A World Language Activity for Visual Learners
See it, Say it!
Many learners we teach rely on visuals to help them interpret…
Extempore at the University of Wisconsin’s Collaborative Language Program Workshop
The Collaborative Language Program
In May, Extempore was invited to present at a workshop organized…
A Student-Led Discussion Activity for the World Language Classroom
Triangle Talk/Triángulo de Tertulia
This is not only a great speaking activity for…
Keeping Students in the Target Language [Three Classroom Activities]
Three Activities and Strategies to keep language students in the target language
In this blog…
All-In-One Activity for the World Language Classroom: Yes. No. Maybe?
One Activity: All-in-one and done?
Could there be such a thing? Sometimes being a world…
How to Prepare Pre-AP Language Students [An Easy Guide]
Preparing students for an AP language class before they take AP
If you teach AP,…
Extempore Featured in the Language Educator's Tech Watch
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' publication The Language Educator is a…
5 Signs You're Ready for New Technology in the Language Classroom
As a teacher myself, I'll start this one off with a short story about an…
Extempore Parent Guide: My Kid Is Using What?
Extempore is a speaking practice app that provides an oral language assessment tool for teachers…
3 Tips for Getting Students Excited About Extempore
The atmosphere of a language class can be heavily influenced by how excited the students…
My students are stressed when doing an oral exam on Extempore. What can I do?
We hear this question sometimes: you are using Extempore as a language lab alternative, assigning…
Incorporating Extempore into Your Teaching Curriculum: A Step by Step Guide
If you are a language teacher who has decided to incorporate Extempore into your classroom,…