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
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11mins
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
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13mins
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
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11mins
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
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12mins
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
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10mins
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
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13mins
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
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11mins
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
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11mins