Target audience: Language teachers and administrators
Workshop outline: In this workshop, we will examine the pitfalls of traditional language classes (The thing that ruins most language classes is that language teachers are good at language.). We will consider some guiding principles of First Language Approach (There is no "understand", there is only "repeat". We will consider four or five techniques that will be useful in creating a new atmosphere in the language classroom
In this workshop, participants will:
- Practice using some new and entertaining classroom activities such as: story-building, silent film narration, and question cycles.
- Explore and play with some online resources such as lyricstraining and Quizlet.
- Learn how to use and have fun with TPR (student challenges and reverse quizzes), and how to better manage TPR by using ASL, Quizlet, and TPRManager.
- Learn how to make simple recordings for their students using a variety of programs and applications, such as voki.com, voicethread.com, etc.
