Hashtag watch – Discover TED Takedowns, Star Wars Grammar and Pokemon Go En Español Under #LangChat
We take a dive into #langchat and unearth some informative infographics, sharp satire and inspiring ideas…
- by Teachwire
How many people actually speak your language?
Most of us can guess that Chinese will come out on top in terms of the global language numbers game, but it’s one hell of a drop-off to second-place Spanish. This fascinating proportional pie chart will give language classes across the world plenty of food for thought…Love this visual representation of languages! #langchat https://t.co/pQlsKwCQpW
— Jessica Garner (@jessicacgarner) July 30, 2016
Grammar reference sheets an engaging theme can be given
There seems to be much admiration for these Star Wars-themed grammar sheets from Kansas-based English teacher Justin Bell, and deservedly so. You can download them as image files direct from Twitter via the links below…Here are the Star Wars grammar reference sheets I made. They cover parts of speech and phrases.#ncte #langchat pic.twitter.com/BhwiFu6xcY
— Justin Bell (@jabellpepper) July 29, 2016
• Nouns/subjects/verbs • Adjectives/adverbs • Dependent clauses/complex sentences • Conjunctions/compound sentences • Sentence beginnings 1 • Sentence beginnings 2
Chortle solemnly?
From Grammarly @Mrs_SPaG, a neat list of oxymorons – download the image here.Chuckle-worthy oxymorons via @Grammarly #langchat #grammar #vocab #SPaG pic.twitter.com/z7l0lnOtKr
— Mrs SPaG (@Mrs_SPaG) August 4, 2016
‘I am a thought leader’
Brought to our attention via the above tweet and a link on National Speaking Week’s ‘Model Speakers‘ page, this savage takedown of TED Talk clichés and rhetorical strategies is indeed quite the thing…Added a parody of TED Talks to Model Speeches page. Enjoy! https://t.co/z5GTJ59Q85 #langchat #speakers #speaking pic.twitter.com/GfRGn3qanM
— nationalspeakingweek (@speakingweek) August 10, 2016
‘Education in these settings works by pull, not push’
Compare and contrast? Via the above tip-off from @c2westy, here’s a genuinely thought-provoking example of the real thing from a few years back, wherein writer and Demos senior research associate Charles Leadbeater discusses the emergence of innovative teaching ideas in the poorest parts of Nairobi and, more topically, Rio de Janeiro.https://t.co/tSALGHwdNU
— Craig Oeste (@c2westy) July 30, 2016
This is a great video to consider! #langchat #IEedchat
‘Your brain on languages’
Here you go, MFL teachers – if you need a visually appealing way to justify your existence and argue against departmental budget cuts, try pinning this infographic from Sunbelt Staffing to your staffroom noticeboard (you can read the whole thing on the Sunbelt blog, here).How Learning Languages Affects Our Brain – Inspiring info for teachers & students! https://t.co/cXBn2vbrIX #langchat pic.twitter.com/BLCAZMkSDj
— VidaLingua (@VidaLingua) July 31, 2016
¡Pokemon VAMOS!
And finally, #langchat moderator @SraSpanglish, presents a highly informative blogpost on using the planet-conquering mobile game Pokemon GO to teach Spanish…NEW POST on PBL in the TL: ¡Pokemon VAMOS! Pokemon GO! for Spanish Class https://t.co/bJ6zngNPpW #langchat pic.twitter.com/tEcIKLuEon
— Laura Sexton (@SraSpanglish) July 31, 2016
