Laurie Faber has taught in French as a Second Language and adult ESL programs for the past 25 years. She has taught using the audio-lingual, communicative and thematic approaches. Laurie learned about the Accelerated Integrated Method while working on her Master's of Education degree and studying Multiple Intelligence theory. The AIM has revolutionized the way she teaches FSL; she has found that this methodology is theoretically sound and dramatically improves student L2 development in all language domains. Laurie is a certified AIM facilitator.
Learning Opportunities
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Have Fun (and Success!) Using a Gesture Approach for FSL Instruction (includes classroom observation) See gestures ?en action!?
Presented By
Laurie FaberSeries Sessions
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2015 | 9:00 am to 3:30 pm |
| Oct 29, 2015 | 9:00 am to 3:30 pm |
Location
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Room 17/18, 16325 - 83 Avenue
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10541 - 60A Avenue
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Grade Levels
K-3, 4-6This two day workshop shows elementary teachers how the Gesture Approach uses music, drama and gestures to rapidly increase French language acquisition. This program can be used to develop basic functional fluency and to meet the requirements of the Alberta FSL Programs of Study. A half day classroom observation is included in this session. This is a hands-on workshop, in which you will have the opportunity to learn:
- How to dramatically increase fluency in second language learners
- How to start a beginner level program using the 'Gesture Approach'
- Songs, dances, plays, gestures, entry and leaving routines of the first unit of the program
- Language-manipulation activities based on the play
- A half-day classroom observation and debriefing to see this program “en action”!
- How to align with the Alberta FSL Program of Studies (grades 4-6), including how and when to integrate thematic vocabulary.
Target Audience
Current and Future Teachers of FSL Grades 1 to 6, French Immersion Teachers, K and Grade 1