SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

By: Ben Fisher-Rodriguez Bill Langley Bryan Smith
  • Summary

  • Join Ben (he/him), Bryan (he/they), and Bill (he/him) as they Gaslight (reflect), Gatekeep (read research), and Girlboss (share successes) language teaching!

    © 2024 SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone
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Episodes
  • Ep. 10: SLAyyy Checking for Understanding
    Dec 3 2024

    Gaslight
    “Do you understand?”
    Nobody Wants to Tell You They Don’t Get It
    Adapting/Preparing Questions
    Cold Calling
    Ask Lots of Questions!
    Creating a Classroom Culture of Error and Learning

    Gatekeep - Checking for Understanding by Peps McCrea (at Evidence Snacks)
    Validity and Efficiency
    Loaded assumptions, skewed sampling, whole class questioning

    Girlboss
    Nearpod / Peardeck
    Four Corners
    Plickers
    Choral Responses
    Hand Signals for Question Types
    Challenge Questions
    Considerations for CFUs in Language Classes


    References

    Novels and Resources by AC Quintero

    AnneMarie Chase - Magic Cards

    Common Ground

    Text us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom.

    Email us at SLAyyyForEveryone@gmail.com

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    40 mins
  • Ep. 09 SLAyyy Sheltering Vocabulary
    Nov 18 2024

    Gaslight
    Not Moderating Rate of Speech
    Establishing Meaning
    Out of Bounds
    “How do you say…?”
    Planning for Comprehensibility
    Use of #authres

    Gatekeep - "How does lexical coverage affect the processing of L2 texts?" by Ana Pellicer-Sánchez, Stuart Webb, Andi Wang (Applied Linguistics)
    “How easy is easy?”
    Reading Speed and Motivation #saccade
    Neurodiversity and Reading

    Girlboss
    Park and Pause
    Using Frequency Dictionaries
    Write and Discuss


    References

    Novels and Resources by AC Quintero

    Conversations about Language Teaching

    Dr. Terry Waltz

    Presentation by Marcos Benevides: “Extensive Reading: How easy is easy?”

    Bill’s Thematic Picture Dictionary for Food (Spanish)

    Blog Post by Handsome Bald Man about Write and Discuss

    Text us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom.

    Email us at SLAyyyForEveryone@gmail.com

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    51 mins
  • Ep. 08: SLAyyy Co-Creating Content
    Nov 4 2024

    Gaslight
    Management of Student Ideas
    Dealing with Inappropriate Responses
    True Interpersonal Communication
    What do we hope to get out of this?
    Sharing the Purpose of the Activities

    Gatekeep - "Positive emotions and intrinsic motivation: A self-determination theory perspective on using co-created stories in the language acquisition classroom" - Liam Printer (Language Teaching Research)

    Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness
    Motivated Students = Motivated Teachers
    Get Training! Get Support!
    What Personality Does Co-Creation Require?

    Girlboss
    Structuring Student Responses
    Using Technology to Facilitate
    Tips and Tricks for Co-Created Content

    References

    Novels and Resources by AC Quintero - Spine-Tingling Tales Bundle!

    The Motivated Classroom Podcast


    Text us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom.

    Email us at SLAyyyForEveryone@gmail.com

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    47 mins

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