Dr Kimberly Vinall is the Executive Director of the Berkeley Language Center (BLC). Dr. Vinall received her PhD in Education at the University of California, Berkeley in 2015 and her MA in Hispanic ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are effective teaching strategies for newcomers? Newcomers to the United States often have low-proficiency in English but, depending upon their age, might have ...

Teaching methods are the broader techniques used to help students achieve learning outcomes, while activities are the different ways of implementing these methods. Teaching methods help students: ...

LangDiscover releases guide comparing Babbel language learning methods with the gamified systems of other apps, finding ...

Instead of asking yourself, “What am I going to teach today?” ask, “What will my students learn today?” and curate your teaching strategies accordingly. Next: Additional Resources and References Book ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

(This is the fourth post in a multipart series. You can see Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here.) The new question of the week is: How can we best support students when we teach online?