Someone recently shared this gem of a website containing several images that are ideal for foreign language instruction. I have been using images to encourage conversations and to be used as springboards in writing in my French class. Often, I have turned to Flickr for photos, providing students with question prompts to help them focus in their responses to the images. Visuals can evoke different reactions in students, ranging from confusion to laughter. What I have loved most about using visuals is that they solicit a multitude of responses from students! This experience always reminds me of the importance of appreciating that there are several interpretations of one image and that there isn't one response that is the only correct answer. The images in the website "Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction" remind me of comic books, a favorite among my students. They invite children to write dialogue on them and to consider what events might be...
