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Search Results for: movietalk
First MovieTalk screencast
Here’s my first screencast MT. There are three things I’d like to do to improve it. One is obviously to ask questions, another is to increase the mouse size (and maybe change the color), and the other is to have a list … Continue reading
Posted in MovieTalk, Technology
MovieTalk twist
I tried a MovieTalk variation that I’ve mentioned. First my classes read some Russian anecdotes together. Then small groups had to storyboard a story with plans to make short wordless videos. I told them the video-making had to take less than fifteen … Continue reading
Posted in MovieTalk, Technology, Uncategorized
Making MovieTalk
I was watching Janice Billy teach a story about Coyote at the Celebrating Salish conference, wondering whether Janice and Kathryn Michel knew about MovieTalk. Unsurprisingly, they didn’t, and even less surprisingly, Kathryn was pretty sure that there are few movies … Continue reading
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Homework heroes (and MovieTalk suggestion)
Did I mention that I’m assigning regular homework to my level 2+ this year? It’s not just the “tell a story to your parents.” Instead, it’s a one-hour commitment on their part to finding something they want to read or … Continue reading
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MovieTalk tweaks
When I teach teachers, I assume that no one knows any Russian, and I start at the very beginning, even when there are some who have been in my audiences before. When I teach parents, I do the same thing. … Continue reading
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MovieTalk practice
I have lately been timing myself with MovieTalk and finding that it had been taking me a very long time to get through a very short piece of film. I have had kids zoning out on me when I talk … Continue reading
Posted in MovieTalk
MovieTalking rehearsal
I’ve been worrying lately about whether I still know how to do MT with rank beginners. This morning, most of an English class was absent, and I offered the four remaining kids a Russian lesson. The class in question is … Continue reading
Posted in MovieTalk, Reflections
MovieTalk: video suggestions
If you have found good videos for MT, please comment here. We need the paper airplane one, and any others you’ve found. Alma has been a favorite. The video JS showed in our group is called “Love Recipe.” You can … Continue reading
Posted in MovieTalk, Uncategorized
MovieTalk really works!
I’m going to be very honest right now. I have been loving MovieTalk in my classroom this year. But sometimes, I have wondered whether it truly “works.” That’s because I’ve only heard myself do it, and then I’ve read scripts … Continue reading
MovieTalk in elementary school!
Reprinted with permission from the Focal Skills FB page: —————————— Applying the FOCAL SKILLS Approach in Valdivia has been a tremendous challenge for all FS researchers in Valdivia, Chile! We designed and implemented, through a classroom research, an adaptation of … Continue reading
Posted in MovieTalk
MJ's Comprehensible Input 