World Languages

Allowing students to notice patterns and draw on their experiences prior to introducing new concepts can boost their learning.

The team competition is fierce in this informal assessment activity, in which students have to work together to win.

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

We visited a classroom in Denmark to see how a playful learning philosophy can put students at ease and make language learning joyful and engaging.

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.

With the proper scaffolding, students can provide feedback on their classmates’ projects in the target language.

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

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

See how to adapt popular apps to get students speaking, listening, reading, and writing in the target language.

To give his students repeated exposure to relevant vocabulary terms, the author relies on a tried-and-true tool: index cards.

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.

The elementary grades are a great time for students to learn about world languages. Simple strategies include having signs in multiple languages.

Students with academic challenges benefit from these simple strategies as they develop confidence using the target language.

Twenty ideas for getting engaging projects going in your classroom.