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Is your world language classroom a welcoming space for students? Would you describe it as warm and welcoming? Can it be? Should it be? Is it helpful for learning? My guest today, Allison Perryman, sure believes that it is.  Allison joins me to discuss how she makes her Spanish classroom a warm and welcoming community where students feel recognized, valued, understood and ultimately completely supported by their classmates and teacher. This surely makes it a classroom incredibly conducive to language learning.

Topics in this Episode:

• what inspired Allison to focus on creating a warm and welcoming environment in her classroom
• examples of how a welcoming classroom environment has positively impacted student engagement and language learning outcomes
• the role relationships play in creating a warm classroom atmosphere, and how do you foster strong connections between students and between students and the teacher
• specific strategies for making your classroom feel inviting and inclusive for all students
• addressing and supporting the diverse cultural backgrounds of students to ensure everyone feels represented and valued
• Episode 78: Seeing, Hearing & Tasting Culture with Allison Perryman

Connect with Allison Perryman:

• YouTube: @TheCulturalClassroom
• Instagram:  @TheCulturalClassrm
• Facebook:  @TheCulturalClassroom
• Blog: TheCulturalClassroom.blog
• Email: [email protected]

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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