What is a heritage speaker? You’ve probably heard the terms native speaker, heritage speaker, and world language learner to describe language learners, but it can be very difficult to define who is a heritage speaker. […]
Let’s face it, chaperoning an overnight trip with students can be a teacher’s worst nightmare. The potential problems are numerous: students sneaking out, boys and girls alone in each others rooms, students bothering other hotel
Finding the perfect book for heritage speakers or Spanish immersion classes can be very difficult. While important, the Spanish “classics” like Don Quixote or Cien años de soledad that students would normally read at the
Do you know where the chocolate in your favorite candy bar comes from? Most of it comes from West Africa, where, according to a recent Washington Post article, more than two million children are involved
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I just finished up my second year of experimenting with lit circles (reading groups). I say experimenting because I still have a lot to perfect, but even still, I’m definitely convinced that doing literature circles
Learning about the history of a language is usually reserved for college linguistics classes, not high school students or beginning language learners. However, when taught in age and level-appropriate ways, knowing the history of a
I’ve really been feeling the challenges of being a Dual Language Immersion (DLI) teacher lately. It’s Farch, meaning students are antsy for warmer weather, and we’re dealing with next year’s course allocation so of course,
Have you ever had a moment when you realized you weren’t good at something that you thought you were good at? I had my first such moment in 4th grade when I realized that even
“Con todas las clases de español que tomé no eran sobre cosas tan real como eso, como la inmigración y las pandillas. Nadie habla de eso.” “Lo que me sorprendió más sobre esta unidad es
