We Teach Languages

In ep 116, Carolyn Siegel interviews Dr. Damian Vergara Wilson, Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico. As a graduate of the program he now directs, his ultimate goal for his heritage learners is for them to view themselves as legitimate Spanish speakers. In this interview he shares what that looks like both in a broad view and in specific projects students undertake.

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/09/13/116-with-damian-vergara-wilson/

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In ep 115, Stacey ponders the question "Who should be talking in the language classroom?" Drawing on past guest interviews, Stacey breaks down the main question into several smaller parts by asking about who is talking, when, and in what language. 

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/09/06/115-who-should-be-talking/

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In ep 114, Maris Hawkins interviews her former colleague and friend, Kristin Kvasnyuk about teaching in a blended format and about student inquiry projects. 

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/08/30/114-with-kristin-kvasnyuk/

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In ep 113, Janina Hanson interviews Justin Slocum Bailey about the content of his recent workshop for language teachers: Mind, Body, and Voice Skills. Among other topics, Janina and Justin discuss the value of silence in the classroom and of paying attention to our minds and bodies.

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/08/23/113-with-justin-slocum-bailey/

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In ep 112, Stacey talks with Gianfranco Conti in the second part of a two-part interview. Gianfranco discusses how anxiety and failure affect language learning, and goes into more detail about his system for organizing a listening lesson. 

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/08/16/112-with-gianfranco-conti-part-ii/

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In ep 111, Stacey interviews Gianfranco Conti about how to teach students to listen well. In this first part of a two-part series with Gianfranco, he discusses how bottom-up processing works, how typical listening activities overwhelm students, why interpersonal listening is best for students, and how teachers can use their expertise and instincts to nurture student listening. 

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/08/09/111-with-gianfranco-conti-part-i/

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In ep 42, Stacey interviews Daniel Woolsey, an associate professor of Spanish at a liberal arts college in Michigan, who teaches courses including fourth-semester Spanish and Hispanic linguistics. Daniel explains how language teachers can focus on critical cultural content, let go of explicit grammar instruction, and trust the acquisition process to take place. 

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In the month of July, we are re-running some of our favorite episodes from the first year of the podcast. In this rerun of episode 23, Stacey asks Paul Sandrock, Director of Education at ACTFL, about performance assessment. Why should teachers use performance assessment, how does it work, and what resources does ACTFL have to help?

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/07/05/23-rerun-with-paul-sandrock/

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In ep 110, Stacey talks with Spanish teacher Michelle Nicola who spent several months in Mexico last fall learning about what it means to be a Mexican person of African descent. Michelle discusses the Fulbright award that funded her research project, the people she met and interviewed in Mexico, and her plans for how she will make these stories of Afro-Mexican people accessible and comprehensible for novice Spanish students everywhere. 

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/06/28/110-with-michelle-nicola/

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In ep 109, Abby Broughton interviews Dr. Carl Blyth, Director of the Center of Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL). Abby and Carl discuss multiliteracies, digital social reading, and centering meaning and the interpretive mode of communication in language instruction.

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/06/21/ep-109-with-carl-blythe/

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