Maximizing Target Language Use: Why and How.

Maximizing Target Language Use: Why and How Free Online Seminar for World Language Teachers Organized by the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain in collaboration with Fayette County Public Schools.

Presented by DR. FLORENCIA HENSHAW University of Illinois Urbana--Champaign

September 9, 2021 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST.

CONTENT In this workshop, we will start by exploring why pedagogical best practices tend to emphasize the use of the target language, and what that means in terms of the roles of other language(s) in our classrooms. We will discuss factors that may impact target language use, such as proficiency level, instructional context, and interaction type (e.g., teacher-learner versus learner-learner).

We will then explore strategies for instructors to increase the presence of the target language, scaffold comprehension, and engage students in meaningful language use.

This seminar will be conducted in English.

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YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZOOM LINK FOR THE ACTIVITY TWO DAYS BEFORE THE PD EVENT

DR. FLORENCIA HENSHAW UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

She has a PhD in Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she is now the Director of Advanced Spanish.

More info here. .