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From mock mixers and event planning to—decisions regarding deportation? Tough Decisions in the Interpersonal Classroom

Reaching communicative competence goes beyond the linguistic demands towards a comprehensive discursive, strategic, and sociolinguistic understanding of a foreign language. The ability to assess the social situation, actively contribute to the conversation, and side step communication breakdowns increases the proficiency skills of the L2 learner. In meeting these goals, students need to be taught in…

Posted by on November 18, 2013 in News

Listening Comprehension Lesson Plan via Youtube

Click on the embedded link to view the clip from the film Sonnenallee (1999): Sonnenallee_Konflictvermeidung Attached below is a listening comprehension lesson plan corresponding to the short two-minute clip: Sonnenallee Listening Comprehension Viel Spaß!

Posted by on November 3, 2013 in News

The Role of Vocabulary in Foreign Language Learning

The essence of communication is to convey meaning. If one fails to find the words to express their thought, the grammatical structures become useless. Therefore, the role of vocabulary in the second or foreign language classroom is critical. In order to learn and retain vocabulary, or build a lexicon of words, students require a number…

Posted by on October 7, 2013 in News

What is CLT?

Communicative Language Teaching, or what is often referred to as CLT, is an approach that allows for a variety of different teaching strategies, such as task-based learning, in foreign language learning instruction. The approach combines various techniques from prior methods, but ultimately strives to stress above all else the ability to communicate in the target language,…

Posted by on October 7, 2013 in News

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