"Strengthening your Core - Practices to Support Students’ World Language Development" (Part 1)

April 20, 2:30PM - 4:30PM EST
Online

A free webinar for language educators presented by Kristin Davin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Description: The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) designated six core practices that are critical for effective language teaching because they support students’ language development and occur frequently in instruction across contexts. These practices include

1. Facilitating target language comprehensibility
2. Guiding learners through interpreting authentic resources
3. Designing oral interpersonal communication tasks
4. Planning with backward design model
5. Teaching grammar as a concept and use in context
6. Providing appropriate oral feedback.

In Part 1 of this workshop, participants will examine three of these six core practices and the research base of each one, including: Facilitating target language comprehensibility, Planning with backward design model, and Guiding learners through interpreting authentic resources. Participants will leave this workshop with a variety of communicative tasks that they can immediately carry out in their classrooms.

Our presenter: Kristin Davin is an associate professor and program director of Foreign Language Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She earned her PhD in Foreign Language Education at the University of Pittsburgh. Before becoming a professor, she taught Spanish at the high school, middle school, and elementary school levels. Dr. Davin’s research focuses on second language development and assessment, language teacher preparation, and the Seal of Biliteracy. She was the recipient of the Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education in 2020.

Although the webinar is free, registration is required and will end April 18, 2022 at 5:00PM EST. To register, go to: https://tinyurl.com/2p8be39x