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2024, The Year of Language Functions and Grammar
Season 1 Episode 177
#177
The most popular episode of 2024 was the one where I talked about moving from grammar to language functions. I begin this last episode of 2024 w…
1 year, 6 months ago
Oral Corrective Feedback to Improve Learner Performance
Season 1 Episode 176
#176
How do you address your students’ mistakes or errors when speaking in the classroom? Should you address them? Is it useful, and if so, how do you…
1 year, 6 months ago
Getting the Most out of a Comprehensible Novel with Jennifer Degenhardt and Theresa Marrama
Season 1 Episode 175
#175
Do students read in your classroom? What do they do with the reading? In this episode I speak with Jennifer Degenhardt and Theresa Marrama. They …
1 year, 6 months ago
Cohesive Lessons and Flow in Class Routines
Season 1 Episode 174
#174
How cohesive are your lessons? Do you feel that activities flow and connect to each other in meaningful ways, or do they sometimes seem disconne…
1 year, 7 months ago
ACTFL 2024: Connect for the Love of Languages!
Season 1 Episode 173
#173
This is an exciting episode that I recorded live at the 2024 ACTFL Convention and Language Expo in Philadelphia! This year’s ACTFL theme, “Connec…
1 year, 7 months ago
World Language Honor Societies with Regina Symonds
Season 1 Episode 172
#172
Do you have a World Language Honor Society in your school? Have you thought about bringing one to your school? In this episode, Regina Symonds, …
1 year, 7 months ago
Focusing on Cultural Products, Practices & Perspectives
Season 1 Episode 171
#171
How do your students engage with culture in your classroom? One way to approach cultural topics is to look specifically at Cultural Products, Pra…
1 year, 7 months ago
Calendar Talk is More Than Just Calendars with John Sifert
Season 1 Episode 170
#170
What do you know about calendar talks? Maybe you have tried them yourself and maybe you’re hearing about them for the first time. In today’s epis…
1 year, 8 months ago
Student Choice in the Language Classroom
Season 1 Episode 169
#169
What role does student choice have in your classroom? We know that when students have some ownership over their learning that they are more intri…
1 year, 8 months ago
How to Deal With Resistance to Change with Tim Eagan and Mike Travers
Season 1 Episode 168
#168
How well do you navigate change? Are you open to it? What do you need to reduce any resistance that you might have? How do you support colleagu…
1 year, 8 months ago