The Most Enchanting Way to Teach Languages
During the spring 2015 webinar we talked about why language immersion camps are a great way to get a program for young children started and how to use stories and story-based techniques and activities as a foundation for curriculum. We also showed a story as well as three related activities from a teaching unit for preschoolers.
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Here are the attendees’ questions after the webinar:
With spring in the air in the Northern Hemisphere, and the school year winding down, many parents’ thoughts are turning to summer… and what to do with their children during the summer break!
Summer enrichment programs or camps are becoming increasingly popular, with language camps at the top of that list. Many parents are actively looking for summer immersion programs to teach their little ones a new language.
If you have ever considered starting your own Spanish immersion program, French immersion program or any other language program, a language camp is the perfect way to start — and frankly, you can do it at any time, not just summer!
But you’ll want to make sure you avoid some common pitfalls, so that your Language camp will be fun and profitable…
It’s been hard to focus on work lately. In November, my family was informed that my dad had cancer and he only had a short time to live. I was devastated.
He passed away in January.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to write about my dad, but I couldn’t. My dad was not an easy person, and we didn’t exactly have the best of relationships. I always wished it was different…
But there were also good moments. My dad opened the doors to who I am today. He could see how much I cared about learning English and how much I wanted to study abroad. He continued to fund my studies, even when money was scarce at home (he lost his job when I was a teenager and the economic situation in Spain was changing; we were six children). [Read more…]
Guest blog by Doreen Hulsey, who owns her own business and is one of Ana Lomba’s team members.
Hopefully, you had special people – parents, teachers – in your life who loved creating nurturing environments with wonderful memories. While I could mention a few teachers, my most special person was my mom, whom I very sadly lost on Dec. 31. She was my hero, my anchor as I grew up, and I learned a few principles below from her that can be applied no matter whether it’s your own children, other children, or even your own business. [Read more…]
Everyone knows that gut-wrenching sensation, the butterflies-in-your-stomach feeling of first-day jitters.
Now imagine that you are a first-time teacher, about to start your very first day of your very first language immersion class.
You’ve got a group of small, expectant faces looking up at you. (And that’s if you are lucky to have the attention of the class!)
And then you think… Now what? [Read more…]