Getting Started with Language Hunting

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Getting Started with Language Hunting

an introductory guide for using games to accelerate language learning

About the Book

About the Author

Willem Larsen
Willem Larsen

For 15 years Willem designed cutting-edge learning tools for all ages in the natural sciences—at the Oregon Zoo, OMSI, Tryon Creek State Park, and the Eddy Foundation Land Trust. He was a founding partner of Cascadia Wild!, a founding member of TrackersNW, and a former partner at "Where Are Your Keys?" co-developing the approach that led to the craft of Language Hunting.

Willem believes that languages, traditions, and skills are treasures that communities hold as a whole—only by learning together can we create the rich lives we want for each other.

Willem Larsen is Creative Director of Language Hunters, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Portland, OR.

http://languagehunters.org

Stay updated at http://blog.languagehunters.org

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1 Using This Book
    • 1.1 MOVES
    • 1.2 American Sign Language
    • 1.3 Special Sections
  • 2 The Five Rules
    • 2.1 Why We’re Here
    • 2.2 What We Do
    • 2.3 The Moves
    • 2.4 What’s Next
  • 3 KEEP IT ALIVE
    • 3.1 Aliveness
  • 4 HUNT FLUENCY
    • 4.1 Fluency
  • 5 START OBVIOUS
    • 5.1 Signal
  • 6 STAY FOCUSED
    • 6.1 Focus
  • 7 ADAPT THE SETTING
    • 7.1 Setting
  • 8 Gameplay
    • 8.1 Fluency Round
    • 8.2 Free Play Round
  • 9 The TINY HUNT Roadmap
    • 9.1 BITE-SIZED PIECE #1: What is that?
    • 9.2 BITE SIZED PIECE #2: Is that a…? (Yes, that is a…)
    • 9.3 BITE SIZED PIECE #3: Is that a…? (No, it isn’t a…it’s a…)
    • 9.4 Use the Language to Learn New MOVES
  • 10 Ten Tiny Hunts
  • 11 MOVES
    • 11.1 “THIS IS A GAME!”/RULES AND MOVES
    • 11.2 KEEP IT ALIVE
    • 11.3 HUNT FLUENCY
    • 11.4 START OBVIOUS
    • 11.5 STAY FOCUSED
    • 11.6 ADAPT THE SETTING
    • 11.7 START AT THE BEGINNING/START OVER
    • 11.8 COPY-CAT
    • 11.9 MY TURN/YOUR TURN
    • 11.10 JUST IN TIME
    • 11.11 PULL ME THROUGH IT
    • 11.12 FULL SENTENCES
    • 11.13 KILLING FAIRIES
    • 11.14 HOW FASCINATING!
    • 11.15 FULL
    • 11.16 IN THREES
    • 11.17 BREAK IT
    • 11.18 SPEED ROUND
    • 11.19 LIE
  • 12 Conclusion

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