Empowering Student to Use the Target Language - Classroom Vignette (TELL Project)

Effective language learning experiences are not complete until students achieve meaningful output. Providing learners the support they need to excel in applying their language learning is as critical as the input the teacher provides. The Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning Framework identifies the characteristics and behaviors exhibited by a model world language teacher and supports the need to empower students to use the target language. http://www.tellproject.org/startalk/ This video vignette features classroom scenes as well as interviews with teachers and their students reflecting on the impact of using the target language. Funding for the development of the video was provided by the United States government through STARTALK, a program of the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland.