February 10, 2020

Is "Natural Language Learning" even a thing?

1 hour 7 minutes

This week, we discussed two topics:

Topic 1: Teaching Methods!

After watching a few episodes of Welsh reality TV Welsh learning celebrity knees-up cariad@iaith, we decided to pick up on their 3 big methods for teaching languages and explain what they mean and who they work for. These are immersion, TPR, "communication" and story time a.k.a. the "input method".

What is natural language learning and why does everyone lay claim to it?

Which teaching methods work in our opinion? How do we teach?

Which methods would we like to see from other teachers, which innovative methods benefit learners?

Listen in to find out more.

Topic 2: Polyglot 2020

It's time to plan your events for the year! We share what's new with Women in Language, the Polyglot Cruise, the Cholula party, and the Edinburgh Language Event.

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Links:

Science Stuff: The Action-Oriented Approach by Teach Languages Online • A podcast on Anchor
Total physical response - TPR | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC
Second Language Acquisition - Rod Ellis - Google Books
Polyglot Gathering 2020
16: Umzug nach Deutschland - The Easy German Podcast
Asking Kerstin Cable About Her Online Teacher Marketing by Teach Languages Online • A podcast on Anchor
Cariadatiaith | S4C
Polyglot Conference
Polyglot Cruise 2020 — Sail around the Mediterranean and practice 5 languages with us! [affiliate link]
Learn German with fitness exercises - burn&learn

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By Kerstin Cable

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