Activities, Games, and Assessment Strategies for the World Language Classroom

By Amy Buttner and Amy Buttner Zimmer

Book Overview

This bestselling book is filled with fun activities you can use to engage students in learning a world language. No matter what language and grade level you teach, you will love having a wide variety of tools at your disposal, from quick warm-up exercises to longer games and group activities.

Inside, you'll find...

Essential teacher tools and student organizational tools

Strategies to promote and monitor class participation, including student self-assessments

Strategies to promote and assess oral proficiency, such as prompts, quick chats, and role plays

Warm-up activities and five-minute transitional activities

Individual, pair, and group practice activities, with modification suggestions

Games that make learning fun, with clear directions for how to do them

Great websites and other resources to check out for more ideas

The enhanced second edition features updated activities and technology suggestions throughout, as well as a tabbed design so it's easier to return to your favorite sections again and again.

Bonus: The book comes with more than 30 templates--charts, rubrics, and game boards that can be photocopied from the book or downloaded as eResources from the book product page at www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138827295. You can modify and print them for classroom use.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138827290
• ISBN13: 9781138827295
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.8"