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Podcasts in the classroom
Online article about how to use podcasts in the classroom and examples of some interesting ones to follow.
Widely applicable, not only for English teachers.
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Strong verbs in OTT in German
Powerpoint with explanation of the strong verbs in OTT in German.
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ePals: Pen pals to practice languages
The teacher can find a colleague in another country on ePals to participate in tandem learning with the class. For example, students aged 7 to 19 can find pen pals to exchange emails with each other.
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Boost your foreign languages with Netflix
Blog post explaining how Language Learning with Netflix works.
Via this extension you can play subtitles on Netflix in two languages in a Chrome browser and look up vocabulary in a foreign language.
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Polishing silver: Behind the scenes at DIVA
How do you best polish your silver? In this film fragment, a curator-restorer of metals shows how the museum makes its silver pieces shine. Take a look behind the scenes of DIVA, a museum for diamonds, jewelery and silver.
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Visual terms: Combining exercise
You practice different visual concepts. Both concept meaning and concept opposite are discussed.
The following concepts are discussed:
- primary colors,
- drop shadow,
- natural color,
- transparent,
- geometric,
- symmetrical,
- ratio,
- overlap,
- harmony,
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Visual terms: Practice series
Different visual concepts are practiced with different exercises, both language exercises and DIY assignments. The emphasis is really on getting to know, practicing and using visual concepts. In the DIY assignments the students show that they …
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Lyrics Training: Complete the lyrics
Filling in omitted words in a song lyric while watching the video clip, that is the concept of Lyrics Training.
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DIVA: Museum of diamonds, jewelry and silver
DIVA is the museum for diamonds, jewelry and silver located in Antwerp, the diamond capital of the world.
DIVA museum tells the story of the expert design, making and trading of diamonds, jewelry and silver.
You can also visit the DIVA collection …
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Communicative language teaching in practice
How do I best approach my language lessons?
Many teachers of modern foreign languages and NT2 ask themselves this question every day. Teaching is therefore a complex assignment with a range of possible approaches. Differentiate, motivate and evaluate …
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Foreign language education, from research to practice
Anyone who teaches German, English, French, Spanish or NT2 will certainly know these questions:
- How does the dynamic between knowledge and skills work? How do you stimulate automation?
- How useful is grammar? How do you determine the right dose …
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Er ist wieder da: Movie talk
Questions (in Dutch) when watching the funny German film Er ist wieder da , in which Hitler wakes up in the place of the Führerbunker in 2015. The film shows the dangers of rising populism and warns that fascism is never completely dead.
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