Category: Classroom Tales
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Making A Chatbot For Students Of French
As a teacher, I’ve been struggling for years to find a way for students to stay in touch with the language once they are done with their courses. Sure, they can (should) read, listen to the French radio channels, watch films, yada yada…the ways to stay in touch with the…
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FranceSay: The Chatbot
There are several ways to learn a language – the old-school method of joining a class, using text books and other traditional study material, through immersion and speaking to locals exclusively in their language, or the more modern method of apps, like DuoLingo. But how do you go beyond the…
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My Students And Other Animals
The urban animal population seems to have an affinity to me, invading my home and even classrooms with little regard for my feelings. We’ve always had a dog at home, and briefly welcomed turtles, fishes and even birds – all adopted by my brother. But we’ve also played host to…
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The Perks of Being A Teacher
It’s not exactly the world’s best paying job (especially in India). It’s definitely not the easiest – you can’t ever be late, you can’t not know the answer to a question directed at you, you can’t really afford to be ill-tempered or impatient and you often regularly have to deal…
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Journal d’une Étudiante Éternelle
J’adore les formations. Depuis mon premier stage (la formation initiale de deux semaines à l’Alliance Française de Bombay) en 2006, j’en ai assisté à au moins un (parfois plusieurs) chaque année. J’ai eu la chance d’assister aux stages animés par les experts dans les domaines différents : les activités théâtrales dans…
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J’aime le français : bilan d’une expérience enrichissante au cours de FLE
Je viens de faire une expérience intéressante avec mes étudiants d’A1 pour tester leur compétence en expression orale. Suite à un atelier sur les notions de l’examen à livre- ouvert et de l’utilisation des portables pour faire filmer les productions orales, j’ai lancé une activité de compréhension et d’expression orale…
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The little joys (and laughs) of teaching
When I started teaching I never imagined that apart from being incredibly de-stressing and satisfying at an intellectual and emotional level, it would also be an amazing source of humour…the things I hear in class are worthy of being compiled and published in a book! Here’s a teaser:- J’ai emmené…