Episode 24: Dr. Marije Michel

In episode 24, Leo welcomes Dr. Marije Michel to the studio. Dr. Michel has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Amsterdam and is an associate professor and Chair of Language Learning at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. She conducts research into language learning processes in a second language, foreign language didactics, and multilingualism in educational contexts. 

In this episode, Dr. Michel discusses the second language learning process, the role of input, and her most recent research on alignment. 

Dr. Michel focuses on:

• Learning by doing (11:00)
• The role of input (17:00)
• The role of grammar instruction and repetition in task-based approaches (24:00)
• CAF - Complexity, Accuracy, Fluency (32:00)
• Training students to give meaningful peer feedback (41:00)
• An important refugee project called The English Academy for Newcomers (45:00)
• Alignment - what it is, how it works, and how teachers can incorporate it (52:00)

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Twitter: @marijemichel

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