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How can language educators effectively transition students from language "learning" to language "acquisition"? This is a question to focus on as all language educators try to create classroom experiences that meet the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' (ACTFL) guidelines. ACTFL is calling for a shift in all language classes. Students and teachers need to use the second language (L2) at least 90% of the time. This amount of target language (TL) use will only create success for students if the teacher uses Comprehensible Input (CI). L2, TL and CI are three must-know acronyms for language educators today. Language "acquisition" is a key concept to our journey towards using research-based methods to update our language teaching practices.

Telling our story is an essential part of our humanness. It allows us to feel part of the community that knows our story, and it fosters empathy for those that surround us. Story is a powerful force in shaping mental models, motivating and persuading others, and teaching the lessons of life. Telling story extends back to a time when oral history dominated the tools of communication. And now the flood of technology tools that allow for instant communication has spun us back into a golden age where story again dominates the media landscape.

Idée intéressante pour le cours de FLE: Ce week-end, compte tenu de l'actualité iPaginative (cf édito),  l'équipe d'iPagination vous propose un défi exceptionnel spécial Outre-Mer ! - Contemplez ce tableau "Portrait d'une négresse" de Marie Guilhelmine BENOIST - Buvez une gorgée de café, de thé ou de rhum (sujet oblige) - Puis rédigez le récit d'un amour impossible à l'époque coloniale (le thème du roman de Christophe Vallée à l'honneur ce vendredi au Ministère des Outre-mer). - Contraintes :   ·  toute l'histoire se situe naturellement outre-mer au lieu de votre choix. ·  vous disposez de trois heures !

You know the hardest thing about teaching with project-based learning? Explaining it to someone. It seems to me that whenever I asked someone the definition of PBL, the description was always so complicated that my eyes would begin to glaze over immediately. So to help you in your own musings, I've devised an elevator speech to help you clearly see what's it all about.