Begun in the fall of 2010, the Foreign Language Teaching Series provides a forum for the exchange of teaching ideas, tips and best practices among Davidson faculty. Upcoming presentations are announced on the home pages of Davidson's foreign languages, literatures, and cultures departments. If you are interested in presenting, please send an email to the organizer.
  
  
Upcoming Presentations:

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Past Presentations:

Testing Grammar, Guiding Composition, and Involving Peers, (Announcement)
Kyra Kietrys (Spanish), April 6, 2011

Presentation on project-based learning/ testing ideas for grammar at the upper level, and composition techniques at all levels.

Standardized Proficiency Testing (Announcement)
Burkhard Henke (German), March 23, 2011

Report on the German Department's use of standardized exams for the language sequence and the major. Exams are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, a set of proficiency descriptors that can be applied to any language.

What Happens after Crossing the Bridge?
Addressing Language in Literature and Culture Classes (Announcement)
Melissa Gonzalez (Spanish), February 16, 2011

Presentation on strategies for helping students with foreign language use and acquisition in upper-level literature and culture courses.

Alternatives to Drilling (Announcement)
Rosalba Scott (Spanish), November 15, 2010

Variety of activities, mostly for elementary courses, from teacher-centered warm-ups to student-centered tasks and group work.

Great Conversation! (Announcement)
Caroline Beschea-Fache (French), November 8, 2010

Focus on efficient formats for engaging conversation or speaking activities in intermediate courses.

Meaning-Based Activities for the Foreign Language Classroom (Announcement)
Burkhard Henke (German), October 18, 2010

Variety of activities, mostly for elementary courses, from teacher-centered warm-ups to student-centered tasks and group work.