Dialogues in Foreign-Language Classes
Even beginners should be encouraged to write and perform original dialogues in the foreign language they are studying. Learn how to get a lot of …
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Teaching English-Speaking Students a Second Language
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Teach Children Italian: Rooms in Your House
This lesson will help you prepare your child for learning the different parts of the house in the Italian language. Here we will look at worksheets, …
Continue ReadingGeography: Group Project for Intermediate Foreign Language Students
Get intermediate foreign-language students doing research to find data and present it! This brief series will use intermediate Spanish as an example, …
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Ideas for an Oral Presentation for a Foreign Language Class on the History of a Country
The second student of the group of four assigned to present a case study of a country covers history. He or she follows the student who has covered …
Continue ReadingLesson for Oral Presentations of Culture in Foreign Language Class
This article is the last of four in a series about preparing oral presentations about countries by doing research with material written in the target …
Continue ReadingTeaching Spanish Grammar Using Parsing
The lights may go out. You need alternatives to constantly emerging technology. This is tried and true: Keep students on their toes with this low-tech …
Continue ReadingSearching for Spanish Verbs for "Grab" or "Take"
Get a grip on verbs having to do with actions performed by our hands! Both English and Spanish have a multitude of verbs with as many nuances about …
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How to Say "to have fun" in Spanish
Are you uncertain how to say ‘having fun’ in Spanish? Please, please read this and learn it… Avoid a very common mistake!
Continue ReadingTranslation is Like Alchemy: An Explanation for Monolinguals
Of the many models of what it’s like to translate, alchemy has always appealed to me. This model is proposed by a famous literary translator …
Continue ReadingWhat Makes One Text Harder or Easier to Translate than Another? A Consideration of 'The Wheel of Difficulty'
This article is inspired by another translation analogy, proposed originally by Dr. Margaret S. Peden, which explains why some texts are more …
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