n 9/30/10, amesville04 wrote: > Hi, > I somehow broke the VHS copy of "Madeline et les Tsiganes" > that someone loaned to me for the year. I feel really bad > and want to replace it as soon as possible but cannot find > it anywhere! I know its older and most likely not in stores > but I thought I'd be able to find it on Amazon or somewhere > online. Does anyone know where I could search for a copy? > Or have a copy I could purchase? Thanks so much!
Hi Does anyone know if the videocassettes come in dvd format for the older edition of discovering french bleu? If so, do you know where I could find them? It's painful to use videocassetes these days. Thanks.
On 10/01/10, Alyssa Dorrie wrote: > Hi > Does anyone know if the videocassettes come in dvd format > for the older edition of discovering french bleu? If so, do > you know where I could find them? It's painful to use > videocassetes these days. Thanks.
I am a former middle school French teacher and presently teach College courses at a Community College in PA. I will be teaching French to a 12 years old middle school student who is very interested in learning the language. Because I do not have experience in the area, I would appreciate any tips on teaching French on a one-to-one basis. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I need help from fellow French teachers. I am looking for ideas for drilling verbs in a fun way! I am tired of having my students copy and memorize. Is there a better way?
BethThank you! What great ideas.... I think there are mini whiteboards at the local dollar store... I am going to pick up a set ASAP! I love the dice games, too. Thanks fellow language teachers, I am sure my students will be much more enthusiastic about verbs with your ideas!
2. Play Jeopardy. Make a Jeopardy powerpoint (you can find templates online.) Divide the class into teams, and give them all mini boards or paper. When the verb displays, the whole group must write the correct conjugation. First group to have the WHOLE phrase correctly written on everyone's paper wins the points. Keeps everyone on task and is great for the competitive learners! This will last at least a half hour as well.
3. Heart Attack! Give every student a mini board and supplies. Divide class into even groups. Each student in the group gets a number from 1-?? Keep them small, no more than 6 or so. If you have an odd number of students, some students will have two numbers. Call out a verb infinitive and subj. pron. All students write. When you think everyone has had time to get the answer written, call a number between 1-??. Each student with that number must run (walk quickly) to the board and write the answer up. First team to have it correctly written on the board wins the point. High school loves this...I get requests for it all the time.
4. Conjugation Bingo. Give every student a bingo chart. Tell them to fill it in with verb infinitives (manger, boire, chanter, finir, etc.) Then you call an infinitive and hold up a subject pron. card. Students correctly conjugate the verb in the space. When they have 5 in a row, you check for accuracy.
Hope these help! Do get the markerboards...I love them and use them all the time!
On 10/12/10, James in Belgium wrote: > I notited too late that the previous web address does not work. > > So, I embeded the video onto a Quia.web page. It will still > be blocked at school, but you can have direct access to i from > home and copy it there. > > [link removed];
I am looking to expand vocabulary in a phonetical manner with my grade 6, 7 and 8 French second language students. Could anyone please suggest titles of workbook-type books which are set up with little pictures with letters/words missing under each which the students fill in (or anything similar. Thanks so much in advance for your help.
I'm working towards becoming a French teacher and will finish at the end of the school year with a bachelors. I'm a little concerned about my level of French. It's good, but could always be better. I guess I'm a perfectionist. Anyway, I have been considering whether I should apply to grad school for next year. This would give me an opportunity to study more and maybe spend some time in a France or Canada. However, it is very expensive and I'm not sure I will get a teaching assistantship. I know that once I get a job I will have my summers free to travel and study or maybe attend a summer masters program in Santa Barbara or UWM. I really enjoy working with high school students or community college, not sure if research is my thing.
So my question for all of you French teachers, is should I take the time and pursue a masters or just jump right into teaching and use my free time to improve my skills. I want to be able to give my students the best I have to offer. Thanks so much.
On 10/17/10, D wrote: >...See MoreJust looked at the program at Middlebury. It looks great and I would love to do it! However, the cost is so high. Even with a full time teaching job, $8,000 for 4 years is a bit more than I can pay. I hope UCSB opens their program back up. If anyone else has any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks again.
On 10/17/10, D wrote: > Middlebury College and Bennington College also have immersion-type > Masters programs that are "teacher friendly." I've been to both and > could give more info if you need it. > > On 10/16/10, Mlle Horn wrote: >> Thanks so much for your response. I really appreciate you >> taking the time to get back to me. I spent a lot of time >> looking at the UCSB summer program and they are not accepting >> applications for the future. It sounds like they may start back >> up again in 2012 or 2013, at least I hope so. I'm sure the >> California budget is the reason for this. It sounds like an >> amazing program so I would like to hold out for it. The only >> other summer program is the Professional Masters Program at >> Univ. Wisconsin-Madison. I don't think my skills would improve >> as much since it is not an immersion program. Do you think I >> should hold out for UCSB and hope they start it back up? Thanks >> again. Also, if you don't mind me asking are you teaching in >> Belgium? I would love to teach abroad someday and would love to >> hear how you found a job overseas.
It took six years to gain back what I spent, but in the 20 years since then, my salery has been increased from $1000 to $1500 each year. Retirement is based on you last 3 years' salery average.
Don't hesitate to get an MA.
James O'Donnell
On 10/23/10, Mlle Horn wrote: > Just looked at the program at Middlebury. It looks great and I would > love to do it! However, the cost is so high. Even with a full time > teaching job, $8,000 for 4 years is a bit more than I can pay. I hope > UCSB opens their program back up. If anyone else has any ideas, I > would greatly appreciate it. Thanks again. > >
I (a native French speaker and middle school/high school teacher) recently published two books which might be helpful to you if you are looking for reading material, or material to TPRS in class:
"Le Piano Magique et autres histoires bizarres": Jacques travels to Belgium with a huge dog in his handbag; a hippo swims in Lake Washington every night; Grégoire gets a strange piano for his birthday; Julia's elephant disappears; Rosalie sells a newspaper to her favorite movie star... I wrote this collection of 26 funny French stories to give French I students something more useful, enjoyable and challenging to read than their regular French textbook. They can be used in the classroom, or as assigned reading at home. Each story has a list of 15 words or expressions and their translation which students must learn to progress.
[link removed]
and
"Ma Grand-mère fait du judo et autres histoires courtes": A multilingual taxi cab driver picks up his worst client ever; a child shouldn't have forgotten to reward the honey bird; a magical sock brings trouble; a dog coaxes a wolf into becoming tame; friends discuss in French slang who will pick up the restaurant bill... Intended for students in their second year of French, “Ma grand-mère fait du judo et autres histoires courtes” uses the vocabulary and grammar found in scholarly textbooks in 26 funny, provocative, thought- provoking, or strange stories. Tenses used in the stories include present, future, passé composé, present conditional, present subjunctive, and passé simple.Each story has a list of 20 words or expressions and their translation which students must learn to progress.
[link removed]
Go take a look! These books will soon be distributed by Teacher's Discovery, but at a higher price ($9.95 instead of $7.95).
n 9/30/10, amesville04 wrote: > Hi, > I somehow broke the VHS copy of "Madeline et les Tsiganes" > that someone loaned to me for the year. I feel really bad > and want to replace it as soon as po...See More