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Love and Friendship in YL2 B
This winter, the students of YL2 B are tapping into their imagination by writing their own skits to put all the vocabulary they have learned to use. Not only that, but they are performing them as well! We have also been reading books relating to friendship and travel. The picture above shows a craft that
Playwriting isn’t just for adults!
In the Tuesday/Thursday YL3 class this trimester, we have been working on playwriting. First we brainstormed topics and then decided on a sequence of events and characters. The students paired up, picked one of the events that they came up with, and wrote out their own dialogues for their roles as well as for the others.
Learning English and American history in Young Learners 1
Every day, we are more and more comfortable with English in Young Learners 1! There is already a noticeable difference in our abilities this trimester compared with before the winter break. We are reading, writing, speaking, in English through games of all sorts. February is Black History Month, so we have started learning about famous
Is it a verb? An adjective? ¿Es un verbo? ¿Un adjetivo?
The Young Learners 2A group began the trimester with activities and games related to parts of speech. We started by creating sentences with words we already knew and then looked more closely at the words we used. From there, we’ll be able to reach our objectives for using comparative adjectives and different verb forms. Additinoally,
YL3 Saturdays: Adverbs in Action
YL3 has started the winter term off strong with adverbs! We have been using theater games to explore different ways of performing actions: “Do you do your homework slowly or quickly? Loudly or quietly?” Every class begins with a warm-up activity that gets us moving. We practice new vocabulary every week with active games and
YL2 Tu/Th Keeps it Moving!
In our Young Learners 2 class we like to mix things up! We usually start class with a quick game, and an introduction to the content for the day, then we break up and work in stations for half of the class time. Our students LOVE stations, because they get the chance to play and
Posing hijinks in YL5!
It has been a great first trimester in YL5! During our class, we focus on communicative activities which give our students opportunities to use the language they have been learning, and push themselves in new ways. We have debated, talked about controversial topics, played hilarious games, and grown in our communication skills. In the picture
American Space Madrid: Reaching Out and Looking Forward
Throughout the fall at the International Institute, the American Space Madrid has been on the go. We have spent 45 hours in public schools and “concertados” throughout the Comunidad de Madrid, provided workshops in eight public libraries, participated in two international college fairs, and attended South Summit, a leading European startup conference showcasing innovation and
Expanding Our School Partnerships
As part of a larger initiative to expand the North American Language and Culture Program beyond the walls of the International Institute building, the Institute’s administrative team has worked to develop relationships with primary and secondary schools in Madrid. Last year, we offered activities in English to two local schools. Following those successful experiences, we
A Season of Change for ACS
Fall 2017 has been a season of change and growth for the American Cultural Studies program (ACS) at the International Institute, beginning with the additions of new ACS faculty members Jennifer Bird, Karen Secrist, and Marcus Slease. As we look forward to 2018, we are excited to have them teaching in the program. In the