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Growing With Proficiency The Podcast
Welcome to Growing With Proficiency: The Podcast! Are you a World Language teacher who is looking for ideas, strategies, activities, and inspiration to create a World Language class where you and your students enjoy using the language to learn about the world and each other? Do you want to transform your class into an acquisition-driven instruction space where you intentionally provide a ton of comprehensible input?
If you are, you're in the right place.
Let's start this journey together. Head over to IG, and send me a DM @claudiamelliott to let me know what topics you would like me to cover in an upcoming episode.Join my free Facebook community, Growing With C. Also, check out my blog to start discovering some of these ideas and strategies at growingwithproficiency.com
Growing With Proficiency The Podcast
Episode 88: Talking Language Acquisition with Dr. Bill VanPatten: What Every Language Teacher Should Know about SLA - Part 2
Welcome back to our conversation with Dr. Bill VanPatten. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, click here to listen.
In this second part, we continue exploring the intricacies of language acquisition, focusing on the role of grammar, the importance of input, and the evolution of output in language learning.
Dr. VanPatten shares his insights on creating engaging and effective language teaching environments, emphasizing the need for compelling content and genuine connections with students.
Key Takeaways:
- Grammar instruction can be whatever each teacher wants, but it's crucial to understand that it does not directly lead to language acquisition.
- Language acquisition is primarily driven by interaction with comprehensible input, rather than by producing output. However, when that interaction happens, output will happen too.
- The progression of output in language learning moves from dependence on the teacher to independent language use. This transition requires patience and understanding from educators.
- Engaging students in language learning involves creating compelling content and fostering authentic connections.
Resources:
Episode 88 with Dr. Bill VanPatten
Teacher Guide: How to Shift to A Comprehensible and Communicative Teaching Approach
Growing With Proficiency The Blog
Growing With Proficiency The Spanish Teacher Academy Waitlist
Growing With Proficiency TPT Store
Free FB Community: Growing With CI
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