Step into Mondays!

In this episode, Krista and Sandrine share ways to stay in touch with pedagogy without having to spend a lot of money. They also discuss ways to keep engaging with the target language when traveling abroad is difficult or impossible.

What are you favorite cost efficient ways to stay informed of pedagogy and to keep proficient in your target language? Share with us.

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In this episode Krista and Sandrine celebrate reaching episode 50 by answering specific questions from language teachers. They also partake in a bit of trivia regarding the podcast. 

Do you have questions you'd like Krista and Sandrine to answer? Then share them by email ([email protected]), Twitter (@intomondays) or Facebook (step into mondays).

Special shoutouts to Meredith White, Martina Bex, Victoria Russell

Do you want to infuse more literature in your language classes? Or start a new program that doesn't revolve around literature? Then listen to Dr Lourdes Sánchez-López and her experience with such a program. Also find below resources she mentions in the interview and that she graciously shared to get more information.

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Resouces about Languages for Specific Purposes

Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate at UAB:https://www.uab.edu/cas/languages/ssp  Applied Professional Spanish major at UAB:https://www.uab.edu/cas/languages/spanish/applied-professional-spanish  Sánchez-López, L. (2019b). SPSP-CDC Best Practices at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB): Linear and Intentional, Never Set and Done. In Moving Forward with Spanish for the Professions and Specific Purposes State-of-the-State Feature (with Michael S. Doyle and Enrica Ardemagni, pp. 473-501). Hispania. Volume 102, number 4: 491-496.  Mary Risner , University of Florida (expert in K-12 LSP),  Darcy Lear, University of Chicago (expert in weaving LSP elements into the general introductory language curriculum),  Michael S. Doyle, UNC Charlotte (Curriculum Development Activism -CDA; expert in Business language teaching)  International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes (ISLSP):https://languages.uncc.edu/ISLSP-CIBER  2022 International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes to be held at the University of Chicago (Stay tuned!)  King Ramirez, Carmen, and Barbara A. Lafford. Transferable Skills for the 21st Century. Preparing Students for the Workplace through World Languages for Specific Purposes. Sabio Books, 2019. Pp. 352. ISBN 978-0-578-45809-0  Lafford, B., Abbott, A., & Lear, D. (2014). Spanish in the professions and in the community. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 1(2), 171-186.  Lear, D. (2019). Integrating career preparation into language courses. Washington, D. C.: Georgetown University Press.  Long, Mary (2017). Language for Specific Purposes: Trends in Curriculum Development. Georgetown University Press.   Risner, Mary & Spaine Long, Sheri, Guest Editors (2020). LSP Vectors: Strengthening Interdisciplinary Connections. Special Issue in Global Business Languages Journal. Volume 20.   Sánchez-López, L. (2019). “Contemporary issues in Spanish for Specific Purposes in the United States”. Interview. Cuadernos de ALDEEU. Volume 22, pp: 279-292  Sánchez-López, L (Ed.) (2013). Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes. UAB Digital Collections (ISBN 978-0-9860107-0-5) (pp. 151)  Sánchez-López, L. (2018). “Languages and Specific Purposes: Overview and Practical Advise”, inaugural podcast of the World Languages 21 podcast series, Sabio Books (hosted by Carmen King de Ramirez and Diana Ruggiero). https://www.worldlanguages21.com/podcast

In this episode Krista and Sandrine discuss the importance of having a sense of community in that classroom. Why do we want to build a community? What does "community" mean? How do we create a community? Krista and Sandrine not only discuss activities often suggested to build community in the classroom, but also discuss their favorite activities to create that community.

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In this episode Krista and Sandrine discuss adjustments made to their courses in light of students' opinions on previous courses. They also have an impromptu guest. And what do self-cleaning cats have to do with languages? Listen and find out!

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Did you listen to episode 45 where Krista and Sandrine chatted with colleagues from UAB about a course in which the primary texts were songs? If the answer is yes, keep listening. Otherwise, go listen to the first part of the interview and then come back to listen to the second part of the interview.

In this portion the conversation turns to objectives of the class, students projects and a lot of AHA moments.

Songs used in the class

In this episode, Krista and Sandrine chat with UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) colleagues about a course they put together centering on songs and social justice.

This episode was fairly long so this is part one of the conversation.

Guests include: Julian Arribas, John Moore, Erika Hille Rinker, Charly Verstraet and Yumi Takamita.

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Show specific information:

https://www.uab.edu/cas/languages/people/faculty-directory/john-k-moore-jr

songs used in the class...

In this episode Krista and Sandrine come back to an element mentioned in Victoria Russell's interview: best practice elements to build a successful online course. They discuss what ADDIE is and compare it to Backward Design.

This episode also premieres a new segment: small victories.

Reach out and share your small victories, aha moments, or anything else relating to teaching languages.

Links used for information mentioned in the episode

https://elmlearning.com/instructional-design-addie-model/

https://educationaltechnology.net/the-addie-model-instructional-design/

https://www.instructionaldesign.org/models/addie/

https://theinstructionalintegrator.wordpress.com/2018/01/09/instructional-design-tip-of-the-month-addie-and-backward-design/

https://elearningindustry.com/addie-vs-backward-design

http://udloncampus.cast.org/page/udl_about

In this episode Krista and Sandrine discuss why students should have conversations with native speakers from the beginning of their learning journey, along with how you can encourage your students to do it successfully. 

Sandrine takes a minute to send best wishes for the new year from both her and Krista. Enjoy your time off and be ready for a new episode next week!

Feel free to share your positive moments of 2020, your small victories of what went right.

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