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Teaching World Languages for Homeschooling

The Language Hour

The language hour at the table is the whole program: hear, say, one real use. A parent who is not a speaker can take a child through Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, or Korean if the child does the talking and the parent can hear a wrong phrase.

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Editorial principle

Mouth before chart. Hear before read. Place by skill, not by birthday. The child holds the talking; the parent holds the key.

Chronology
2026
Length
~68,000 words
Reading time
~4.5 hours · 208 pages

Authors

Michael Gannotti

The voices

1 figures across 2026. Each speaks in their own voice, through their own texts.

  • The parent-teacher

    now

    Language hour

    Core question: Can you hear a wrong phrase?

    One adult, a phrase at the table — not a language lab down the hall.

Chapters

14 chapters. The disagreement is not resolved.

  1. Welcome

    Welcome

    Complete

    What is the language hour still for?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  2. How to Use

    How to Use This Book This Week

    Complete

    What can you run on a Tuesday?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  3. Five Things

    If You Only Remember Five Things

    Complete

    What must hold if the rest is ignored?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  4. The Hour

    The Language Hour

    Complete

    What does a session of hearing and saying actually look like?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  5. Chapter 1

    Spanish

    Complete

    What does a path through Spanish look like at this table?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  6. Chapter 2

    French

    Complete

    What does a path through French look like at this table?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  7. Chapter 3

    Italian

    Complete

    What does a path through Italian look like at this table?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  8. Chapter 4

    German

    Complete

    What does a path through German look like at this table?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  9. Chapter 5

    Chinese

    Complete

    What does a path through Chinese look like at this table?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  10. Chapter 6

    Japanese

    Complete

    What does a path through Japanese look like at this table?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  11. Chapter 7

    Korean

    Complete

    What does a path through Korean look like at this table?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  12. Chapter 8

    Choose and sequence

    Complete

    Which language, and in what order?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  13. Chapter 9

    Records a stranger can read

    Complete

    What still has to leave the house?

    Voices: parent-teacher

  14. Chapter 10

    Programs by fit

    Complete

    Which program fits this hour, and which does not?

    Voices: parent-teacher

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