Using Innovative Teaching Techniques and Technological Tools to Teach Grammar Points in Spanish and How They Increase Student Engagement

Abstract

The focus of this paper is how using innovative teaching techniques and technological tools enhances student's learning of grammar points in Spanish increases student engagement. The paper will examine how the use of e-cards,Voki,,and comics and comic strips can be used in the Spanish language classroom to teach grammar points. For the e-cards I will discuss how it helps the students learn to write whereas the Voki will focus on the communicative aspect. The comics will be considered in terms of how they are used to help students integrate the information and create their own three panel comic strip featuring the grammar point. Because the physical separation of comics' panels mimics the gap where engaged learning takes place, knowledge is constructed and internalized while the students are having fun.