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4 Ways to Turn A Garbanzo Lesson Into A Listening Activity
Dec 9, 2024Garbanzo lessons are designed to be standalone activities, thanks to the processing questions embedded in each one! Students will learn and acquire language simply by reading each lesson. However, you may wish to use the lesson as a starting point or extend the lesson into a larger activity.
This blog post offers four possible listening activities you can pair with a Garbanzo lesson to help students with their input.
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The Garbanzo English Vodcast Episode 2: Hello! My Name Is Cam
Dec 4, 2024Welcome to the Garbanzo English Vodcast- where you can find interactive, easy-to-understand English stories written for beginners.
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Garbanzo's Cyber Monday Deal
Nov 27, 2024It’s Cyber Monday! This year, Garbanzo is offering a special Cyber Monday deal to new subscribers!
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ACTFL Workshops
Nov 20, 2024We're so excited to be presenting at ACTFL 2024! Keep reading for information on our two sessions based around teaching for acquisition.
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Why Not All Garbanzo Stories Are Happy
Oct 16, 2024Not 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.
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The Garbanzo English Vodcast: Episode 1: Animal or Person?
Oct 14, 2024Welcome to the Garbanzo English Vodcast- where you can find interactive, easy-to-understand English stories written for beginners.
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A Hack-tivity to Extend A Garbanzo Lesson
Sep 13, 2024Welcome to our “How to Extend a Garbanzo Lesson” series, where we highlight specific Garbanzo lessons and show how to turn them into more than just a single lesson or activity.
In this post, we’ll focus on the short length lesson, “Senado argentino es víctima de ciberataque (Nivel A)”
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Garbanzo Releases VPAT
Sep 6, 2024Over 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.
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