So we know that ACTFL has these 6 guiding principles for language teaching, one of which being the idea of "teaching grammar as a concept". The recommended way of doing this is through the PACE model. Have you ever tried to incorporate a PACE lesson? When it works, it's an incredible feeling to watch students catch on. But when it fails, it really drops the bomb.
For those of you that hate acronyms and don't know what PACE stands for here it is: P- Presentation of an authentic resource that incorporates your grammar point. This can be in the form of a story, with pictures, a song etc. This is where students get their comprehensible input with the language. This resource must fit within the theme you are working with. A- Attention to the structures in the resource. This is where students focus in on the text to look for patterns and express their observations. C- Co-Construction with the teacher where students share what they observed. This can be in the form of questions where the class creates the rules based on what they read or heard in the authentic resource. E- Extension where the grammar point is still being used in follow up activities. This can be with sentence starters that use the grammar, questions that require answers with that grammar point or really anything communicative that asks students to use there identified rules. Included here are a few of my thoughts as I endeavor through this PACE teaching model.
Click here for my PACE lesson on the present perfect in Spanish Click here for my PACE lesson on the subjunctive with chores in Spanish Click here for my PACE lesson on the passe compose in French Click here for my PACE lesson on French reflexive verbs Click here for my PACE lesson on French adjectives
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