Introduction:
Methods course for World Langusges
Activity 1: Ice-breaker
Write your name on a card. Interview each other by asking one question
of each type:
Who? What? Where? When? How? Why?
Introduce each other to the class by telling the most
fascinating/unusual/impressive thing you discovered about the person
you interviewed.
Debriefing on activity:
Discuss how this activity might work as a vocabulary learning activity
in a WL classroom. Discuss useful aspects/adaptations of
activity for a beginning class,
Course overview and requirements
Assigned readings for ES
Methods Acting Assignment
(sign up sheet for methods acting)
Field Experience
Extra credit option.
ACTFL National Foreign Language Standards
National Standards for teaching FL
What do you know about Standards?
Why are they important to teachers?
How might you use Standards to help your teaching?
What experience have you had with Standards?
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