World Language Classroom

Ideas to Get Students Speaking More with Sherry Sebesta


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Do you have some go-to activities to motivate your students to speak and engage with the target language in your classroom?  Are you always on the lookout for activities and routines to add to your list of possibilities? In this episode, I speak with Sherry Sebesta, a French and Spanish teacher in New York. Sherry shares suggestions for getting your students speaking the target language more regularly and confidently. You’ll go away with several new things to try out right away.

Topics in this Episode:

  •  Sherry's goals for language students and how speaking activities work into this
  • how teachers can create a classroom environment that reduces students' fear of making mistakes and promotes more speaking
  • activities to encourage students to speak more in the target language
  • examples where Sherry's strategies have increased student speaking confidence and participation in class
  • practical steps to implement Sherry's speaking activities and ideas in the classroom
  • Sherry's blog post with 20 Ways to Get Your Students Speaking in the Target Language

Connect with Sherry Sebesta

  • Instagram: @worldlangcafe
  • Facebook/worldlanguagecafe
  • X: @worldlangcafe
  • Blog: worldlanguagecafe.com
  • Pinterest: /worldlangcafe

Connect with Joshua and the World Language Classroom Community:

  •  wlclassrom.com
  • X (aka Twitter):  @wlclassroom
  • Threads: @wlclassroom
  • Instagram:  @wlclassroom
  • Facebook:  /wlclassroom
  • WLClassroom Facebook Group

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