“So, if I just memorize all the vocabulary, I’ll be fine, right?” “Exactly how many questions will be on the quiz?” “I’m so cooked for this test; I don’t understand anything.” “How many sentences should I write?” I hear manifestations of anxiety like these all the time in the days leading up to an assessment. […]
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At Back to School Night and during Parent Teacher Conferences, the single most asked question that I am asked is some iteration of the following: “How can my child become fluent in the language they’re studying? What else can they do?” My instinct is always to horrify them by suggesting their son or daughter should […]
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