www.quia.com is a fun resource for Spanish teachers(and other teachers, too)with many practice games and quizzes shared by other teachers. I also like www.learnspanish.com
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Posts: 479 | Location: ROCKFORD,MI, USA | Registered: 23 May 2001
I also like the learnspanish.com site, it even made my "online learning resources" section at www.spanishinmadrid.com which we all know is the best site for learning Spanish
Let me give a big fat echo of the sentiments expressed by 'chica.' Great site! I'll be sure to put it to good use!!
One curiosity though, have you tried taking out the annual membership(quia)? Is it worth the investment in your opinion? Normally, I like to design my own templates and even javascript & PERL quizzes, but it would be nice to spend my time in a different manner if these guys do that work for me. Just wondering. Thanks again for sharing the link with us.
poseso.... Tony --- English Unlimited... Un ambiente para aprender ingl�s... (An English Learning Environment)
Posts: 656 | Location: Madrid (Kansas City, USA) | Registered: 06 November 2001
Well,tonytorero, I believe I did subscribe when I was actually teaching. Since I don't know how to do that technical stuff, I did like using it. Do you find your English learners over there pretty highly motivated? The majority of my kids "took" Spanish, because they wanted the credit and it was required for entry into some colleges. They were very good at the short term: learn, test, forget. Some actually "learned" it, because they realized it was fun and useful! There is a program in Rota for volunteers(!) to come and teach/converse with kids in Spanish schools---so they realize that all Americans are not Navy personnel. A true, inexpensive volunteer program---and even the airfare is supposed to be tax-deductible. I want to do this with my husband----no Spanish required! He's a nice grandfatherly type, they'd love him.
More info? Will re-visit the site and post it for other retirees who may be on the board.
Thank ya' Ma'am! Concerning your questions and comments:
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Do you find your English learners over there pretty highly motivated? The majority of my kids "took" Spanish, because they wanted the credit and it was required for entry into some colleges. They were very good at the short term: learn, test, forget.
Frankly, motivation in our line of work (language schools) seems to be economic...not that some can pay for it and some can't, but rather those who pay for it themselves are MUCH more motivated than those who don't. It's much easier to reach the adults as they're financially 'tied into' the course that they're studying. We do everything we can to motivate everyone, but it's naturally easier with some than with others. I've always said that 90% of a language instructor's job is motivation.
I will say though that the youngest groups we teach (4-9 years old) are actually quite motivated and those tend to be my favorite groups to work with because they're such sponges at those ages. It will be interesting to monitor these students' motivation as they get older. (I'll keep you posted... The board's not going anywhere is it Jer?! )
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Some actually "learned" it, because they realized it was fun and useful!
Those are the students that are the most fun and rewarding to work with. You tend to learn as much (or more) from these groups as they do from you! I believe that a lot of their success and interest in classroom situations like the one you have just described ties directly into the motivation and enthusiasm that the teacher invests into these classes.
poseso.... Tony --- English Unlimited... Un ambiente para aprender ingl�s... (An English Learning Environment)
Posts: 656 | Location: Madrid (Kansas City, USA) | Registered: 06 November 2001
Here is the most amazing teacher website! I use it almost daily with my students. The songs are great. I love to use Ojal� que llueva caf� en el campo when I teach the dreaded subjunctive! The dialogue on the imperfect and preterite is also quite good to hear the galician accent. ( which I absolutely love ) :ks: Espero que os guste.
Posts: 146 | Location: New York City | Registered: 29 June 2001
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