The official Garbanzo blog.

We're so excited to be presenting at ACTFL 2024! Keep reading for information on our two sessions based around teaching for acquisition. 

Not all of our Garbanzo stories are happy – and we believe that’s a good thing! The main goal of language class is to learn how to communicate in another language - speaking, listening, and understanding in context. We do that by acquiring language. 

But if we really want to learn how to communicate, we have to have all the tools available to us – language that accurately describes feelings, emotions, difficult situations, and more. 

Read more about why it’s important to read texts that aren’t “happy” and what that means for language acquisition in this blog post.

Welcome to the Garbanzo English Vodcast- where you can find interactive, easy-to-understand English stories written for beginners. 

Over the past few years, we’ve had districts ask about our accessibility options, particularly with regards to our learning interace. Our VPAT - Voluntary Product Accessibility Template - not only helps answer questions, but also helps districts assess our accessibility standards and compliance. 

We've updated our Spanish and English Core Paths, and added Core Playgrounds. Keep reading to learn more details about the updates, how it might affect your classroom, and why we're SO EXCITED about this change!

Learn how to extend the Garbanzo English lesson "Where is Bonzo?" into TWO fun interactive activities that will encourage language proficiency and have your students wishing for more class time!

Garbanzo, the digital library that provides language acquisition resources to world language teachers and students, launched its newest feature on August 19th: English lesson libraries for multilingual learners.