To Teach Vocabulary, Let Students Be Thespians

Published On: December 11th, 2020|

Edutopia – Staff Writer

In a 2020 study, 8-year-old students who listened to words in another language and then used their hands and bodies to mimic the words were up to 73 percent more likely to remember them—even after two months—compared to students who listened without an accompanying gesture. Researchers discovered similar results when students were asked to look at pictures while listening to the corresponding foreign-language vocabulary.