grammar
February 18, 2009
Good stories for commands
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Here are a couple of good stories to use when teaching commands. En aquel prado is a book I actually start using the first week of Spanish 1 to practice numbers, but the best use of it is for commands. The most repetition is in uds and nosotros commands, although with the first animal there […]
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February 9, 2009
A story for demonstratives
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I’ve come up with a story that in both Spanish 1 and 2 has worked really well with teaching demonstratives. We’ve worked with those quite a bit for the past couple of weeks, and I’ve been amazed at how fast my students have become consistent and proficient at using them. Side note: A couple of […]
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February 9, 2009
Cause and effect
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A few thoughts on what we shouldn’t do, in my opinion: If you don’t want your students to translate in their heads when they speak… DON’T include translation in your assessment. EVER. Real translation/interpretation is a very advanced skill and will come with time anyway. If you don’t want your students to run through a […]
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November 5, 2008
Words we don’t use
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If we’re really teaching kids to be communicative, why do we say things like, “This is subjunctive.” “Put that in past tense.” “Where’s the gerund here?” “Spanish requires the a personal between a verb and a direct object that is a person.” Does anyone ever really talk like that? Do you really care if your […]
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