World Languages

Students may be distracted before extended breaks, but activities like culminating presentations can help them stay focused on learning.

We visited a classroom in Denmark to see how a playful learning philosophy can put students at ease and make language learning joyful and engaging.

It’s a myth that learning a new language interferes with a child’s development.

In an excerpt from his book with fellow teacher Katie Hull Sypnieski, blogger Larry Ferlazzo looks at a few basic ways to reach students who are learning English as well as the subject at hand.

Creating a vision board guides students to contemplate their life goals and work on the target language.

More than 30 exercises to keep your students engaged and learning.

Neuroscience can suggest ways to keep students working toward their learning goals after their initial excitement wears off.

See how to adapt popular apps to get students speaking, listening, reading, and writing in the target language.

To give his students repeated exposure to relevant vocabulary terms, the author relies on a tried-and-true tool: index cards.

Language classes often don't focus on the aspect of learning a language that intrigues students most -- speaking it. We should get students talking more.

Students with academic challenges benefit from these simple strategies as they develop confidence using the target language.

Play is a popular student engagement strategy, and traditional games boost world language learning via an authentic cultural experience.

Teachers can use Genially to create infographics, games, and more to boost students’ interest in world language classes.

With some students in the room and some at home, how can teachers continue to focus on building speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in the target language?