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Andrew Graff

TPR Foreign Language Instruction and Dyslexia - 2 views

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shared by Andrew Graff on 16 Jul 11 - Cached
  • For language teachers, this accepted presumption of incapacity is a huge hurdle, because it keeps many children and adults from even dipping a toe into the language pool!
  • TPR was and is a wonderful way to turn that presumption on its head and show the learner that, not only can we learn, but under the right circumstances, it's fun!
  • When we are infants our exposure to language is virtually inseparable from physical activities. People talk to us while tickling us, feeding us, changing our diapers... We are immersed in a language we don't speak, in an environment that we explore with every part of our body. Our parents and caregivers literally walk and talk us through activities - for example, we learn lots of vocabulary while someone stands behind us at the bathroom sink, soaping our hands until they're slippery, holding them under warm water, rubbing or scrubbing, all the while talking about what we're doing and what it feels like. In this way, movement and feeling are intimately tied to the process of internalizing the language.
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  • Classes are active - you are not in your seat all period. The focus for the first weeks is on listening and moving in response to what the teacher says.
  • There is heavy emphasis on listening comprehension, because the larger your listening comprehension vocabulary is, the larger your speaking vocabulary will become.
  • Lots of language is learned in happy circumstances, especially while you're having fun.
  • In a TPR class, grammar and syntax are not taught directly. Rather, the teacher designs activities that expose the student to language in context, especially in the context of some kind of movement.
  • I'm asked with some regularity about appropriate foreign language instruction for students with a dyslexic learning or thinking style. I'm quick to recommend finding a school or program that includes - or even better - relies on TPR as its principal instructional strategy.
  • Typically, the initial TPR lessons are commands involving the whole body - stand up, sit down, turn around, walk, stop.
  • Fairly soon, the teacher quietly stops demonstrating, and the students realize that they somehow just know what to do in response to the words.
  • You're also encouraged to trust your body, because sometimes it knows what to do before your brain does!
  • As class proceeds, nouns, adverbs, prepositions are added until before you know it, students are performing commands like, 'Stand up, walk to the door, open it, stick your tongue out, close the door, turn around, hop to Jessica's desk, kiss your right knee four times, and lie down on Jessica's desk."
  • It's just that the instruction is designed to facilitate language acquisition, not learning a language through analysis, memorization and application of rules.
  • But consider your native language: you did not need to learn the grammar and syntax of your native language in order to learn to speak it. You learned those structures, unconsciously as you learned to speak.
  • The first is that in a TPR classroom, the focus is not on analysis of linguistic structures, but on internalizing those structures for unconscious use.
  • When we use TPR strategies to teach, our goal is truly to be able to understand, speak, read and write the language, not "about" the language.
  • I think this creativity, the synthetic rather than analytic experience, the low stress, and generally accepting environment engineered by the teacher, are a large part of the reason so many students, including students with learning challenges, find TPR classes so effective and enjoyable.
  • Within these real experiences, students are free to generate all kinds of expressions using the language they're studying, and to lead instruction in unique directions.
Dan C

Latin.Comics - 6 views

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latin

shared by Dan C on 19 May 12 - No Cached
  • Dan C on 19 May 12
     
    I really like this list and would like to add some resources for Latin. I have made a few Roman culture handouts that I keep on scribd.com. There are some about roman food and parts f the body. Hope they can be of use. http://www.scribd.com/civciv2222
Martin Burrett

Primary School Chinese - 1 views

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primary Chinese Mandarin language languages mfl China

shared by Martin Burrett on 24 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 24 Jan 12
     
    This is a great set of language resources and games for learning Mandarin Chinese. Topic range from greeting, family, eating, parts of the body and more. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
Barbara Lindsey

B is for Body « An A-Z of ELT - 3 views

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language learning gesture

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  • Barbara Lindsey on 13 Dec 10
     
    The role of gesture in language learning
anonymous

Translation result for http://www.literaturfestival.com/news1_3_2_1800.html - 0 views

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babelfish poet poetry translation

shared by anonymous on 25 Sep 08 - Cached
  • anonymous on 25 Sep 08
     
    The Berlin internationally Literature festival is appealing for A worldwide reading OF Mahmoud Darwish ’ s poetry on 5 October 2008. The of activities accompanying this event acres designed emergency only tons honour the poet ’ s body OF work but thus his commitment tons promoting peaceful and fair coexistence between Arabs and Israeli. This appeal is directed RK cultural institution, radio station, schools, universities, theatres and all other Darwish enthusiasts the world more over.
Belinda Flint

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeNLlC64HCY - 2 views

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youtube German music songs

shared by Belinda Flint on 29 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Belinda Flint on 29 Jan 10
     
    Bill Bailey's homage to Kraftwerk - play from 1.45 onwards. Good for teaching body parts!
Barbara Lindsey

Top News - Google makes famous artwork more accessible - 0 views

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prado museum googleearth

shared by Barbara Lindsey on 19 Jan 09 - Cached
  • said to be the first of its kind involving an art museum. It involves 14 of the Prado's choicest paintings,
  • the images now available on the internet were 1,400 times clearer than what would be rendered with a 10-megapixel camera.
  • "With Google Earth technology, it is possible to enjoy these magnificent works in a way never previously possible--obtaining details impossible to appreciate through [even] firsthand observation," he said during a news conference at the museum.
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  • The project involved 8,200 photographs taken between May and July last year, which were then combined with Google Earth's zoom-in technology.
  • "With the digital image we’re seeing the body of the paintings with almost scientific detail," Zugaza said. "What we don’t see is the soul. The soul will always only be seen by contemplating the original."
  • Barbara Lindsey on 19 Jan 09
     
    Spain's Prado Museum has teamed up with Google Earth for a project that allows people to view the gallery's main works of art from their computers--and even zoom in on details not immediately discernible to the human eye.
International School of Central Switzerland

Promotion Santé Suisse: Healthy Body Weight - Health promotion - 0 views

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health teaching resources

shared by International School of Central Switzerland on 08 Jul 09 - Cached
  • International School of Central Switzerland on 08 Jul 09
     
    Overweight is taking a heavy toll on people's health and the economy. Health Promotion Switzerland focus on activities that will increase the number of people with healthy weight. Core target groups are children and adolescents. In cooperation with cantons and other partners, the strategic area «Healthy Weight» will implement policies to halt the trend towards more and more overweight people. Most information in French and German
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