Month: April 2025

Featured: Les zombies attaquent Québec!

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / April 26, 2025 /

In this feature, we showcase “Les zombies attaquent Québec!” by Andrea Caulfield. It is available through Voces Digital. Title:  Author: Language: French This Book / Reader is: for language learners (individual / classroom) Link to Purchase / Access the Book / Reader: Les zombies attaquent Québec! – Level 2 – French Book / Reader Overview: Livia realizes…

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Featured: El verano de terror

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / April 19, 2025 /

In this feature, we showcase “El verano de terror” by Tiasha J. Garcia. It is available through Voces Digital. Title:  Author: Language: Spanish This Book / Reader is: for language learners (individual / classroom) Link to Purchase / Access the Book / Reader: El verano de terror – Level 2 – Spanish Book / Reader Overview: Carlos…

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Performance vs. Proficiency – What’s the Difference?

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / April 8, 2025 /

In my recent blog post “Language Learning & Language Acquisition – What’s the difference?“, I discussed the difference between the terms “learning” and “acquisition”. Along that same thread, I would like to discuss the terms “performance” and “proficiency” in the context of world language education. The terms “performance” and “proficiency” are often used interchangeably, but…

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