Beyond Who, What, Where: 8+ Ways to Assess Target Language Reading Comprehension
Extempore, The Speaking Practice App. That’s us! Teachers can create oral assessments in minutes and…
3 Super Assessments to Showcase Extempore's Versatility
Ask anyone around the Extempore office, and they'll tell you it's quite frequent (almost weekly) for…
A Classroom Activity for All Three Modes of Communication: One Minute News
In this post, I take a break from our vocabulary blog series to look at a…
Blog Series: All About Vocabulary
This blog series has been a long time coming. Vocabulary, vocabulary, vocabulary. Vocabulario, vocabulaire, 生词shēngcí,…
Unique Ways to Use Extempore #3: Freewrites / Freetalks
If your students were dropped into the target language environment by themselves right at this…
But my students can’t assess their own progress!
It turns out they can, and rather accurately. Paula Winke (2014), from the University of…
It’s More Than Speaking Practice
Besides extra speaking practice for your students and a simpler way to assess spontaneous speech,…
The role of vocabulary in building fluency: Making students aware
Do you remember those days when you were a beginning language learner and you became…
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…
Speaking Self-Reflection: It's Not Just For Writing Anymore
If you're a teacher, you probably already know that one of the big pushes in…
6 Tips for Improving Pronunciation with Extempore
Imperfect or non-native-like pronunciation can often be a huge roadblock towards effective communication in a…
20 Fun How-To Tasks to Get Your Students Talking
Although students and teachers occupy the same space throughout much of the day, it won't…