The Workshop

ACTFL’s position statement on the use of target language in the classroom boldly asserts that “research indicates that effective language instruction must provide significant levels of meaningful communication and interactive feedback in the target language in order for students to develop language and cultural proficiency.” In fact, the recommendation is that both teachers and learners use the target language as much as possible (90% plus) at all levels, including novice-level elementary students. In this webinar, we’ll explore the steps for creating a target language-friendly environment so all participants are not only comfortable with using the target language, but compelled to use it.

ACTFL Statement on TL Usage:
Research indicates that effective language instruction must provide significant levels of meaningful communication* and interactive feedback in the target language in order for students to develop language and cultural proficiency. The pivotal role of target-language interaction in language learning is emphasized in the K-16 Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century. ACTFL therefore recommends that language educators and their students use the target language as exclusively as possible (90% plus) at all levels of instruction during instructional time and, when feasible, beyond the classroom. In classrooms that feature maximum target-language use, instructors use a variety of strategies to facilitate comprehension and support meaning making.
See more at: http://www.actfl.org/news/position-statements/use-the-target-language-the-classroom-0#sthash.adCdWVf3.dpuf

Articles
Checking for Understanding (Sauer)
Entering an English-Free Zone (Granville)
Going for 90% Plus (Crouse)
Tuesday’s Tips for for Staying in the Target Language (Howard)
90%+ Target Language, Authentic Texts, No Isolated Grammar, How? (Zilmer)

Resources
Accountable Talk Prompts (Spanish) 
F.R.A.C.T.I.O.N.S. (ways of reacting in Spanish, Amy Lenord)
Language Ladders (Examples in English)
Passwords Hen Hao (Chinese, Miscositas)
Passwords Parfaits (French, Miscositas)
Passwords Perfectos (Spanish, Miscositas)
Passwords Perfetti (Italian, Miscositas)
Sentence Stems (Spanish)

Super Spanish Synonym List (Amy Lenord)
Top 100 Words in Chinese
Top 100 Words in French
Top 100 Words in German
Top 100 Words in Italian
Top 100 Words in Spanish or This List 
Word Ladders (in Spanish, by Amy Lenord)
50 Frases para sobrsalir en cualquier debate