Grammar. How do you teach grammar as a concept and used in context like ACTFL tell us we should? Mike Travers knows. In this episode of the Language Lounge, Mike discusses the role of grammar in communicative classrooms and provides concrete examples of different techniques that he uses to teach grammar. Restock your teacher tool kit with these easy, low-prep, fun activities that engage students.
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Mike is a Spanish teacher at Wellesley High School in Massachusetts and has taught learners both Spanish and French at the novice and intermediate levels. Mike is very active in professional learning communities through MAFLA, NECTFL, and ACTFL, where he presents, facilitates or participates in conferences and workshops to continue learning more about proficiency-based teaching. He has presented on the topics of grammar, curriculum writing and language learning and the brain. Apart from conferences, Mike was an interview panelist on the MA World Language Framework, MAFLA's Vice President and NECTFL advisory board and the winner of multiple awards for his presentations at MAFLA and NECTFL.
Mentions:
Dogfooding, Cult of Pedagogy https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/
What is Structured Input?, Video, Mike Travers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ7EF19Qods
Input Processing and Grammar Instruction in Second Language Acquisition by Bill VanPatten
Dictogloss: Teaching Grammar as a Concept in Context, Video Mike Travers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scd2jUG7BcIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scd2jUG7BcIDiaries
Diaries of a Mad World Language Teacher (Blog) by Mike Travers https://madlanguageteacher.weebly.com/
Concept Attainment for Teaching Grammar by Mike Travers https://madlanguageteacher.weebly.com/teaching-grammar/concept-attainment-for-teaching-grammar
PACE Model
ACTFL: Teach Grammar as a Concept in Context https://www.actfl.org/educator-resources/guiding-principles-for-language-learning/teach-grammar-as-a-concept-in-context