SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

Ep. 31 SLAyyy Total Physical Response with Jon Cowart

Artists:Ben Fisher-Rodriguez, Bill LangleyMain PointsSLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone WebsiteGaslightWhere’s the consistency?How to Deal with Reluctant or Resistant StudentsHesitate! Slow Down!Gatekeep Principles of TPR: Not Just CommandsConnecting Language to the BodyLowering AnxietyGirlbossTPR, or Gestures?Model - Hesitate - StopLeft-Brain “School” Processing ActivitiesTPR for Upper LevelsReferencesSocial Accounts:FacebookBlueskyInstagramJon Cowart’s WebsiteBerty Segal Cook - Teaching English Through ActionJames Asher - Learning Another Language Through ActionsContee Seely - TPR is More Than Commands

Ep. 30: SLAyyy First Semester Wrap-Up

GaslightThe Class That Just Won’t TalkPlanning and Grading Struggle BusAccountable ReadingExplicitly Talking About Why We Do What We DoGatekeep Book Study TakeawaysSynonym StackingPronunciation FunGirlbossHaving a Unit Framework Slays!Kicking Butt and Taking NamesReferencesSocial Accounts:FacebookBlueskyInstagramThe Partner Speaking / Q+A GameBill’s Unit Planning FrameworkIndependent Textivities from the Comprehensible ClassroomBill’s Post for the Educational Knowledge Network: Podcasts as Tools for Knowledge Brokers: How We’re Working to Make Evidence Accessible, Relevant, and Actionable

Ep. 29: SLAyyy "Teaching Grammar for Proficiency" Book Study with Stacy Witkowski

SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone WebsiteGaslightGrammar as a ConceptDo ACTFL levels describe language development?Use of the L2 in Grammar ExplanationsBalancing Authentic/Found Resources and Created ResourcesGatekeep - Proficiency-Based Instruction: Teaching Grammar for Proficiency by Ritz and TraversTeaching Grammar? Start with Input!Referential and Affective Tasks in Structured InputBill Talks about SI and Eats It UpPerformance and ProficiencyGirlbossForm-Focused FeedbackStructured Input 2: Electric BoogalooRethinking Our Relationship to GrammarReferencesSocial Accounts:FacebookBlueskyInstagramStacy’s BlueSky AccountLanguage Learner Literature Advisory Board - reviews of readers for issues of identity/biasStacy’s Session at ACTFL 2025: Friday, 4:30pm, Room 213Ben’s SideBar at ACTFL 2025: Saturday, 11-11:45amCommon Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom by Henshaw and HawkinsTimothy Chavez’ Instagram Account - language teaching research and practice

Ep. 28: SLAyyy Interaction Hypothesis

Artists:Ben Fisher-Rodriguez, Bill LangleyMain PointsSLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone WebsiteGaslightParking on New VocabularyAllowing for Negotiating MeaningTalking Ourselves Out of Using the TLGatekeep - Adu, Michael & Abunya, Levina & Owusu, Edward & Budu, Gifty. (2025). THE IMPACT OF INTERACTION ON SECOND-LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LISTENING. 31-42. Input + InteractionQuantity + Redundancy + ComplexityGirlbossTeach to the Eyes (Despite the “Gen Z Stare”)Teaching Students How to ReactSynonym StackingMODEL EVERYTHINGReferencesProficiency-Based Instruction: Teaching Grammar for Proficiency by Ritz and TraversSocial Accounts:FacebookBlueskyInstagramBill’s RulesBen’s TL Usage ReflectionDr. Liam Printer and The Motivated Classroom PodcastCarrie Toth’s “Discussion Thursdays”Krashen and Mason: “Comprehension-Aiding Supplementation”

Ep. 27: SLAyyy Creating Compelling Content with Señor Wooly

GaslightWhat is it that we want to / have to teach?There Is No Faking a Storyteller’s Intention“One Day, You Will Have a Real Conversation”Gatekeep - Jim WooldridgeWhat does the life of a kid look like? The Novelty Disappears - What is the Driving Reason?Start With Your Problem and Communicative PurposeGirlbossKnow Your Context and Know Your StudentsBring Diverse Stories to the ClassroomTell Your Stories, Explore How to Make Other Stories WorkDoes the repetition “teach the structure,” or serve the story?ReferencesProficiency-Based Instruction: Teaching Grammar for Proficiency by Ritz and TraversSocial Accounts:FacebookBlueskyInstagramWoology Facebook GroupConversations About Language Teaching Podcast