General, Extempore How-To's Unique Ways to Use Extempore #2: Dictation I know, I know. Dictation? Yes, dictation. Sure, our students will likely never have to… 2020-12-21
General, Extempore How-To's, Featured Unique Ways to Use Extempore #1: Reading Out Loud So simple yet often overlooked, reading out loud (‘oral reading’ in academic parlance) carries countless… Oral ReadingProficiency+ 1 2020-12-14
General, Extempore How-To's, Featured, Blog Series Blog Series: 4 Unique Ways to Use Extempore to Enhance Your Language Teaching Part I - Overview Extempore, The Speaking Practice App, that’s us. On Extempore, flexible features… AssessmentStrategies+ 3 2020-12-04
General Extempore and Avant Announce Strategic Alliance Practice questions for Avant’s STAMP™ assessments are now available to Extempore users for free. St.… 2020-11-17
General An Introduction to Task-based Language Learning and Teaching Not too long ago I finished up a rather robust project for Extempore: reworking the… Real-World ScenariosTasks 2020-11-03
General Let's Talk About Pacing [Four Tips for the Language Classroom] Student engagement. Formative and summative assessment. Content delivery (i.e. actual teaching) in a hybrid learning… 2020-10-05
General, Extempore How-To's Extempore's 2020-2021 Back to School Newsletter Back to school season brings back all the feelings for students: excitement, nervousness, and the… Building Rapport 2020-08-25
General Active Learning Ideas for Language Teaching with Zoom Guest Post by Susana Perez-Castillejo, PhD, Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of St. Thomas. … 2020-04-16
General Transitioning to Online Language Learning [4 Reasons to Use Extempore] The Overnight Transition to Remote Instruction The sudden switch to online teaching has dumbfounded… 2020-04-15
General, Extempore How-To's A Tool for AP Simulated Conversation and Cultural Comparison Practice Designing practice for the AP World Language and Culture Exam is simple on Extempore. This… AssessmentProficiency+ 1 2020-04-10
General Pathways to Multilingualism: Unconventional Immersion to Reach Fluency Language Acquisition is something that is studied worldwide and languages themselves are something that… 2020-04-01
General We can’t become expert online teachers overnight. But we can still make progress towards our goals. We are seeing more and… 2020-03-13