Teaching World Languages with the Five Senses: Practical Strategies and Ideas for Hands-On Learning - Paperback

by Elizabeth Porter (Author)

With this fun, practical guide, you will have everything you need to re-envision and reinvigorate your world language classroom. Author Elizabeth Porter draws on a brain-based approach to show how language learning is a sensory experience. Students can effectively learn languages and improve retention through activities and lessons that incorporate the five senses - sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. Chapters include real-world, research-backed examples and classroom strategies and activities ready for use. An essential resource for world language teachers, this book introduces language learning philosophy and an out-of-the-box, effective approach that uses neuroscience combined with best practices to promote a highly engaging language learning environment.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Porter is a French teacher, Curriculum Specialist, and founder of Language with the Five Senses Education. She currently teaches American Literature and US and World History in the dual-language program at the French overseas school in Dakar.