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Growing With Proficiency The Podcast
Welcome to Growing With Proficiency: The Podcast! Are you a World Language teacher who is looking for ideas, strategies, activities, and inspiration to create a World Language class where you and your students enjoy using the language to learn about the world and each other? Do you want to transform your class into an acquisition-driven instruction space where you intentionally provide a ton of comprehensible input?
If you are, you're in the right place.
Let's start this journey together. Head over to IG, and send me a DM @claudiamelliott to let me know what topics you would like me to cover in an upcoming episode.Join my free Facebook community, Growing With C. Also, check out my blog to start discovering some of these ideas and strategies at growingwithproficiency.com
Growing With Proficiency The Podcast
Episode 103: Shifting to Comprehension-Based Teaching - Overcoming Common Obstacles
Are you feeling excited yet overwhelmed about shifting to comprehension-based instruction? If so, you're not alone. Understanding SLA (Second Language Acquisition) research highlights that this shift is not just an option but a necessity. So, how can we make it happen without burning out?
We dive into these questions with our amazing guests, Jason Fritze and Bertha Delgadillo, on today's episode.
Key Points Discussed:
- Students Don't Listen:
- How to engage students who seem unresponsive.
- Strategies to make lessons fun and communicative, including using music, games, and performances.
- Building effective classroom routines that keep students involved and interested.
- I Have a Curriculum:
- Leveraging your agency to create an authentic, communicative curriculum.
- Understanding how languages are acquired by following SLA research.
- Embracing core practices that enhance language proficiency and understanding.
- I Am Alone:
- Finding and connecting with a supportive community of educators.
- The importance of professional development and sharing your practice.
- Embracing the mindset that you are enough and transmitting that energy to your students.
Join us for this insightful discussion and gain valuable perspectives on overcoming common obstacles in your journey to comprehension-based teaching. You'll leave feeling empowered and connected to a community dedicated to enhancing language acquisition and cultural competence in the classroom.
Resources mentioned:
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