Speaking from my experience as a Spanish-language learner, it can be pretty scary to try speaking in a new language. Here are some ideas from teachers to help our students do just that ... Irina ...
Many of us have had the experience, when sitting in a foreign language class or visiting another country, of fumbling for the words to convey our thoughts. In a brilliant essay from his book Me Talk ...
"Imagine you go to a school where you don't know the language? Would you fall behind and get bad grades? Would your teachers understand your struggle? Would your classmates help you or laugh at you?