World Language Classroom
The World Language Classroom Podcast is for world language teachers who want practical, engaging, and proficiency-focused ideas they can use immediately in their classrooms.
I'm Joshua Cabral, world language teacher, workshop presenter, author, and instructional coach with three decades of classroom experience. Through this podcast, I share real-world teaching strategies that help language teachers create engaging, communicative classrooms where students build confidence and develop real proficiency in their target language.
Whether you teach Spanish, French, German, Latin, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, ASL, ESL/EFL, or any other language, you'll find classroom-tested ideas designed to make planning easier and student learning more effective.
If you're searching for a world language teaching podcast, a Spanish teacher podcast, a French teacher podcast, language acquisition strategies, ACTFL resources, proficiency-based instruction tips, communicative language teaching ideas, classroom activities for language teachers, or professional development for world language educators, you've found your community.
Join thousands of language teachers who tune in each week to discover practical ideas, fresh inspiration, and proven strategies that help students communicate with confidence and continue their journey toward language proficiency.
This show provides answers to questions like:
How do I teach for proficiency?
What are the best speaking activities for language class?
How can I improve student writing?
How do I teach grammar in context?
What are effective reading activities?
How do I use authentic resources?
How do I get students to speak more?
How do I make my language classroom more engaging?
World Language Classroom
Language and Culture Through the United Nations SDGs with Carmen Reyes
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What if language class could help students talk about the issues shaping our world today? In this episode, I’m joined by Carmen Reyes, a Spanish teacher in Virginia, to explore how the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals can bring language, culture, and global citizenship together in meaningful ways. We talk about what the SDGs are, why they matter, and how they can help students move beyond vocabulary lists to real communication about real issues. Carmen also shares practical, age-appropriate ways to bring these global themes into your classroom without losing the focus on proficiency and communication.
Topics in this Episode:
- what the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are, who created them and why
- what makes the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals a useful framework for teaching language and culture
- how the SDGs help students move beyond vocabulary and grammar to see language learning as a way to understand global issues and perspectives
- how teachers can adapt the SDGs so they are meaningful and accessible for all levels
- activities or resources that work especially well for integrating the SDGs while keeping the focus on communication in the target language
- simple and practical ways to start using the using the SDGs
- Unlocking Fluency: Exploring SDG 16 Through Children’s Literature
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Connect with Profe. Carmen Reyes:
- Instagram - @profe_carmenreyes
- LinkedIn: Carmen Reyes
A Few Ways We Can Work Together:
- Ready For Tomorrow Quick Win PD for Individual Teachers
- On-Site or Virtual Workshops for Language Departments
- Self-Paced Program for For Language Departments
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- Website: wlclassrom.com
- Instagram: @wlclassroom
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- LinkedIn: Joshua Cabral
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