In this episode, I'll discuss ways you can solicit feedback after you've gotten your feet wet with comprehensible input. I'll follow this with some advice on what to do once you've gotten the feedback. I also reflect on the question of what kind of teacher I was before coming to CI. Enjoy!

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In this episode, I conduct my first interview with fellow German teacher, Brigitte Kahn. Our discussion runs the gamut, from how she got started in comprehensible input to how it has impacted her students and the culture of the school where she works. We also talk about adapting CI for upper level students and we share some of our favorite resources. 

I apologize for the audio quality of the interview. This podcast is a learning curve for me and the quality will get better and better as we move forward. 

As always, thanks for listening!

In this episode of the Teaching Comprehensibly podcast, we will discuss:

In this episode, we explore the role of explicit grammar instruction in the language classroom. I talk about my experience both learning and teaching German grammar, how grammar instruction looks in my classroom now and the trade-offs and benefits of giving up our focus on explicit grammar. 

In this episode, you will find out about me, Joel Sidwell, a bit about my background, how I got into teaching language with Comprehensible Input, a brief primer on CI as I see it and a taste of what is to come in future episodes. Enjoy and please leave feedback!