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In response to my very controversial blog 'Six useless things foreign language teachers do' many of my readers have asked me to point out the 'good' things about a language lesson, rather than criticize the 'bad' ones. I am not going to respond by listing the obvious features of a good lesson which scores...

How to exploit the full learning potential of a target language song in the L2 classroom I have observed many lessons in which classic or contemporary songs were used. However, I have rarely come out of those lessons feeling that the full learning potential of that song had been exploited.

I am an English teacher, so my ears perk up when writers talk about their process. I've found the advice handy for lesson planning, too. That's because both writing and planning deal with craft. In writing, you want your audience to be absorbed. You want them to care about your characters.

Implementing a Standards-Based and Thematically Organized Curriculum Every lesson derives from a standards-based unit that culminates in students developing the ability to engage in spontaneous, unrehearsed communication for real-world purposes. Each lesson has clearly stated cultural objectives that indicate what students will be able to do and what they need to know by lesson's end.