SWCOLT 2025

In this workshop, participants will explore ways to adapt tasks for authentic text to meet the needs of all learners across the proficiency continuum through tiering--providing scaffolding and support for struggling learners and open-ended, challenging tasks fro advanced learners. Participants will also explore how to tier text on the same themes and how to create generic tasks that span the tiers to challenge all learners.

This workshop will focus on effective strategies on enhancing students' language competence by integrating the six AP Chinese language and culture themes at a pace that brings a sound horizontal and vertical articulation across levels. Participants will have opportunities to explore strategies in their everyday teaching through hands-on activities. Examples from actual classroom practice will be shared.

Want to know the secret for teaching today’s Gen Z & Gen Alpha students? Spoiler alert: it’s students having fun! In this session, you will learn how to invigorate your curriculum as you participate in new (and improved!) engaging WL activities that reflect today’s students. Whether you follow a textbook or create your own curriculum, these activities will work in every level & language. Participants will engage in a fun and interactive presentation. At times, participants will play the role of student. At other times, they will reflect with their WL colleagues and go over the new strategies they learned. Strategies presented include vocabulary introduction & review, grammar games & review, and kinesthetic & communicative partner activities. Participants can take notes on a paper handout (which will also be available digitally) to track the activities that are of interest to them. They will also have access to the slide presentation for their own future use. The goal is that they will be able to walk out of the session with activities that they can implement in their classrooms on Monday! The presentation will be in English, but samples will be from our Spanish and French students.

Presenters:Amy Kingsley & Marina Barcelona