Communicative Activities to Enhance Speaking Skills
This post is written by one of our Extempore teacher Ambassadors, Dorah Fauben, who teaches…
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…
All About Vocabulary Part III: Putting Vocabulary Front and Center
Whoah, it's 2022? Happy New Year! We’ve arrived at what’s now the third installment of our…
Practical Proficiency in a Pandemic: Now What?
This blog is a supplemental resource to pair with our recent webinar, “Practical Proficiency in…
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…
All About Vocabulary Part II — What Does the Research Say?
All About Vocabulary Part II — What does the research say?
Welcome to part…
Part I - Vocabulary in the Classroom: Thoughts and Strategies on Acquisition and Assessment
Part I - Vocabulary in the Classroom: Thoughts and Strategies on Acquisition and Assessment
Welcome…
Routines, Repetition, and Frequent Exposure in the Language Classroom
Author’s note: for examples of routine language practice and its application on Extempore, scroll down…
Using Extempore to Practice and Assess the Three Modes of Communication
Using Extempore to Practice and Assess the Three Modes of Communication
On Extempore, instructors have…
Unique Ways to Use Extempore #1: Reading Out Loud
So simple yet often overlooked, reading out loud (‘oral reading’ in academic parlance) carries countless…
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…
Promoting Student Responsibility and Risk-Taking with Extempore
All world language teachers have surely encountered the student who is content to sit back…