Showing posts with label teaching languages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teaching languages. Show all posts

Friday, March 13, 2015

Spanish Digital Storytelling

I know, I have already said that, but I want to repeat because next video proves again that with digital storytelling learning foreign languages is easier.
And if you have a good one all is perfect.
From the video description: This is an idea that I got from Alice Ayel (www.aliceayel.com) a Spanish teacher in Germany.
For this activity students were divided in groups of two or three depending on class size. Students were asked to write a story using structures and vocabulary acquired during CI lessons. They also had to make characters and other props out of paper. Once their project was ready, each group had to come to the "filming table" to record. One student narrated the story (no reading allowed) and the other worked with the props, characters and sound effects. If a third student is present, s/he would film. When they are done filming and telling their stories, we all get to sit, watch and enjoy the videos using a projector. I thought students could complete this project in one class period (60 min) but it turned out to be a little longer than expected. (120 min).

Here is the clip is from Spanish Cuentos (Stories) Channel.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling

Today I am glad to show you the very interesting work of Adriana Ramirez.
She offers what I define the best way to make school: teaching Spanish with reading and storytelling (TPRS).
I found it very good even watching her clips.
Here is a description from the youtube channel: TPRS is a fun, amazing, and powerful way to learn languages. The results we get when teaching with this method are incredible! In these videos I am teaching first year Spanish students who are in grade 9. These students have never been exposed to Spanish before. In our school, we work on the semester system, and this is week 10 into the 18-week semester. Each video is part of the whole TPRS cycle (teaching one story). I use the stories in the textbook that I wrote for first year Spanish: Teaching Spanish with Comprehensible Input Through Storytelling, and Learning Spanish with Comprehensible Input Through Storytelling. I also published books for Grade 10. Books for Grades 11 & 12 are well on their way.

And here is a video: