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    Getting Started with Speakable: A Quick Guide

    Getting Started with Speakable: A Quick Guide

    Core Benefits of Using Speakable 1. Rapid Assignment Creation Create assignments in under 3 minutes Assign activities directly from the global library Utilize the Lightning Builder for quick setup Design custom activities with the AI card creator Import sets directly...

    How to Create a Conversation Activity with Short Respond Cards

    How to Create a Conversation Activity with Short Respond Cards

    Ready to whip up a conversation activity that'll have your students chatting away like lifelong pals at a reunion? With Speakable's Short Respond Cards, you can do just that in a few simple steps! Let's get down to it, shall we? Step 1: Start with the basics First...

    Guide to Creating Engaging Speaking Assignments

    Guide to Creating Engaging Speaking Assignments

    When we create speaking assignments for our students, we often focus on communicative goals like being informative or persuasive. However, to make our speaking assignments even more effective, let's dive deeper into the target language system. By concentrating on...

    Creating Speaking Assignments with Purpose

    Creating Speaking Assignments with Purpose

    Para leer en español, haz click aquí. As language teachers and tutors, we tend to relate any Speaking Assignment purpose to a communicative goal (informative or persuasive). However, it has more to do with identifying the gears that make up the target language system...

    How to Create a Safe Place to Practice Speaking

    How to Create a Safe Place to Practice Speaking

    Speaking a new language can be daunting, especially in front of friends and classmates. Make your language students feel at ease practicing pronunciation. For many students, speaking during a world language class is their most anxiety-inducing classroom experience. ...

    How to Overcome Foreign Language Anxiety

    How to Overcome Foreign Language Anxiety

      You’ve probably heard other teachers, professors, and business professionals discuss the advantages of knowing a second language in the work world. Students are often advised that even if you’re not fluent, putting a second language on your resume will help you...