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CalicoTeach9/29/118:01 PMWelcome to #LangChat! Tonight's topic: How can we make students more comfortable with total immersion-style teaching?
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:02 PMI am your moderator tonight. All of you are welcome to share in the fun, rephrase questions, challenge assumptions, etc. #LangChat
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louvre20129/29/118:03 PM#LangChat Hi everyone. Comment ca va?
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:03 PM@tmsaue1 How could you possibly expect to fall asleep with tonight's topic! This will be engaging! #langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:03 PM@SECottrell can't be here during our chat, but she shared a few thoughts, which I will retweet for you all. #LangChat
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tmsaue19/29/118:03 PMFor the next hour (or until I fall asleep) all of my tweets will be dedicated to #langchat
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NinaTanti19/29/118:04 PMooooh, magic, I like that!
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:04 PMRT @SECottrell: For tonight's #langchat - use TL to create an atmosphere of "magic" - it's the TL world within your classroom.
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:05 PMRT @SECottrell: kids rebel against immersion when they don't understand. Make input comprehensible. Check & recheck comprehension. #langchat
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louvre20129/29/118:05 PMYes, we can be quite a dramatic bunch #Langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:05 PMIt's interesting that most people will tell you that they learned most lang when immersed in it, yet it's so hard to do in class #langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:05 PMRT @SECottrell: - get out of your comfort zone. Be willing to draw, dance, do whatever it takes to make them understand. #LangChat
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:05 PMWe use "La ligne magique" at the Fr. class door: once students cross it, they have to speak in French only #langchat
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louvre20129/29/118:05 PMOui...c'est magique! #langchat
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:06 PMIf they speak in Eng. by mistake, they have to recross "La ligne magique". We also use "billets" as rewards to speaking Fr. only #langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:06 PMVanPatten gave some great advice on comprehensible input at #kwla11 this weekend. #langchat
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louvre20129/29/118:06 PMYes, kids can get quite frustrated but it does work. #Langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:06 PM@tmsaue1 How much TL speaking goes on in the average language classrooom (beginning)? #langchat
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senoralopez9/29/118:06 PMYou have to begin the year showing students how important learning another language is. #langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:07 PM@senoralopez What are some ways you show your students how important learning the TL is? #langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:07 PM@CalicoTeach how much does or how much should? to me 90%+ from day one is the only way to go. #langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:07 PM@sylviaduckworth Nice ideas. How much of your class is conducted in the TL? #langchat
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NinaTanti19/29/118:07 PM#langchat Don't be afraid of using lots of antics and drama, and appearing "silly"
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:07 PM@tmsaue1 Please share the wisdom you gained at #kwla11 #langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:08 PM@tmsaue1 Both are valid questions. I love the 90% goal. What is the reality for teachers? How do we reach our goal? Comfortable? #langchat
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:08 PMFor L2 only in the class, you have to provide students with the proper vocab. to be able to do that, so theme-base vocab not good #langchat
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SraSpanglish9/29/118:08 PMSet aside more time for lessons than you did before...#langchat
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NinaTanti19/29/118:08 PM#langchat Yes, they tell us 90 % , according to ACTFL...
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suarez7120029/29/118:08 PMwe need to clarify what immersion is: sts become prof in the language but also master the content area taught through the TL#langchat
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NinaTanti19/29/118:09 PMRT @tmsaue1: That means you dance, sing, draw, mime, show videos about five words for the first couple of days. #langchat YUP!
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suarez7120029/29/118:09 PM@tmsaue1 that's the thing ..it requires a LOT OF CAREFUL PLANNING #langchat
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SraSpanglish9/29/118:09 PM@sylviaduckworth questce que cest ligne magiqur? #langchat
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senoralopez9/29/118:09 PMI spend two days discussing and showing videos of why learn another language. I then discuss the negative view of #langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:09 PMIt took me four years (8 semesters) to get there, but students results made me a believer. #langchat
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:09 PMWe use 100% L2 in the class, teachers and students #langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:09 PMThat means you dance, sing, draw, mime, show videos about five words for the first couple of days. #langchat
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suarez7120029/29/118:09 PM@CalicoTeach @tmsaue1 90% TL at least!!!#langchat
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suarez7120029/29/118:10 PM@CalicoTeach @tmsaue1 WL teachers should videotape their classes and see how much L2 they use #langchat
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:10 PMLa ligne magique is just an imaginary line students cross when they come into class. English in the hall, French in the class #langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:10 PM@suarez712002 Do you teach a content area specifically or are you mostly focused on TL? #langchat
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senoralopez9/29/118:10 PMlearning a language. I let them know that I wish I could speak more languages. You are considered smart. I then have #langchat
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louvre20129/29/118:10 PMI try to use it 90% + but break into English when conflicts arise. So hard for them to problem solve in French. #Langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:10 PM@SraSpanglish Do you mean more time for planning or for implementing lessons? #langchat
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senoralopez9/29/118:11 PMI have 3 great videos on my blog. www.lopezespanol.weebly.com #langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:11 PMTeacher's story (she uses 100%): S of her saw her talking in the hallway to another teacher. S said: "You do speak normal." #langchat
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suarez7120029/29/118:11 PM@CalicoTeach I'm not an immersion teacher,,,at the end of the day I'm the lang teacher #langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:11 PMRT @suarez712002: @CalicoTeach @tmsaue1 WL teachers should videotape their classes and see how much L2 they use #langchat
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senoralopez9/29/118:11 PMthem create posters of why they are learning a language. #langchat
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:12 PMI have a blog too with videos showing 100% L2 in the class: http://t.co/EDgtaJYP password: aimlanguage #langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:12 PM@suarez712002 good lang teachers "steal" from immersion teachers by creating content-based classes in TL #langchat
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:12 PML2 teachers need to stop teaching dry grammar/verb conjugations and teach words students need to communicate with eachother #langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:13 PMMake sure that students understand what will happen to them. Let them know it's ok if they don't understand. #langchat
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SraSpanglish9/29/118:13 PMAlso, chunk stuff in smaller bites #langchat
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louvre20129/29/118:13 PMAs a former Immersion teacher, I apply the same techniques to L2 #Langchat.
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senoralopez9/29/118:13 PMAlso, students need to work with each other and teachers are responsible for recreating authentic "tasks" in the classroom #langchat
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BevSymons9/29/118:13 PM#langchat My littles in Gr 1 Fr Immer have no Fr. bkgd at all. I start bilingual + gestures. Lots of songs. 6 hrs too long. Transition Oct
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:13 PMSo what are the key things we do to ensure students are comfortable, or to make them more comfortable with TL? #LangChat
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senoralopez9/29/118:14 PMYou have to supply them with vocabulary and more vocabulary. I have them define vocab words in the target language. No english #langchat
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:14 PMMy students don't think I can speak English, so they need to speak Fr. to me so that I understand! #langchat
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profesorM9/29/118:14 PMI use as much as poss. My ss look at me like deer in the headlights. I play spanish music during Hagan Ahora to get in the mood. #langchat
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suarez7120029/29/118:14 PM@CalicoTeach @sraspanglish both, but it is key to have goals, what do we want sts to do at the end of the lesson, unit, year #langchat
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SraSpanglish9/29/118:14 PM@tmsaue1 sorry, i can't handle that much (yet?) #langchat
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senoralopez9/29/118:15 PMmodel, model, model everything so they now what is expected #langchat
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BevSymons9/29/118:15 PM#langchat Use Wendy Maxwell's "Petite Poule Rouge" in Sept. They are performing and reading in October :-)
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:15 PM@SraSpanglish Disagree with what? #langchat
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SraSpanglish9/29/118:15 PM@sylviaduckworth my problem is that other teachers who might get my sts later disagree #langchat
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placido9/29/118:15 PMyesterday I did a cooking demo, talking as I showed, then we discussed the steps I took! Fun! #langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:15 PM@BevSymons Welcome. So for you the key is music, gestures and enough L1 to ensure they stay engaged in the class? #langchat
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Watermelonworks9/29/118:15 PM@CalicoTeach I keep asking my students questions so they engage. Simple step by step and the light goes on #langchat
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placido9/29/118:16 PMAMEN! @sylviaduckworth:need to stop teaching dry grammar/verb conjugations and teach words stdnts need to commncate with eachother #langchat
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fravan9/29/118:16 PMThe hard thing for me is letting-go of the traditional pacing. it is Oct 1st, I need to be on page 101. #langchat
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suarez7120029/29/118:16 PM@tmsaue1 very useful to tell sts why we use the TL most of the time which for me is SOOO obvious but for some kids it's not #langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:16 PMWINNING! RT @sylviaduckworth: My students dont think I can speak English, so they need to speak Fr. to me so that I understand! #langchat
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profesorM9/29/118:16 PMI also give an expression of the week to encourage conv #langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:17 PMRT @suarez712002: very useful to tell sts why we use the TL most of the time; For me is SOOO obvious but for some kids it's not #langchat
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:17 PMEvery interaction I have with students: in hall, playground, coaching, in community... is in French #langchat
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suarez7120029/29/118:17 PM@placido @sylviaduckworth yes and words that are meaningful to a particular st #langchat
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msfrenchteach9/29/118:17 PMHello! I think I do the 90%+ L2 better this yr than ever b4. How? I speak L2 to ss even when they speak Eng. It reminds them. #langchat
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louvre20129/29/118:18 PMYes, for those of us with a classroom..creating an only french milieu is much easier. #langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:18 PMIt's much easier to stay in TL, if your class is structured around conversational activities. #langchat
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senoralopez9/29/118:18 PM@fravan we have to stop thinking this way. #langchat
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msfrenchteach9/29/118:18 PMMy walls have no English on them. That helps w/the immersion-style class, too. #langchat
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MmeNero9/29/118:18 PMSalut tout le monde! #langchat
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louvre20129/29/118:18 PMThink, pair, share technique works well...gets the kids talking with eachother . #langchat
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tmsaue19/29/118:18 PM@fravan says who? #langchat
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Teacheronthemic9/29/118:19 PM@losangelista @chew20x @writersgrind Check the new track from Low-T, "Write What You Know" #hiphoped #edchat #langchat http://t.co/hKFyGPjI
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senoralopez9/29/118:19 PMAs flteachers we have to stop giving fill in the blank tests and create authentic performance assessments so the sts know #langchat
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profesorM9/29/118:19 PMI try to have them do at least 1 convo act per class. #langchat
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CalicoTeach9/29/118:19 PM@fravan How do you modify the pace as you teach in L2? #langchat
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sylviaduckworth9/29/118:19 PM@louvre2012 True. Having your own class makes it so much easier for the L2 teacher #langchat
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BevSymons9/29/118:19 PM#langchat - Diference betwn 40 min core Fr. vs initial full day immersion Same strategies but pacing to keep joy in class and self-esteem
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placido9/29/118:19 PMRT @tmsaue1: Its much easier to stay in TL, if your class is structured around conversational activities. #langchat
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js_pasaporte9/29/118:19 PMRT @tmsaue1: Its much easier to stay in TL, if your class is structured around conversational activities. #langchat
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placido9/29/118:19 PMI think 90% TL is a wonderful goal. 100% isn't realistic for me. #langchat
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MmeNero9/29/118:19 PMRT @tmsaue1: WINNING! RT @sylviaduckworth: My students dont think I can speak English, so they need to speak Fr. to me so that I understand! #langchat
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sraoconnor9/29/118:20 PMRT @senoralopez: As flteachers we have to stop giving fill in blank tests and create authentic performance assessments the sts know#langchat
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senoralopez9/29/118:20 PM@CalicoTeach yes i completely agree #langchat
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fravan9/29/118:20 PM@tmsaue1 That is what our curr guides say--this yr I am using 90% rule and am not using a book. Old habits die hard though #langchat
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senoralopez9/29/118:20 PMwe will assess them on what they know. They have to be able to speak so the entire class has to be in TL. #langchat