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Here is the unit I created with three texts from ChatGPT Family Unit, a unit that incorporates the French version of the film Encanto. When the Director of World Languages in my district first suggested Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool for developing teaching material, I paused, not in hesitation, but in genuine reflection. The…
This unit was written to be comprehensible and engaging. You will notice CI activities like Map Talk, the Marker game, circumlocution bingo, volleyball reading and Write and Discuss. Overall I tried for a unit that was less in-depth on the trivia about the World Cup favoring instead repetition of a set of vocabulary about soccer.…
When students only have a limited number of words to express themselves, it is still possible to use complex authentic materials if you modify the task. I offer my students commercials from France and other French-speaking countries as a view into the culture of the country. As they are Novice speakers, I know that I…
Circumlocution is a learned skill. In my classroom I try to model the skill for the students and to build toward them using it for themselves. The first two games offer the students examples of how to circumlocute. In the final game, one student is actively circumlocuting while the others guess the answer. You can…