Every teacher has faced the struggle of encouraging students to speak. Here's a list of a fun activities to get your students to talking.
    Diane Gantenhammer

  • Do’s & Don’ts for Teaching English-Language Learners

    In an excerpt from his book with fellow teacher Katie Hull Sypnieski, blogger Larry Ferlazzo looks at a few basic ways to reach students who are learning English as well as the subject at hand.
    Larry Ferlazzo

  • The Benefits of Learning a Second Language

    It’s a myth that learning a new language interferes with a child’s development.

  • Authentic Activities for the World Language Classroom

    More than 30 exercises to keep your students engaged and learning.
    Sarah Wike Loyola

  • Twenty Ideas for Engaging Projects

    Twenty ideas for getting engaging projects going in your classroom.
    Suzie Boss

  • In Language Classrooms, Students Should Be Talking

    Language classes often don't focus on the aspect of learning a language that intrigues students most -- speaking it. We should get students talking more.
    Sarah Wike Loyola

  • More Talking in World Language Classes

    Fostering an environment where it’s OK to make mistakes is step one in getting students to speak a new language.
    Elena Spathis

  • Student-Centered World Language Classrooms

    A district has overhauled instruction by focusing on project-based learning and communicative proficiency rather than grammar.
    Allyson Williams

  • Using Twitter in World Language Classes

    Three ways to use tweets to introduce students to real uses of language in a context they’re likely already familiar with.
    Anxo Otero

  • Twelve Ideas for Teaching With QR Codes

    Blogger and PBL specialist Andrew Miller offers an array of creative suggestions for using Quick Response codes in the classroom.
    Andrew Miller

  • Engaging Novice World Language Learners

    Using target language videos, news articles, music, and more can spark engagement even with students who are just getting started.
    Elena Spathis

  • Starting a Heritage Language Book Club

    A book club can help students who mainly use English but speak another language at home gain valuable literacy skills in the home language.
    Clare Roach, Tim Jacklich