Videos+About+Authenticity

Svitalana Melnyk, Visiting Scholar at the Ukrainian Language Education Center, University of Alberta
Svitlana shares how she uses journals in her beginning language courses. (Length: 2 minutes)

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Amanda Salt, UK
Amanda Salt is the Head of Spanish in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Recently their department decided to revisit how they teach their Spanish students aged 11 - 14 include an increased use of gestures and "real" topics. Here is the written transcript for Amanda's video:

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Dr. Alexander Gilmore, University of Tokyo
Dr. Gilmore has authored a number of articles about authenticity in language instruction. In this video, Alexander shares his insights about authenticity in the classroom.