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=Engaging All Learners Through the Use of the Target Language=

//ACTFL therefore recommends that language educators and their students use the// //target language as exclusively as possible (90% plus) at all levels of instruction// //during instructional time and, when feasible, beyond the classroom.// ( ACTFL, May 2010)

How Do We Keep the Classroom in the Target Language?

 * Use the target language consistently
 * Separate the native language from the target language - avoid translation
 * Surround students with the target language
 * Maintain a physical classroom and school environment to support the target language
 * Teach functional chunks of language (i.e., //May I . . .?, How do you say . . .?, What do we do next?//)
 * Make the language comprehensible
 * Monitor comprehension
 * Monitor and assess target language use