STARTALK Classroom Video - National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)
National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)
Swahili
Novice
Zablon Mgonja illustrates how consistent use of the target language creates an immersion experience for his students.
This lesson was filmed during the tenth week of a first semester course at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. There are 22 students enrolled in the course. The students in this class had not previously learned this material and had not rehearsed the class prior to the actual filming of the lesson.
The instructor, Zablon Mgonja, participated in a 2009 STARTALK teacher training program sponsored by NCOLCTL and has incorporated best practices featured in the training into his teaching.
- Program Director
- Antonia Schleicher
- Instructor
- Zablon Mgonja, University of Wisconsin at Madison
- Age of Learners
- 19–22 years
