by Kara Parker | Feb 25, 2015 | Interpretive Listening, Listening
Interpretive Listening Activity Prep: Download in Spanish or create your own. Print. Hang a different sign in each corner of the room. Prepare some prompts/questions to use. EXAMPLES I can give my opinion. I can say if I agree or disagree. I can... 
by Kara Parker | Jan 4, 2015 | Intermediate Level, Listening, Reading, Writing
It’s time to try something new! That’s what a new semester encourages me to do. I love starting class with a hook (video, meme, song, article, etc. in TL of course!) that gets them curious about the culture. On the final, there was a “trivia”... by Megan Smith | Dec 9, 2014 | Christmas, Culture, Listening
I love celebrating holidays in class because it is full of language and learning – not a break from it! Here are a few videos that Kara and I use in class to share culture and practice listening skills. I love these ads from Gol Television… (There are lots... by Kara Parker | Nov 23, 2013 | Listening
A huge THANKS to Thomas Sauer for organizing the first ACTFL PowerShare session using a Pecha Kucha presentation style, aka 20 pictures showing for 20 seconds each while someone presents (quickly). It was a fun, fast way to get (and share) a lot of information. Pecha... 
by Kara Parker | Oct 20, 2013 | Culture, Listening
Finding good authentic videos for class can consume hours of planning time. Here are two gems I found this month that I can’t wait to try in class. 1. Fox News Latino has a whole site of videos and stories. Most are in English, but they show so much culture.... by Kara Parker | Feb 17, 2013 | España, Listening, Videos
Authentic videos are great to show culture and language at the same time. I’ve found that my students learn more from the video when I give them a quick activity to check what they understand. “Circle it” is an EASY and QUICK activity to make. 1)...
