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PQA ideas
I have been using a lot of Joe Neilson’s program lately and it has really made my classes take off. One thing that it has enhanced is the PQA in my class. Basically, there is a time where I am … more →
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PQA ideas
thomasyoung wrote 1 day ago: I have been using a lot of Joe Neilson’s program lately and it has really made my classes take … more →
Students Taking the First Step
thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: Lately, I have been noticing that some of my quieter students have been putting themselves out there … more →
Questionnaires and Backward Planning
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thomasyoung wrote 2 months ago: Starting last week I took a new direction with Backward Planning. I decided to pair them with the qu … more →
It can get too weird
thomasyoung wrote 10 months ago: One thing that my wife has mentioned is that I am weird. Okay… I confess. It’s true! I l … more →
Keeping it Personalized
thomasyoung wrote 1 year ago: I have discovered that it is essential that a language is personalized. As soon as I start talking a … more →
Following the rules
thomasyoung wrote 1 year ago: I realized today that rules are brilliant when you enforce them. It can be easy for teachers to just … more →
Extending PQA
thomasyoung wrote 1 year ago: I was doing some reading in PQA in a Wink and I think that I started to finally understand what Exte … more →
Just try to enjoy yourself
thomasyoung wrote 1 year ago: I was watching a movie the other day and there was a scene where two guys were playing golf. The fir … more →
False Beginners
thomasyoung wrote 1 year ago: When teaching a language like Spanish I am bound to run into the idea of false beginners. There will … more →
Fluent in Karate
thomasyoung wrote 1 year ago: I have made a new TPRS friend, Dirk Frewing. It is really great to be able to collaborate ideas and … more →
Asking questions in Storytelling
thomasyoung wrote 1 year ago: I read this post on Ben Slavic’s blog and it really communicates the importance of asking ques … more →
PQA w/ reading
thomasyoung wrote 1 year ago: For my first class today, I decided to do some PQA before we read to solidify some of the phrases. I … more →
Alchemy II
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Ben Slavic wrote 1 year ago: If you feel intimidated about PQA, don’t do it. You don’t have to do PQA, and you don’t even h … more →
Extending PQA into Stories
Ben Slavic wrote 1 year ago: Throughout the year, I like to update the kids’ names. If I give a kid a French name, they are … more →
Ramblin Jack Elliot
Ben Slavic wrote 1 year ago: Ramblin’ Jack Elliot is an American folk singer. He is considered the link between Arlo Guthrie and … more →
How to go from PQA into a story?
Ben Slavic wrote 2 years ago: Question: How to go from PQA into a story? One possible (if lengthy) response: In PQA, I always try … more →
Response to Erwan
Ben Slavic wrote 2 years ago: author’s note: Erwan in Martinique had great success in PQA last week. It was a homerun moment … more →
Tracking Acquisition
Ben Slavic wrote 2 years ago: I am not a research scholar, and so this may be way off, but it is what I have experienced as a TPRS … more →
