SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

Introducing SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

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Ep. 01: SLAyyy the Start of the School Year

Gaslight: What did we try last year and how did it go?Gatekeep: Reconnecting to Second Language Acquisition for Innovative Language PedagogyGirlboss: What have we done in the classroom that we will continue to do?Key Questions in Language Teaching | Higher Education from Cambridge Alessandro BenatiKey Questions in Second Language Acquisition | Higher Education from Cambridge Bill VanPatten, Megan Smith (not Jessica, sorry!), Alessandro Benati   Structured Input: Grammar Instruction for the Acquisition Oriented Classroom Andrew Farley (not Chris, sorry! I’ll get names right next time, promise!)Card Talk – Building Classroom Community and Learning About Your Students MrFisherSayStructured Input: An introduction to the principles of input processing Languageley Text us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom.Email us at info@slayyypod.com

Ep. 02: SLAyyy Asking Questions in Your Language Classroom

Gaslight: Troubleshooting asking questions to support comprehension.Gatekeep: The impact of questioning strategies on target language production and learner confidence Girlboss: Successes in asking questionsReferences:Training teachers: Fluency Matters (Michelle Kindt), CI Summit (Teri Wiechart, JJ Morgan)Super Seven (Terry Waltz) and Sweet Sixteen Verbs (Mike Peto), blog post by Martina Bex Text us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom.Email us at info@slayyypod.com

Ep. 03 SLAyyy Extensive Reading

Gaslight: Pitfalls in Free Voluntary Reading ProgramsGatekeep: The Effects of Extensive Reading on Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate, and Vocabulary Acquisition (Suk, 2016)Girlboss: Successes in FVR and extensive in-class reading.The World Language Bookshelf100 Book ChallengeLanguage Learner Literature Advisory Board (LLLAB)Write and DiscussThe Game of Quotes by Annemarie ChaseText us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom.Email us at info@slayyypod.com

Ep. 04 SLAyyy Language Teacher Conferences with Marta Ruiz Yedinak

Gaslight: What NOT to do when attending a conference.Gatekeep: K-12 world language teachers’ use of conferences as professionaldevelopment (Neubauer, Wesley 2023)Girlboss: First/Best conference experiences.CI Midwest Discount Code: CISLAYYYS15Text us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom.Email us at info@slayyypod.com