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The 90% TL Struggle is Real, but....

10/11/2017

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Since I've been working with the Core Practices and trying them out in my classroom, I can't say that I've mastered them all. However, I have moved to 100% authentic resources, more interpersonal communication between students, teaching grammar in context, and giving appropriate feedback. I was already doing some backward design, so I was okay with that. The one Core Practice that kept alluding me was the 90% target language goal. I'd do great and then hit a wall when it came to teaching culture. I was finding that the students generally understood culture, but sometimes their imaginations got away from them and I was hearing all sorts of absurd things later. I lamented the lack of 90% for some time, but last summer I found what I hope is the solution! 

This book has given me so many ideas for implementing the Core Practices. (Some may say that it's too heavy on theory, but the more I teach, the more I realize how important to know how we acquire language and to help students do so.) In the book, Glisan and Donato present the IMAGE Model for teaching culture in the target language.

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Lisa Goodenough
8/25/2018 01:57:09 pm

I ABSOLUTELY love this! Would you be willing to share the documents? It would be the perfect kick-off to the school year.

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