Most students hate tests. I think the reason they hate tests, in most subjects, is that they have to go home and cram for them because they are not prepared. When we teach students using Comprehensible Input (C.I.), students have less of that feeling of being unprepared. When I first mention that I am going … Read moreUsing Gaming to Assess
In the last school year, my department and I conducted action research on engagement. The participants were all 8th and 9th grade students. Our research questions were the following: According to our teachers, in what ways, if any, do the teacher’s instructional choices impact student engagement? According to our students, in what ways, if any … Read moreEngaging Students in World Languages Classes
Today, I had the pleasure of watching a videoconference with Stephen Krashen. Krashen is one of leading experts in second language acquisition and the author of the foundational book The Natural Approach. The topic of the conference was how to improve acquisition of language through reading. In his book, Krashen lays out four principles of … Read moreImproving Acquisition through Reading