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Episode 20: The Silent Period 
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Search results on Google Scholar for “silent period second language acquisition” 

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C15&q=silent+period+second+language+acquisition&oq=%22silent+period%22+

Diane quoted from this document: 

Krashen, S. (1981). Second language acquisition. Second Language Learning, 3(7), 19-39. https://www.academia.edu/download/35238869/second_languge_acquisition_and_learning.pdf

This presentation was used by Diane as reference for a 6-stages view of SLA, with "preproduction" or the Silent Period listed first. I’ve seen this sequence for SLA referenced in several other ESL webpages and documents by ESL teachers (but not in research on SLA to my recollection): 

Mays, M. (n.d.). Part II: Second Language Acquisition and Introduction to WIDA. http://wpsesl.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/8/7/10871095/part_ii_sla_and_wida_lite.pdf  

The ESL Nexus blog post about the Silent Period: 

Susan. (2017, October 17). What is the silent period and why is it important?. theeslnexus.com. https://theeslnexus.com/what-is-the-silent-period-and-why-is-it-important/ Accessed 2024, November 27. 

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Conversations about Language Teaching
Episode 19: Listening comprehension as a goal

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We welcome questions and topics to address! We're aiming for episode 21 to be responding to questions. Write to us at [email protected].


Lichtman, K. (2019). Research on TPR Storytelling (TPRS). Fluency through TPR storytelling, 299-323. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karen-Lichtman/publication/335240603_Research_on_TPR_Storytelling_2019/links/5d5aa3fb92851c37636aac88/Research-on-TPR-Storytelling-2019.pdf 

Dr. Florencia Henshaw: https://spanport.illinois.edu/directory/profile/henshaw2 

Her keynote at the Kentucky World Language Association (Sept. 2024) isn’t online, but she’s been interviewed on Claudia Elliott’s podcast, Growing with Proficiency, in episodes about comprehensible input and about output. For example: https://growingwithproficiency.com/all-about-output-with-dr-florencia-henshaw-part-1/ 

Dubois, J. (2015, October 29). Very narrow listening. IJFLT. https://ijflt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IJFLT_Oct_2015_10-29-2015_TtT_Very_Narrow_Listening.pdf 

https://theagenworkshop.com/about-very-narrow-listening-stephen-krashen-michael-jordan-and-jackie-chan/

Slocum Bailey, J. (2016, October 4). Use can-do statements-just not like this. Indwelling Language. https://indwellinglanguage.com/use-can-do-statements-not-like-this/ 

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Episode 18: Instructional Activities

Seedhouse, P. (2010). Locusts, snowflakes and recasts: complexity theory and spoken interaction. Classroom Discourse, 1(1), 4–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/19463011003750624 

Neubauer, D. (2022). Chinese Language Instruction with Novice Learners: Target Language Topic Development, Engagement, and Comprehension in Online and Hybrid Classrooms. In: The University of Iowa. https://search.proquest.com/openview/4404f8257451ba7a5d4999aa1718c590/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y 

Did you know you can also ask authors privately and directly for a copy of their publication? You can. Did you know the podcast email address is [email protected]? It is!

VanPatten, B. (2017). While we're on the topic: BVP on language, acquisition, and classroom practice. Alexandria, VA: ACTFL. 

Seedhouse, P. (2004). The interactional architecture of the language classroom: A conversation analysis perspective: Language Learning. 

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Episode 17 Show notes

Lichtman, K., & VanPatten, B. (2021). Was Krashen right? Forty years later. Foreign Language Annals, 54(2), 283-305. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/flan.12552   

Note: ACTFL members have access to that full article through your membership after logging in. There are also several response articles, and a final response from Lichtman & VanPatten, in the same issue.


Diane mentioned the English language test from the US called ACCESS:
https://wida.wisc.edu/assess/access

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Season 3 Episode 16: Using Authentic Texts

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Season 2 Episode 15: Language Learner Strategies

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The chapter is chapter 34 in this book:
Celce-Murcia, M., Brinton, D., & Snow, M. A., Eds. (2014). Teaching English as a Second Or Foreign Language. National Geographic Learning. 4th edition.

A free PDF of the 3rd edition (the 2001 edition) is available free here. You can browse parts of the most recent edition (the 2013 4th edition) on Google Books here.

We discussed points from chapter 34 by James E. Purpura:
Purpura, J. (2014). Language learner styles and strategies. In M. Celce-Murcia, D. Brinton, & A. Snow (Eds.), Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (4th ed.) (pp. 532-549). Boston, MA: National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning.

Here is James Purpura's webpage: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/jp248/



Diane mentioned Sarah Breckley, Spanish teacher: https://sarahbreckley.com/

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Episode 14 Being a New Teacher at a School

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Ngan-Ha Ta https://www.linkedin.com/in/nganhata 

GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) https://begladtraining.com/about 

Our trainer in GLAD pedagogy was Luis Pelayo Zepeda.

Diane’s PowerPoint with quotes from research and about language is shared freely (and you may use it with students and/or others, crediting your source): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Xijf2_mMIGWq04wpCJpEbRzCv1XZU6VcBrtDwovHsWc/edit?usp=sharing 

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Episode 13: Culture and Language Teaching

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Claire Kramsch: https://german.berkeley.edu/people/claire-kramsch/ 

A book chapter she co-authored, including interculturality and “third space”: 

Kramsch, C., & Uryu, M. (2020). Intercultural contact, hybridity, and third space. In The Routledge handbook of language and intercultural communication (pp. 204-218). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003036210-16/intercultural-contact-hybridity-third-space-claire-kramsch-michiko-uryu 

Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity: 

https://organizingengagement.org/models/developmental-model-of-intercultural-sensitivity/ 

Byram’s model of Intercultural Communicative Competence:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282504595_Enhancing_intercultural_communicative_competence_in_an_online_collaborative_assessment_environment_CEFcult_project/figures?lo=1 

Deardorff’s Intercultural Competence model: 

https://www.education.uw.edu/cirge/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Darla-INTERCULTURAL-COMPETENCE-MODELS-deardorff-09.pdf

Another prominent scholar on intercultural competence/interculturality is Fantini. 

ACTFL’s framework for intercultural learning is described if you scroll down in the standards site here: https://www.actfl.org/educator-resources/world-readiness-standards-for-learning-languages/standards-summary 

More about development of intercultural learning within ACTFL’s framework is found on pp. 15-16 of this open access document: https://www.actfl.org/uploads/files/general/Resources-Publications/Novice-Can-Do_Statements.pdf

Intercultural Can-Dos and reflection guides for students can be found open access here: https://www.actfl.org/uploads/files/general/Resources-Publications/Intercultural-Can-Dos_Reflections-Scenarios.pdf 

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Show Notes: Things mentioned in the podcast with links when available:

SLAyyy podcast (Ben Fisher-Rodriguez, Bill Langley, and Bryan Smith) https://slayyy.buzzsprout.com/

VanPatten, B. (2017). While We're on the Topic: BVP on Language, Acquisition, and Classroom Practice. ACTFL.

VanPatten, B. (2019). The Nature of Language: A Short Guide to What's in Our Heads. ACTFL.

VanPatten, B. (2022). Language Acquisition in a Nutshell. ACTFL.

Goodreads reviews of those 3 books:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35817467-while-we-re-on-the-topic

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659798-the-nature-of-language

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123176535-language-acquisition-in-a-nutshell

Diane's 2022 dissertation, which used topic development as a way to consider qualities of target language use in novice Chinese language classrooms: 

https://www.proquest.com/openview/4404f8257451ba7a5d4999aa1718c590/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

De Bot, K. (2015). A history of applied linguistics: From 1980 to the present. Routledge. 

See around p. 130 for Reed’s references regarding Krashen and his interpretation by many language teachers. The book gets into the people and the activities within the profession. A review here: https://tesl-ej.org/wordpress/issues/volume19/ej76/ej76r4/ 

Liam Printer's podcast, The Motivated Classroom, which includes several episodes about Self-Determination Theory and motivation:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-motivated-classroom/id1525120086

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