The 5-Week Linguist Show: Seasons 1, 2 and 3

Welcome to the 5 Week Linguist Show. In this episode, Janina shares random little activities that you can use with any content and theme for language learning [0:51] The Glasses Game [1:14] Ways to use Glasses to be an Interactive Activity [1:50] Things we love [2:28] Different Ways to Learn Parts of the Body [2:46]… Read More 5 More Weeks of Fun 5 The post 5 More Weeks of Fun 5 appeared fir...

Welcome to the 5 Week Linguist Show. In this episode, Janina talks about some of her favorite Change of Pace Activities that you can use in your Language Class. [0:42] Change of Pace Activities [1:17] The Nature Scavenger Hunt Activity [2:05] Another Method for the Nature Scavenger Hunt Activity [2:28] The Coffee Talk Activity [2:58]… Read More 5 More Weeks of Fun 4 The post 5 More Weeks of...

Welcome to the 5 Week Linguist Show. In this episode, Janina talks about games. She shares physical tools that you can use to turn any boring activity into a fun and engaging game.   [0:58] A Fun Game of Koosh ball [1:41] The Mr. Potato Head Activity [3:13] The “Pass It” Activity  [3:52] The Kazillion… Read More 5 More Weeks of Fun 3 The post 5 More Weeks of Fun 3 appeared first on...

Welcome to the 5 Week Linguist Show. In this episode, Janina discusses more fun in the language classroom. She shares low-tech, effective, no prep, and fun activities that you can use in language learning. [1:02] Using Flashcards for Fun Visual Activities [2:07] Activity #1: Go Fish [2:26] Mechanics of Go Fish [4:53] Activity #2: Memory… Read More 5 More Weeks of Fun 2 The post 5 More Weeks...

Welcome to the 5 Week Linguist Show. In today’s episode, Janina shares activities that you can use with available tools online to further your language learning.  [1:00] The First Easy Activity you can use with Online Tools [2:10] The Real Way to Use to Use Quizlet Live [3:18] An alternative for Quizlet Live [4:05] Next… Read More 5 More Weeks of Fun Week 1 The post 5 More Weeks of Fun...

Welcome to the five-week linguist show. We’re going to talk about assessments. (0:32) Five quick assessments that you can do in your language classes. (0:56) The key, when you’re thinking about assessment, is really, can I do it? Some easy ways to be able to assess yourself. (2:53) Get a notebook, start a fluency journal,… Read More Assessment The post Assessment appeared first on Real...

 I love infusing gratitude into my language classes. I think it’s an important life lesson. It also provides some great context within which to teach languages.  One of my very favorite activities is gratitude journalling. I discovered these during a very difficult period of my life. I had to write down, every day, no fewer… Read More Gratitude and Languages The post Gratitud...

Welcome five-week linguist show. We are going to talk about Culture. (0:51) – Culture is all about interacting with cultural competence and understanding and act full. (0:58) – The standard relates cultural practices to perspectives and relating cultural products to perspective. (01:35)- Linguists want to help people learn languages without offending people with understanding people.…...

Welcome to the Five-Week Linguist Show! Today, we will be talking about utilizing Connection to learn languages. (00:31) – The Five C’s (00:47) – Definition of Connection (01:32) – Using other content areas and ideas to learn languages (02:07) – The Six Global Themes (02:23) – Themes under Daily Life (03:10) – Different connections to… Read More ACTFL 5 C’s: Connections The post ACTFL...

Welcome to the five-week linguist show. We are going to talk about Comparison. (0:31) – The five standards for learning and teaching languages. (1:09) – Comparisons develop insight into the nature of language and culture in order to interact with cultural competence. (1:17) – In language comparison. (1:39) – Learning other languages is an acute… Read More ACTFL 5 c&#8...

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ACTFL 5 C’s: Communities Welcome to the Five-Week Linguist Show! Today, we will talk about how communities helps you improve your language fluency and connect with the native speakers of another community. (00:28) – The Five C’s (01:21) – Practical Ways to connect with people in another language (01:40) – The italki App (02:29) –… Read More ACTFL 5 C’s: Communities The post ACTFL...

Sub Plans for Language Teachers Welcome to The Five-week Linguist Show. We’re going to talk about writing sub plans when you’re a language teacher. (1:07) If you’re really lucky, you would get a teacher who speaks the language.  (1:28) It’s really tough to write sub plans when you’re a language teacher because you want them… Read More Sub Plans for Language Teach...

Welcome to The Five-week Linguist Show. If you want to learn a language or teach a language, you’ve come to the right place. Join Janina each week for tips, resources, and advice to make engaging language learning happen anytime, anywhere. (0:27) – Fun ways to get the students to talk (1:18) – First activity,  The… Read More 10 Speaking Activities: Get Them Talking The...

Improv and Languages: Learn Greetings Welcome to The Five-week Linguist Show. We are going to talk about five activities to practice meeting and greeting in other languages.  (1:04) – All about Alliteration. (1:18) – Whatever your name is, you have to introduce yourself with the adjective of the same letter. (01:26)- It involves introducing each… Read More Improv and Languages: Le...

Italki: 3 Ways to Get Started Welcome to The Five-Week Linguist Show. We are going to talk about three ways to get talking on Italki. (0:54) – There’s a range of language teachers from all over the world giving lessons on Italki. And there are native speakers or very proficient non-native speakers, professional language teachers.… Read More Italki: 3 Ways to Get Started The post...

Language Teaching Activities Welcome to The Five-week Linguist Show. We’re going to talk about some language teaching activities inspired by travel.  (0:54) Activities from travel for classes, postcards. (1:19) Kids can really easily make their own postcards. (1:50) Write everyone’s names on small slips of paper. I write places from all over the world.  (1:56)… Read More Lang...

Second Language Acquisition Welcome to the 5-Week Linguist Show. If you want to learn a language, or you teach a language, you’ve come to the right place. Join Janina each week for tips, resources and advice for making engaging language learning happen anytime, anywhere. Welcome to the 5-Week Linguist Show. We’re wrapping up five weeks… Read More 5-week crash course for teachers:...

Welcome to the 5-Week Linguist Show. If you want to learn a language or you teach a language, you’ve come to the right place. Join Janina each week for tips, resources, and advice for making engaging language learning happen anytime, anywhere. Welcome to the 5-Week Linguist Show. This week, I wanted to talk about starting… Read More 5-week crash course for language teachers: anxiety Th...

Welcome to the 5-Week Linguist Show. If you want to learn a language or you teach a language, you’ve come to the right place. Join Janina each week for tips, resources, and advice for making engaging language learning happen anytime, anywhere. Welcome to the 5-Week Linguist Show. Over these five weeks, we’ve been talking a… Read More 5-week crash course for language teachers: rou...

Welcome to The Five-week Linguist Show. Today we’re going to talk about developing advanced-level language. (0:53) – In terms of languages, a lot of programs aren’t necessarily named for the real actual levels that are recognized by the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages. (1:29) Developing advanced level language. (1:57) The advanced level… Read More Adv...

Welcome to The Five-Week Linguist Show. We are going to talk about going from Intermediate to Advanced in speaking a foreign language.  (0:50) – There’s a range of learning levels for people who want to learn how to assess themselves. The organization is based on the Common European Framework for reference A, B, and C… Read More Intermediate to Advanced: Going from B to C The post Inter...

Welcome to the Five-Week Linguist Show! Today, we will discuss how to move from Novice A to Intermediate B in terms of your language fluency, improving your language fluency, and the tools you can utilize.  (00:47) – Quick Review of the Path to Fluency (01:34) – “A task is just something we do in a… Read More Novice to Intermediate: Going from A to B The post Novice to Intermediate: Goi...

Welcome to the 5-Week Linguist Show. We will talk about the summer and languages during the pandemic and some practical ways to learn a language. [0:42] What the pandemic changed in Janina [1:14] What Janina needs to fill her cup [1:52] Janina’s summer and languages; study [1:59] Why it’s called the 5-Week Linguist Show [2:55]… Read More Summer and Languages The post Summer and Languages app...