Gaslight “Do you understand?” Nobody Wants to Tell You They Don’t Get It Adapting/Preparing Questions Cold Calling Ask Lots of Questions! Creating a Classroom Culture of Error and Learning Gatekeep - Checking for Understanding by Peps McCrea (at Evidence Snacks) Validity and Efficiency Loaded assumptions, skewed sampling, whole class questioning Gi…

Gaslight Not Moderating Rate of Speech Establishing Meaning Out of Bounds “How do you say…?” Planning for Comprehensibility Use of #authres Gatekeep - "How does lexical coverage affect the processing of L2 texts?" by Ana Pellicer-Sánchez, Stuart Webb, Andi Wang (Applied Linguistics) “How easy is easy?” Reading Speed and Motivation #saccade Neurodiv…

Gaslight Management of Student Ideas Dealing with Inappropriate Responses True Interpersonal Communication What do we hope to get out of this? Sharing the Purpose of the Activities Gatekeep - "Positive emotions and intrinsic motivation: A self-determination theory perspective on using co-created stories in the language acquisition classroom" - Liam…

Gaslight: When have observations not been ideal? Gatekeep: Bernhard, R., McDermott, T., Hasenhüttl, C., Burn, K., & Sammons, P. (2024). A focus on quality of teaching in schools increases students’ progress of attainment. Evidence from English secondary schools. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.202…

In this episode of 'SLA: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone', the hosts discuss the challenges and successes they've experienced in teaching over the current school year. Amidst the pressures of 'Devolson' and the search for suitable teaching materials, the discussion pivots from a planned talk on cognitive load theory to a candid check-in. T…

Gaslight How often should we do oral corrective feedback, who is it useful to, and is it always a positive experience for students? Gatekeep Corrective Feedback and Learner Uptake: Negotiation of Form in Communicative Classrooms (Lyster, Ranta, 1997) Girlboss How can we give feedback while maintaining a low affective filter, and what should we expe…

Gaslight: What NOT to do when attending a conference. Gatekeep: K-12 world language teachers’ use of conferences as professional development (Neubauer, Wesley 2023) Girlboss: First/Best conference experiences. CI Midwest Discount Code: CISLAYYYS15 Text us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom. Email us at SLAyyyForEveryone@…

Gaslight: Pitfalls in Free Voluntary Reading Programs Gatekeep: The Effects of Extensive Reading on Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate, and Vocabulary Acquisition (Suk, 2016) Girlboss: Successes in FVR and extensive in-class reading. The World Language Bookshelf 100 Book Challenge Language Learner Literature Advisory Board (LLLAB) Write and Discus…

Gaslight: Troubleshooting asking questions to support comprehension. Gatekeep: The impact of questioning strategies on target language production and learner confidence Girlboss: Successes in asking questions References: Training teachers: Fluency Matters (Michelle Kindt), CI Summit (Teri Wiechart, JJ Morgan) Super Seven (Terry Waltz) and Sweet Six…

Gaslight: What did we try last year and how did it go? Gatekeep: Reconnecting to Second Language Acquisition for Innovative Language Pedagogy Girlboss: What have we done in the classroom that we will continue to do? Key Questions in Language Teaching | Higher Education from Cambridge Alessandro Benati Key Questions in Second Language Acquisition | …

Text us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom. Email us at SLAyyyForEveryone@gmail.com

Learn how to use iTunes U to study for the TOEFL Test. Special guest: Warren Ediger of SuccesfulEnglish.com.Center for Educational Development