A couple of things to think about before preparing a quiz. Read more.

The second day of the FLTA orientation at Penn includes a variety of teaching demos done by experienced TAs and lecturers. Read more.

This session from the Penn FLTA orientation developed by Dr. Nicole Mills in French, introduces the participants to deductive and inductive approachi to teaching grammar. Read more.

The opening session of the FLTA orientation at Penn gives the participants an introduction to Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) with a brief view of methods and approaches that preceded it in the ... Read more.

This is a power point presentation (in Italian and English) that Professor Barbara Spinelli uses for graduate student training. Read more.

Description of a content-based lesson plan. Advanved language/culture course: "Aspectos culturales de España a través de su Arte". Comparative exercise in preparation for a comparative essay. Read more.

This powerpoint accompanies a teaching demo from the Penn FLTA orientation done by Dr. Christina Frei in German. Read more.

In this powerpoint from the Penn FLTA orientation Dr. Kathryn K. McMahon introduces the participants to some basic principles underlying teaching the interpretive mode (particularly listening). Read more.

The purpose of this grid is to make instructors aware of the different elements involved in the preparation of a lesson or an activity. Read more.

This worksheet is a tool for comparing a lesson’s objectives (see the document “Planning a lesson or an activity”) with what ... Read more.