News: The Flipped Classroom

Hello everyone,

Here is a very interesting article I found that discusses a model of teaching and learning based on experiential education.
"It is a model in which authentic, often hands-on, experiences and student interests drive the learning process, and the videos, as they are being proposed in the flipped classroom discourse, support the learning rather than being central or at the core of learning."


The Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture for Tinkering and Maker Education


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ELL: What is the best method for teaching English language learners?

What is the best method for teaching English language learners? In a recent blogpost, according to educator Peter DeWitt, the answer is unclear. Is it bilingual instruction, submersion, English as a second language, immersion or some combination of these methods? DeWitt outlines six strategies and discusses how ESL and submersion helped him unlock the potential of one of his students.You can view the full article via the link below:

What is the best method for teaching English language lerners?

What method or combination of methods do you think is the best? Do you agree with DeWitt's strategies?

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Teaching Methods

Descriptions of eight second/foreign language teaching methods and how they came about.

http://esl.yourdictionary.com/lesson-plans/esl-teaching-methods.html

News: Teaching French with Gestures

Hello all, Chris here again with your language teaching news. Please take a look at this interesting article which provides an overview of an innovative new teaching method in a French class which is doing away with textbooks and placing an emphasis on students producing spontaneous speech.

http://m.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/may/05/innovative-teaching-method-replaces-textbooks/