A Simpler Way To Assess Oral Skills
It’s the 21st century: Why do we keep taking 3 days to do oral exams…
What's For Dinner?: Paired Dialogue Task Ideas
A few months ago, we posted about the benefits of student-centered paired speaking activities on…
The Challenges of Assessing Cultural Competency in the World Languages
We all know the importance of the 4 big skills in a world language class:…
The Problems with World Language Presentations and How to Fix Them-Part 2
Hopefully you read our post last time about the problems that many students encounter with…
Spice up the Classroom with a Cooking Competition on Extempore!
These days you can't turn on the TV without seeing a cooking show. Some of…
Let's Go to the Mall Today: Paired Dialogue Task Ideas
A few weeks ago, we posted about student-centered paired activities meant to develop speaking skills…
Paired role plays with Extempore: Student-centered in-class practice
If you read our blog, you've probably noticed that we talk a lot here about…
Ditch the Language Lab: Go Anywhere (and Everywhere) with Extempore
We live in a mobile world. We take our devices everywhere we go and do…
Using Extempore for Project-Based Learning
If you've been following our blog, you've probably noticed that we often emphasize Extempore's unique…
Using Extempore as a Window into Culture
Hopefully, if you've explored our site or if you've read our previous blog posts, you…
Authentic Assessment in the World Languages Classroom with Extempore
On a previous post we stressed the importance of using authentic tasks in the World…
Authentic Speaking Tasks for the World Languages Classroom with Extempore
Authentic tasks in the World Languages classroom are those that resemble a real-life situation, that…