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Unpacking Language Pedagogy

This podcast features short, accessible summaries and discussion of articles, terms, and various topics related to second language acquisition (SLA) and language pedagogy. From classic studies to the ... Read more

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Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 8: "Communicative Language Teaching: Current Status and Future Prospects"

Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 8: "Communicative Language Teaching: Current Status and Future Prospects"

My own summary and views on a 2007 book chapter by Nina Spada: "Communicative Language Teaching: Current Status and Futu... Read more

16 May 2022

11mins

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Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 7: "The effects of explicit instruction on written accent mark usage in Spanish heritage language courses"

Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 7: "The effects of explicit instruction on written accent mark usage in Spanish heritage language courses"

My own summary and views on a study by Antoni Fernández Parera & Andrew Lynch (2021): "The effects of explicit instr... Read more

1 Apr 2022

13mins

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Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 6: "Training students to use online translators and dictionaries: The impact on second language writing scores"

Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 6: "Training students to use online translators and dictionaries: The impact on second language writing scores"

My own summary and views on a study by Errol O'Neill (2019): "Training students to use online translators and dictionari... Read more

13 Feb 2022

11mins

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Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 5: "Understanding the role of the first language in instructed second language acquisition"

Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 5: "Understanding the role of the first language in instructed second language acquisition"

My own summary and views on a study by María José de la Fuente & Carola Goldenberg (2020), "Understanding the role o... Read more

24 Nov 2021

12mins

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Unpacking (SLA) Articles - Episode 4: "The relevance of SLA theory to the written error correction debate"

Unpacking (SLA) Articles - Episode 4: "The relevance of SLA theory to the written error correction debate"

My own summary and views on a 2012 article by Charlene Polio that tackles a question we have all asked ourselves at some... Read more

17 Nov 2021

10mins

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Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 3: "The evidence is IN; drills are OUT"

Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 3: "The evidence is IN; drills are OUT"

My own summary and views on the classic Wong & VanPatten (2003) article: "The evidence is IN; drills are OUT"  Link ... Read more

9 Nov 2021

13mins

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Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 2: "Optimal input for language learning"

Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 2: "Optimal input for language learning"

My own summary and views on a great article by Michael Long (2020): "Optimal input for language learning: Genuine, simpl... Read more

30 Oct 2021

11mins

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Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 1: "SLA Research in/ for the classroom"

Unpacking (SLA) articles - Episode 1: "SLA Research in/ for the classroom"

My own summary and views on an article by Patsy Lightbown (2003): "SLA Research in / for the classroom." Link to the art... Read more

27 Oct 2021

11mins

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