The typical unit on descriptions comes pretty early in the first year, and, for novices at that early stage, it can be hard to develop instruction that is comprehensible for students while also engaging their brains and their hearts. Even though Heather’s examples are in Spanish, this episode is a must-listen for any teachers of any language thinking about how to maximize their descriptions unit for novices.
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