-
Introductory games for French, English, Spanish or German tutors
For language lessons, it is advisable to get acquainted informally for half an hour through a game before the substantive start. That immediately broke the ice. In this article you will find, in addition to the Dutch version of the …
Translated by
Article (3) -
Eight tips for your oral French or English exam
An oral exam is a daunting prospect for many students, especially if it is in another language. It remains a nerve-wracking moment for many, whether you are in high school or attending college or university. Do you have to take an oral exam in …
Translated by
Article -
Motivating students to learn a language
Do you know it? Students who are timid or anxious to speak in front of the class. How can we help these students?
This is possible through the use of technology such as the iPad.
The goal is not to use an iPad, but how do we encourage students to …
Translated by
Article (4)Teacher, ICT co-ordinator, … -
Ten teaching ideas for speaking practice
In this package you will find ten ideas and speaking assignments that allow students to speak freely in the classroom. The emphasis of these exercises is on speaking together, telling, presenting, describing, reconstructing and also listening to …
Translated by
Article (10) -
TPR Storytelling: Learning language with pleasure!
In the article Real food in Trouw Groen of May 30, 2009, we outline a development that concerns our food chain. Now there is a parallel development in education. This is still in the margins, but will unmistakably continue to break, because it is a …
Translated by
ArticleTeacher, Schoolboard -
Bearing French in the third grade aso, kso and tso: Survey
Are students, after eight years of language teaching, able to have a simple conversation in French? Are they prepared for this? Do they have sufficient language competencies to save themselves in simple situations on the work floor?
In the brochure …
Translated by
ArticleOrganisation, company, NPO -
Training speech skills in a class without computers?
How can you train it when you do not have a language or multimedia facilities? In this (French) contribution the author describes how he trains and evaluates speaking skills using the dictation function of mp3 players. In this way, he increases …
Translated by
ArticleTeacher -
Common CEFR for Modern Foreign Languages
The Council of Europe launched the Common European Framework of Reference for Modern Foreign Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessing (the CEFR) in 2001. Since then, many European countries have used this reference framework to describe and measure …
Translated by
ArticleSchoolboard -
NTPRS in Minneapolis: It's Magic!
Ladies and gentlemen languages,
Yesterday I returned from a study in the Netherlands to the N ational TPRS conference, the NTPRS in Minneapolis. This year's theme was''It's Magic!''Every year the five-day conference at a different place in America, …
Translated by
Article (3)Teacher, Schoolboard