Maximizing Target Language Use: Why and How

Free Online Seminar for Spanish Teachers

Organized by the EducationOffice of the Embassy of Spain in collaboration with Fayette County Public Schools.

Presented by DR. FLORENCIA G. HENSHAW University of Illinois Urbana--Champaign

September 9, 2021 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST.

In this workshop, we will start by exploring why pedagogical best practices tend to emphasize the use of the target language, and what that means in terms of the roles of other language(s) in our classrooms. We will discuss factors that may impact target language use, such as proficiency level, instructional context, and interaction type (e.g., teacher-learner versus learner-learner). We will then explore strategies for instructors to increase the presence of the target language, scaffold comprehension, and engage students in meaningful language use.

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asesoria.indiana@educacion.gob.es

Y O U W I L L R E C E I V E A Z O O M L I N K F O R T H E A C T I V I T Y T W O D A Y S B E F O R E T H E P D E V E N T .

DR. FLORENCIA G. HENSHAW

U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S U R B A N A - C H A M P A I G N

She has a PhD in Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education fromt he University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign, where she is now the Director of Advanced Spanish.