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Interpretive Listening Strategies and Activities with Steven Lopez
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When it comes to providing comprehensible input, is it possible to use authentic resources? In this episode, we explore how to use authentic listening resources as a form of comprehensible input with Steven Lopez, a Spanish teacher in New York. Steven shares his process for preparing and scaffolding listening tasks so that students are able to confidently understand the target language in authentic contexts. You will walk away with lots of ideas to use in your classroom.
Topics In This Episode:
- interpretive listening as a foundational skill for students in language acquisition
- how incorporating authentic listening materials enhances students' language proficiency and confidence
- examples of successful classroom activities
- practical strategies that teachers can use to engage students in interpretive listening tasks that support the development of speaking and writing skills
- ensuring that interpretive listening activities not only serve as an entry point but also scaffold students' progression towards more complex speaking and writing tasks
Connect with Steven Lopez:
- Twitter/X : @Profelopez21
Connect with Joshua and the World Language Classroom Community:
- wlclassrom.com
- X (aka Twitter): @wlclassroom
- Threads: @wlclassroom
- Instagram: @wlclassroom
- Facebook: /wlclassroom
- WLClassroom Facebook Group
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161 episodes
Manage episode 420560741 series 3417796
Send me a text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast.
#146
When it comes to providing comprehensible input, is it possible to use authentic resources? In this episode, we explore how to use authentic listening resources as a form of comprehensible input with Steven Lopez, a Spanish teacher in New York. Steven shares his process for preparing and scaffolding listening tasks so that students are able to confidently understand the target language in authentic contexts. You will walk away with lots of ideas to use in your classroom.
Topics In This Episode:
- interpretive listening as a foundational skill for students in language acquisition
- how incorporating authentic listening materials enhances students' language proficiency and confidence
- examples of successful classroom activities
- practical strategies that teachers can use to engage students in interpretive listening tasks that support the development of speaking and writing skills
- ensuring that interpretive listening activities not only serve as an entry point but also scaffold students' progression towards more complex speaking and writing tasks
Connect with Steven Lopez:
- Twitter/X : @Profelopez21
Connect with Joshua and the World Language Classroom Community:
- wlclassrom.com
- X (aka Twitter): @wlclassroom
- Threads: @wlclassroom
- Instagram: @wlclassroom
- Facebook: /wlclassroom
- WLClassroom Facebook Group
__________________________
Interested in having Joshua work directly with your department, school or district? Look at options for collaborating in person or remotely.
______________________________
Sign up for Talking Points to get tips, tools and resources for your language teaching.
______________________________
Join Joshua as a guest on the podcast.
______________________________
Join Joshua for a Leveling Up Coaching Episode on the podcast.
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