General Going Digital for Speaking Practice: Is It Necessary? No one can deny that technology plays an important part in our teaching practices… StrategiesPronunciation+ 1 2020-03-03
General Taking pronunciation practice to the next level: Let’s forget about individual sounds and focus on the message The importance of teaching learners about nuclear stress. Traditionally, pronunciation practice has been… 2020-02-12
General Making the Case: Technology for Asynchronous Language Learning Nowadays technological developments have affected our lives, how we communicate, how we learn and,… 2020-02-11
General Not Your School Recess’ Four-Square: A reading, writing and speaking activity for the World Language Classroom Here is a quick, low-prep activity for the world language classroom. It allows… 2019-12-10
General Extempore Co-Founders Interviewed on The TEFLology Podcast Recently, two of Extempore's co-founders sat down to discuss how technology, pedagogy, and linguistics can… 2019-12-05
General Gallery Walk: A No Prep Activity for the World Language Classroom Here is a great activity for reading comprehension, listening and speaking. It can be… 2019-11-18
General Developing Oral Proficiency in Blended and Online Language Courses Blended and online language courses are an increasingly common occurrence in colleges and high… 2019-10-08
General Making the WIDA Can Do Descriptors More Teacher-Friendly The Can Do Descriptors which are similar to the WIDA Language Development Standards, were created… 2019-09-19
General “Spoking” in the World Language Classroom with Infographics In today’s image-rich world, infographics have become an essential way to convey information and statistics… 2019-09-10
General A Simpler Way To Assess Oral Skills It’s the 21st century: Why do we keep taking 3 days to do oral exams… AssessmentAuthentic 2019-09-05
General Extempore in your Computer Lab One of the great advantages of a cloud-based product like Extempore is its portability and… 2019-09-05
General Simulated Conversations [Plus Tips for WIDA Access and AP Exams] Sunday night is homework night, right? Not for you. You’ve used recording devices… 2019-08-28