Whether they’re worried about making a mistake or just plain shy, it can be tough to get students talking in the language they’re learning. These fun activities can help. 🎉
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
12 Fun Speaking Games for Language Learners
Every teacher has faced the struggle of encouraging students to speak. Here's a list of a fun activities to get your students to talking.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Whether they’re worried about making a mistake or just plain shy, it can be tough to get students talking in the language they’re learning. These fun activities can help. 🎉
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
Indescribably proud to lead this team! @spencerfoundation.bsky.social study on Black WL teachers accepted to AAAL 2026 in Chicago!
Aminah Raysor & @queendomteaching.bsky.social are brilliant emerging scholars. Let's hear it for them!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
#TeacherEducation #LanguageEducation #BlackWorldLanguaging
Aminah Raysor & @queendomteaching.bsky.social are brilliant emerging scholars. Let's hear it for them!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
#TeacherEducation #LanguageEducation #BlackWorldLanguaging
October 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Indescribably proud to lead this team! @spencerfoundation.bsky.social study on Black WL teachers accepted to AAAL 2026 in Chicago!
Aminah Raysor & @queendomteaching.bsky.social are brilliant emerging scholars. Let's hear it for them!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
#TeacherEducation #LanguageEducation #BlackWorldLanguaging
Aminah Raysor & @queendomteaching.bsky.social are brilliant emerging scholars. Let's hear it for them!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
#TeacherEducation #LanguageEducation #BlackWorldLanguaging
I'm sad to have read reports that #JohnSwales has died. To many in #TESOL, #ESP, #LanguageEducation & #AppliedLinguistics his work was cutting edge. 9 yrs ago he kindly provided this #Keynote on #genre & #EAP for my YT channel. #RIP John & thanks for your brilliant work. youtu.be/W--C4AzvwiU?...
Prof. Swales on Genre & English for Academic Purposes
YouTube video by TESOLacademic
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March 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I'm sad to have read reports that #JohnSwales has died. To many in #TESOL, #ESP, #LanguageEducation & #AppliedLinguistics his work was cutting edge. 9 yrs ago he kindly provided this #Keynote on #genre & #EAP for my YT channel. #RIP John & thanks for your brilliant work. youtu.be/W--C4AzvwiU?...
Budget cuts threaten the future of French language programs in North Reading, leaving students' educational experiences hanging in the balance.
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#NorthReadingPublicSchoolDistrictSchoolBoards #MA #CulturalLiteracy #CitizenPortal #LanguageEducation #BudgetCuts
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School officials discuss future of French language program amid budget cuts
Officials confirm two years of French classes but caution on future offerings due to enrollment.
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April 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Budget cuts threaten the future of French language programs in North Reading, leaving students' educational experiences hanging in the balance.
Read the full story
#NorthReadingPublicSchoolDistrictSchoolBoards #MA #CulturalLiteracy #CitizenPortal #LanguageEducation #BudgetCuts
Read the full story
#NorthReadingPublicSchoolDistrictSchoolBoards #MA #CulturalLiteracy #CitizenPortal #LanguageEducation #BudgetCuts
The Mohave County Spelling Bee was a thrilling showdown of linguistic talent, culminating in a nail-biting finale where Ethan triumphantly defined the championship word "gumption" with confidence.
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#MohaveCounty #AZ #CulturalUnderstanding #LanguageEducation #CitizenPortal
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#MohaveCounty #AZ #CulturalUnderstanding #LanguageEducation #CitizenPortal
Ethan wins championship in intense spelling bee with challenging vocabulary rounds
Participants demonstrate impressive skills in competitive spelling bee showcasing diverse vocabulary words
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February 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Mohave County Spelling Bee was a thrilling showdown of linguistic talent, culminating in a nail-biting finale where Ethan triumphantly defined the championship word "gumption" with confidence.
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#MohaveCounty #AZ #CulturalUnderstanding #LanguageEducation #CitizenPortal
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#MohaveCounty #AZ #CulturalUnderstanding #LanguageEducation #CitizenPortal
Last chance to submit your proposals! #CriticalLiteracy #Literacy #LiteracyMatters #Education #language #LanguageEducation #Teachers
Reminder! The Call for Papers for the UKLA International Conference 2025 is now open! The deadline for papers - January 5th - is quickly approaching. Submit yours now and join us in Liverpool for a jam-packed weekend of all things literacy. https://buff.ly/3VLmK9B
January 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Last chance to submit your proposals! #CriticalLiteracy #Literacy #LiteracyMatters #Education #language #LanguageEducation #Teachers
#TheScienceOfLearning an #IATEFL25 plenary. #KnowledgeBuilding & #CPD in #TESOL #LanguageEducation #AppliedLinguistics #LanguageTeaching #LanguageLearning #ESL #EAL #EAP #ESOL #MFL
The recording of my #IATEFL2025 plenary is now online. If you missed it, you can watch it now. If you have attended my plenary last Wednesday, this is an opportunity for spaced practice. 😄 Either way: Enjoy!
#edusky #academicsky
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#edusky #academicsky
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IATEFL International Conference 2025 plenary 2: Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel
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April 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Looking for a more efficient path to proficiency for your world language students?
Consider a contextualized approach that gives realistic purpose to tasks and helps build students’ motivation. 🔨💬
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
Consider a contextualized approach that gives realistic purpose to tasks and helps build students’ motivation. 🔨💬
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
Contextualized Learning in World Language Classes
Students are more likely to be deeply engaged in learning a language when the work is connected to their interests.
edut.to
June 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Looking for a more efficient path to proficiency for your world language students?
Consider a contextualized approach that gives realistic purpose to tasks and helps build students’ motivation. 🔨💬
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
Consider a contextualized approach that gives realistic purpose to tasks and helps build students’ motivation. 🔨💬
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
Who says teenagers won’t dance in class? This French teacher gets her high school students up on their feet—and it keeps them on their toes.🕺
#LanguageEducation #EduSky
#LanguageEducation #EduSky
Jump-Starting Academic Learning With Movement and Dance
The benefits of movement in the classroom aren’t limited to younger students. Pairing new words and concepts with gestures or dance moves locks in understanding—and active brain breaks prime students…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Who says teenagers won’t dance in class? This French teacher gets her high school students up on their feet—and it keeps them on their toes.🕺
#LanguageEducation #EduSky
#LanguageEducation #EduSky
Getting ready for a great second day of the #LESD25 conference! #LanguageEducation #Sustainability #ESD
March 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Getting ready for a great second day of the #LESD25 conference! #LanguageEducation #Sustainability #ESD
📢 *Open Access*
Thrilled to announce that my book "Linguistic Knowledge and Language Use" has just been flipped open access!
Thanks to @helenbarton2004.bsky.social from @cambup-linguistics.bsky.social.
The book & individual chapters can be downloaded here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/l...
Thrilled to announce that my book "Linguistic Knowledge and Language Use" has just been flipped open access!
Thanks to @helenbarton2004.bsky.social from @cambup-linguistics.bsky.social.
The book & individual chapters can be downloaded here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/l...
February 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
#OpenAccess #PeerReviewedResearch #KnowledgeBuilding in #LanguageEducation #TESOL #AppliedLinguistics on #GenerativeAI #AI #EdTech #CALL #MobileAssistedLanguageUse ( #MALU )
Open Access! "Generative AI and English language teaching: A global Englishes perspective", in Annual Review of Applied Linguistics! (Lee, Jeon, McKinley and Rose). Watch out for the 'standards' GenAI defaults to... your own voice and style may be lost! doi.org/10.1017/S026...
Generative AI and English language teaching: A global Englishes perspective | Annual Review of Applied Linguistics | Cambridge Core
Generative AI and English language teaching: A global Englishes perspective
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September 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Why do we assume AI being wrong harms learning? Teachers know that one sure way to get kids engaged is to make an intentional error. (And we all know that the best way to get an answer online is not to ask a question, but to make a mistake).
Perhaps AI being wrong can be helpful for learning?
Perhaps AI being wrong can be helpful for learning?
December 14, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Students in world language classes can develop language skills *and* future-ready skills like tech literacy and motivation—at the same time! 🕰️ Here’s how.
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
Teaching Future-Ready Skills in World Language Classes
Students can engage in activities that promote language acquisition and also foster important life skills.
edut.to
April 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Students in world language classes can develop language skills *and* future-ready skills like tech literacy and motivation—at the same time! 🕰️ Here’s how.
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation
In #UK #Education, #AppliedLinguistics, #LanguageEducation, #HEI, #ESOL, #TESOL & #InternationalStudents we need a real #progressivealternative to @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
This personal account is set up to support the efforts of @zarahsultana.bsky.social @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social & many others in their efforts to set up a new #leftofcenter #progressive #UK #politicalparty that challenges existing #powerrelations, is #forthemanynotthefew & calls out #gazagenocide.
July 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In #UK #Education, #AppliedLinguistics, #LanguageEducation, #HEI, #ESOL, #TESOL & #InternationalStudents we need a real #progressivealternative to @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
New Cambridge Element
“Intercultural Communication in Virtual Exchange” free to read and download for 4 weeks! Grab you copy if interested👇🏻
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#tesol #appliedlinguistics #language
“Intercultural Communication in Virtual Exchange” free to read and download for 4 weeks! Grab you copy if interested👇🏻
cup.org/49bUouD
#tesol #appliedlinguistics #language
Intercultural Communication in Virtual Exchange
Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Intercultural Communication in Virtual Exchange
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December 3, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Explore the intersection of AI and language learning. How do we ensure AI enhances, rather than hinders, genuine communication? Dive into the discussion and share your thoughts! 👉 linkedin.com/pulse/hasta-... #AIinEd #ELT #AILE #EdTech #LanguageEducation
Hasta la Vista Textbook
The AI Takeover of Language Teaching As LLMs become the new language teachers on the block, we are now at the edge of an AI takeover. Ed paradise or Silicon-powered dystopia? Nobody's got a crystal ba...
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November 19, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Explore the intersection of AI and language learning. How do we ensure AI enhances, rather than hinders, genuine communication? Dive into the discussion and share your thoughts! 👉 linkedin.com/pulse/hasta-... #AIinEd #ELT #AILE #EdTech #LanguageEducation
Registration now open for the free #BBELT2025 online #ELT conference. Spaces limited, so don't miss out. Register here: americas.britishcouncil.org/BBELT/2025/s... #BBELT #ESL #EFL #TEFLL #TESOL #ESOL
February 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
We love blue skies, live by blue-sky thinking and dream of global peace & understanding, so here we are!
If you work in #languageeducation, promote languages/culture, are involved in #immersivetech or arts, work in international orgs or are just passionate about #languages for all, let's connect!
If you work in #languageeducation, promote languages/culture, are involved in #immersivetech or arts, work in international orgs or are just passionate about #languages for all, let's connect!
November 16, 2024 at 11:46 AM
We love blue skies, live by blue-sky thinking and dream of global peace & understanding, so here we are!
If you work in #languageeducation, promote languages/culture, are involved in #immersivetech or arts, work in international orgs or are just passionate about #languages for all, let's connect!
If you work in #languageeducation, promote languages/culture, are involved in #immersivetech or arts, work in international orgs or are just passionate about #languages for all, let's connect!
3,100 have watched this #YouTube talk by the late Alan Waters on trends & issues in #ELT #methods & #methodology. Have you? #KnowledgeBuilding & #CPD in #TESOL #LanguageEducation #AppliedLinguistics #LanguageTeaching #LanguageLearning #ESL #EAL #EAP #ESOL #MFL
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Trends and issues in ELT methods and methodology
YouTube video by TESOLacademic
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March 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
3,100 have watched this #YouTube talk by the late Alan Waters on trends & issues in #ELT #methods & #methodology. Have you? #KnowledgeBuilding & #CPD in #TESOL #LanguageEducation #AppliedLinguistics #LanguageTeaching #LanguageLearning #ESL #EAL #EAP #ESOL #MFL
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#resist #languageeducation #culture #worldlanguage #teaching #learning #k12education #othered #theother #lgbtq #blm #marginalizedpopulations
April 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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November 21, 2024 at 10:42 AM
🎓 Language educators! Join us at #ACTFL2024 in Philly at Booth 504! 🌟 Transform your classroom with Yabla's interactive videos & games.
Get your 90-day FREE School trial! 📍
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#EdTech #LanguageEducation #WorldLanguages
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They presume access to #LanguageLearning is a given, when their language has been at the heart of a public (or public school) #education, the #language of #media, #literature and public life.
But without #LanguageEducation, the #access path to those learning can be complicated.
But without #LanguageEducation, the #access path to those learning can be complicated.
August 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
They presume access to #LanguageLearning is a given, when their language has been at the heart of a public (or public school) #education, the #language of #media, #literature and public life.
But without #LanguageEducation, the #access path to those learning can be complicated.
But without #LanguageEducation, the #access path to those learning can be complicated.
Frederick County Public Schools is revolutionizing world language education with a new proficiency-based curriculum and equitable access to the Maryland Seal of Biliteracy!
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#MD #CitizenPortal #MarylandPublicSchools #ProficiencyBasedLearning #LanguageEducation #EquitableAccess
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#MD #CitizenPortal #MarylandPublicSchools #ProficiencyBasedLearning #LanguageEducation #EquitableAccess
FCPS updates world language curriculum, aligns Spanish assessments to ACTFL and expands access to Maryland Seal of Biliteracy
Frederick County Public Schools’ new world language specialist described a shift toward proficiency-based curriculum aligned to ACTFL 2024, new common summative assessments for Spanish 1–4, a standardized rubric for scoring, enrollment trends (growth in Spanish for bilingual speakers and stable ASL), and steps to implement the Maryland Seal of Bili
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November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Frederick County Public Schools is revolutionizing world language education with a new proficiency-based curriculum and equitable access to the Maryland Seal of Biliteracy!
Learn more here
#MD #CitizenPortal #MarylandPublicSchools #ProficiencyBasedLearning #LanguageEducation #EquitableAccess
Learn more here
#MD #CitizenPortal #MarylandPublicSchools #ProficiencyBasedLearning #LanguageEducation #EquitableAccess
#KnowledgeBuilding in #LanguageEducation #AppliedLinguistics #TESOL. As a warmer here's a talk he did on our YouTube channel of his early in #ELTJ on initial #TeacherTraining courses & #NonNative speakers of #English youtu.be/nF2iXm6t2ZQ?...
February 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
#KnowledgeBuilding in #LanguageEducation #AppliedLinguistics #TESOL. As a warmer here's a talk he did on our YouTube channel of his early in #ELTJ on initial #TeacherTraining courses & #NonNative speakers of #English youtu.be/nF2iXm6t2ZQ?...