Teachers

Introduction

“In Other Words” – a free e-book on foreign language instruction

Access to the ULAT’s first 15 free lessons in Spanish (no password required)

Access to the ULAT’s first 15 free lessons in French (no password required)

Access to the ULAT’s English lessons (None of the existing English lessons are password protected at this time, as the English program remains quite incomplete.)

Reflections on World Language Education

Part 1 – The problem with traditional text-based world language instruction (19:05 video)

Part 2 – A solution: The Natural Language Acquisition Sequence (23:51 video)

Part 3 – Verifying the attainment of “relative oral fluency” (23:20 video)

Part 4 – The Four Pillars of Effective World Language Education (16:20 video and 21:14 video)

The ULAT program

What is the ULAT?

What educators and students have said about the ULAT and its creator?

On what principles was the ULAT established?

How can teachers use the ULAT for remote instruction?

How is the ULAT organized?

Can students enter the ULAT program at any point in their studies?

How might a teacher plan one week of ULAT lessons?

How does evaluation take place?

Does the ULAT’s early emphasis on the spoken word diminish long-term written performance?

Why is using the ULAT superior to using a textbook?

Why does the ULAT only use the target language in its instructional videos?

Why does the ULAT attribute such importance to its gesture system?

How does the ULAT deal with teaching cultural issues?

What is the minimum a classroom teacher needs to know to use the ULAT?

When I post my students’ assignments online, how can I link the post to a specific section of a ULAT lesson?

Resources for Using the ULAT

The Seating Chart and Recordkeeping Spreadsheet

The Oral Participation Evaluation Spreadsheet

The Oral Participation Evaluation Spreadsheet Set-Up and Use (25:46 video)

The Speech Transcription and Evaluation Tool

Written Presentation Evaluation Symbols

Recommended classroom layout

Download the 5-Day Lesson Plan Sequence spreadsheet

Creating a final exam

Sample teacher training schedule

Grammar visuals

Games