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Conversations about Language TeachingEpisode 43: Discussing a language teaching videoSend a textShow notes:The video clip we watched & discussed is on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/VlZESXSvi-QAdriana Ramírez's website: https://www.adrianaramirez.ca/Adriana has a podcast co-hosted with Margarita Pérez García, in Spanish: Armando Bochinche Diane mentioned Paul Seedhouse's work, & paraphrased from his book The Interactional Architecture of the Language Classroom (2004). Seedhouse, P. (2004). The interactional architecture of the language classroom: A conversation analysis perspective. Language Learning. Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by Caval...
2026-02-1255 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 42: Do different levels of learners need different things?Send us a textEpisode 42: Do different levels of language learners need different things?Show NotesMitten CI language teaching conference April 17 & 18, 2026: https://mittenci.weebly.com/Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching...
2026-01-2941 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 41: Doing ResetsSend us a textEpisode 41 Show Notes:Diane mentioned this episode of the Mel Robbins podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHpFwHYDnKE Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, t...
2026-01-1539 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 40: Heritage Language LearnersSend us a textThank you to our guest, Dan Call, who joined us for this episode! Information about Dan's award as Pacific Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year: https://www.actfl.org/career-development/actfl-awards/teacher-of-the-year-program/hall-of-fame-2026/dan-callDan's LinkedIn Profile is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-call-377256179Show notes: Funds of knowledge is a term initially created by Gloria Ladson-Billings (information here: https://www.clrn.org/how-to-use-funds-of-knowledge-in-the-classroom/) Seeing and drawing upon students' funds of knowledge is part of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. More information here: https://www...
2026-01-0157 min
It's Alive...ALIVE!!!Ep 88 New Years EvilWe end the year with a BANG!!! (and a strangulation, stabbing & attempted elevator related homicide).This week we cover a pre internet Incel with the story of Richard Sullivan AKA EVIL!!! A man who planned to kill one woman at the stroke of midnight in each American time zone in 1980's all to piss off his super hot, super popular DJ wife Diane AKA DJ Blaze.Source - New Years Evil (1980) - Directed by Emmett Alston, Screenplay by Leonard Neubauer & Distributed by The Cannon Group, Inc.
2025-12-311h 09Conversations about Language TeachingEpisode 39: Target Language for Young LearnersSend us a textShow Notes: Diane mentioned studies that have found children process language more slowly than adults. One such study is here: Nip, I. S. B., & Green, J. R. (2013). Increases in Cognitive and Linguistic Processing Primarily Account for Increases in Speaking Rate With Age. Child Development, 84(4), 1324–1337. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23469381 Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discu...
2025-12-1837 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 38: ACTFL Teacher Awards as Professional DevelopmentSend us a textEpisode 38: ACTFL Language Teacher Awards as Professional Development Show NotesGuest: Ngan-Ha Ta, PhD Ngan's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nganhataACTFL Convention & World Languages Expo information: https://www.actfl.org/convention-and-expoOur previous episode with Ngan: Episode 9: Teacher Traininghttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2325378/episodes/15292383Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations ab...
2025-12-0431 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 37: "Listen & Do"Send us a textShow Notes: Episode 37: "Listen & Do" in language teachingReed mentioned: Ellis, R., & He, X. (1999). The roles of modified input and output in the incidental acquisition of word meanings. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 285-301. https://www.scribd.com/document/359925425/10-0000-www-cambridge-org-3B026C16F7E59E3458121D43E055741DWe also mentioned: Shintani, N. (2012). Input-based tasks and the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar: A process-product study. Language Teaching Research, 16(2), 253-279. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1362168811431378?casa_token=Xb_zorLnOMUAAAAA:a-yz5LtyhaZhzn64Lwhd6x_H9...
2025-11-2039 min
Comprehend THIS!Episode 12: “Wait, Am I Doing This Right?” — CI Impostor SyndromeFeeling like a fraud in your CI classroom? You’re not alone — welcome to CI Impostor Syndrome.Take the CI Proficiency Quiz and see where you stand on the CI journey: https://imim.us/ciquizIn this hilarious and brutally honest episode, Scott sits down with Monique Francis and Peter Riehl to talk about why even experienced teachers question themselves, how to stop comparing your chaos to others’ perfection, and how to recognize the subtle signs that prove CI is working.Ready for done-for-you lessons that make CI easier? Check out the CI Surviv...
2025-11-161h 17Conversations about Language TeachingEpisode 36: Research & AssessmentSend us a textIntro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast might be for you.Reed & Diane, the hosts, base our knowledge of language teaching on research we've read & done...
2025-11-0641 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 35: Language Policy in ClassroomsSend us a textMenken & Garcia, 2010 ch. 16 Johnson, 2013ACTFL 90%+ TL use position statementIntro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast might be for y...
2025-10-2340 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 34: Trying New Teaching StrategiesSend us a textIntro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast might be for you.Reed & Diane, the hosts, base our knowledge of language teaching on research we've read & done...
2025-10-0939 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 33: Introducing VocabularySend us a textEpisode 33: Introducing Vocabulary Show Notes Diane mentioned the book Vocabulary Myths by Keith Folse. Here is the publisher's site about it: https://press.umich.edu/Books/V/Vocabulary-Myths2Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues o...
2025-09-2538 min
Growing With Proficiency The PodcastEpisode 164: Are We Listening? Rethinking Accents, Comprehensibility, and Communication in Our Classrooms and CommunitiesSend us a textAre errors or strong accents really blocking communication—or is it about how we listen? 🎧In this episode, I share why comments about my accent made me reflect on how we approach communication in our classrooms and in our teacher communities. Together, we’ll explore:Why the hidden goal of “sounding native” can get in the way of real communication.What research says about listening, comprehensibility, and sympathetic listeners.How we can become better listeners by valuing diverse voices and stopping the cycle of criticism.Because communication is a two-way str...
2025-09-1827 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 32: Focus on FormSend a textEpisode 32 Show notes - Focus on Form Michael Long’s thinking about “focus on meaning,” “focus on form,’ and “focus on forms” in language teaching, for example: Long, M. (2008). Focus on form in task-based language teaching. In Language policy and pedagogy (pp. 179-192). John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/82ddd5f2-57ca-4d9e-91ed-5b65b5483395/content Diane mentioned Patsy Lightbown related to developmental readiness. Nina Spada is the first author on a piece related to that t...
2025-09-1137 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 31: Child Language Development & Implications for TeachersSend us a textShow Notes: Episode 31 (season 4) show notes: Child language development & implications for teachersConversations about Language Teaching Episode 7 was about Conversation Analysis: YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zny0LLUh3TMAudio-only podcast episode https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2325378/episodes/15229325-episode-7-learning-about-language-classroom-interaction-through-conversation-analysis Reed mentioned this presentation by Lourdes Ortega: Ortega, L. (2017). The bi/multilingual turn in SLA: How far have we (not) come, and why. In 36th Second Language Research Forum, The Ohio State Univ...
2025-08-2840 minGrowing With Proficiency The PodcastEpisode 156: Planning With Purpose — A Conversation with Dr. Diane Neubauer & Dr. Reed RiggsSend us a textPlanning for acquisition isn’t about perfection—it’s about intention. In this powerful episode, I sit down with Dr. Diane Neubauer and Dr. Reed Riggs for one of the most meaningful conversations I’ve ever had about lesson planning in the world language classroom.We explore what it means to plan with purpose—centering curiosity, communication, and student connection instead of rigid structures or vocabulary lists.✨ Key takeaways:Why essential questions can guide your unit better than word banksHow to stay flexible with language goals (because stud...
2025-07-311h 03Conversations about Language TeachingEpisode 30: Purposes for Picture TalkSend us a textEpisode 30 Show Notes -- Purposes for Picture Talk Link to Cheng & Tsui webinar (mentioned by Diane as included Picture Talk): https://youtu.be/HinXS0n762g eBook (includes both ‘levels’ of Picture Talk Diane described) https://cheng-tsui.publishercart.com/product/comprehension-based-chinese-ebook/ Hawaii Department of Education https://learningdesign.hawaiipublicschools.org/standards-based-content/world-languages Scroll down to find Session 2 from 2023 (with Diane Neubauer, trainer): Designing Units and Lessons. There is a link to unit and lesson examples there – the elementary example is a unit based...
2025-05-1537 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 29: Rethinking AuthenticitySend us a textEpisode 29 Show Notes - Rethinking Authenticity Hasegawa, A. (2018). Understanding task‐in‐process through the lens of laughter: Activity designs, instructional materials, learner orientations, and interpersonal relationships. The Modern Language Journal, 102(1), 142-161. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12448Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online langu...
2025-05-0139 minConversations about Language TeachingBonus Episode 28: 当非母语中文老师Send us a textThis episode is in Mandarin Chinese. Reed & Diane talk about their experiences as non-native learners, users, and teachers of Mandarin Chinese. Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to r...
2025-04-1739 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 27: A Story about Student ProductionSend us a textNo show notes this time! Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast might be for you.Reed & Diane, the hosts, base our knowledge of l...
2025-04-0337 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 26: Children’s Books & Reading for Vocabulary GrowthSend us a textEpisode 26: Children’s Books & Reading for Vocabulary Growth Show NotesThe Mandarin Companion blog has concise & helpful information about Extensive reading (ER) and 98% known language. This post also describes why children’s books are not necessarily suitable for second language learners: https://mandarincompanion.com/7-mistakes-about-extensive-reading/ Intensive reading & extensive reading compared in a concise post by Mandarin Companion: https://mandarincompanion.com/reading-pain-or-reading-gain-reading-at-the-right-level/The podcast “You Can Learn Chinese” also has several episodes related to extensive r...
2025-03-2026 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 25: There Is No Best Method--Why?Send us a textEpisode 25: There Is No Best Method–Why? Discussing Prabhu (1990)Show NotesWe discussed this article: Prabhu, N. S. (1990). There is no best method—Why?. TESOL Quarterly, 24(2), 161-176. https://doi.org/10.2307/3586897It is freely available online at the link above. Diane missed the number of times it has been cited – “only” 1666 citations as of Feb. 28, 2025. That is still quite a lot in the field of applied linguistics/language teaching and learning. Needs analysis: Ch. 3 of this book is about...
2025-03-0639 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 24: Pronunciation DevelopmentSend us a textEpisode 24 - Pronunciation developmentReed’s grad school classmate's study:https://www.hawaii.edu/sls/phd-student-wenyi-ling-2018-research-award/ The full dissertation:Ling, W. (2021). The Perception, Processing and Learning of Mandarin Lexical Tone by Second Language Speakers. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/4e749171-1747-4236-b40e-5430a912d442/content Here's Schmidt info, including a mention of shadowing:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noticing_hypothesis
2025-02-2033 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 23: AI ChatbotsSend us a textEpisode 23: AI Chatbots Show NotesDr. Rachel Mamiya Hernandez-relevant link about using AI chatbots for language learning: https://clt.manoa.hawaii.edu/blog/event/ai-chatbots-2/Billie Eilish AI interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0c94ghBS4AMagic School AI tool, where Reed & Diane have both prompted chatbots to work with Chinese language learners: https://www.magicschool.ai/ There are many other AI-generated options within the app.Diane’s r...
2025-02-0630 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 22: Issues with Frequency ListsSend us a textEpisode 22 Show NotesMichael Long quote is on pp. 6-7 of the following, available freely online at the link: Long, M. H. (2016). In defense of tasks and TBLT: Nonissues and real issues. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 36, 5-33. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/ED5590DB727AE82E0A98AC05264B83E1/S0267190515000057a.pdf/div-class-title-in-defense-of-tasks-and-tblt-nonissues-and-real-issues-div.pdf Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language Te...
2025-01-2339 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 21: Viewers' Questions & AnswersSend us a textShow Notes: Video examples of comprehension-based communicative language teaching:Hawai`i Association of Language Teacher (HALT) conference presentation recording: Overview of CCLT (descriptive rather than a demo): https://youtu.be/h0Xd6zVSlxU?si=dIdenoWArOmYlW-q Teachers from Hawai`i developed a website including descriptions of different teaching strategies, including video clips in many language classrooms: https://kawairesources.com/Strategies Reed led a project to collect video data of several languages (we forgot to mention this one!): https://sites.google.com/view/tild...
2025-01-091h 00Conversations about Language TeachingEpisode 20: The Silent PeriodSend us a textConversations about Language Teaching Episode 20: The Silent Period Show NotesSearch results on Google Scholar for “silent period second language acquisition” https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C15&q=silent+period+second+language+acquisition&oq=%22silent+period%22+Diane quoted from this document: Krashen, S. (1981). Second language acquisition. Second Language Learning, 3(7), 19-39. https://www.academia.edu/download/35238869/second_languge_acquisition_and_learning.pdfThis presentation was used by Diane as referenc...
2024-12-2629 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 19: Listening comprehension as a goalSend us a textConversations about Language Teaching Episode 19: Listening comprehension as a goalShow NotesWe welcome questions and topics to address! We're aiming for episode 21 to be responding to questions. Write to us at conversationsaboutlanguage@gmail.com.Lichtman, K. (2019). Research on TPR Storytelling (TPRS). Fluency through TPR storytelling, 299-323. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karen-Lichtman/publication/335240603_Research_on_TPR_Storytelling_2019/links/5d5aa3fb92851c37636aac88/Research-on-TPR-Storytelling-2019.pdf Dr. Florencia Henshaw: https://spanport.illinois.edu/directory/profile/henshaw2 Her keynote at...
2024-12-1237 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 18: Complexity in Instructional ActivitiesSend us a textEpisode 18: Instructional ActivitiesSeedhouse, P. (2010). Locusts, snowflakes and recasts: complexity theory and spoken interaction. Classroom Discourse, 1(1), 4–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/19463011003750624 Neubauer, D. (2022). Chinese Language Instruction with Novice Learners: Target Language Topic Development, Engagement, and Comprehension in Online and Hybrid Classrooms. In: The University of Iowa. https://search.proquest.com/openview/4404f8257451ba7a5d4999aa1718c590/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y Did you know you can also ask authors privately and directly for a copy of their publication? You can. Did you know the...
2024-11-2847 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 17: Comparing language teaching settingsSend us a textEpisode 17 Show notesLichtman, K., & VanPatten, B. (2021). Was Krashen right? Forty years later. Foreign Language Annals, 54(2), 283-305. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/flan.12552 Note: ACTFL members have access to that full article through your membership after logging in. There are also several response articles, and a final response from Lichtman & VanPatten, in the same issue. Diane mentioned the English language test from the US called ACCESS: https://wida.wisc.edu/assess/accessIntro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by...
2024-11-1440 minConversations about Language TeachingSeason 3 Episode 16: Using Authentic TextsSend us a textSeason 3 Episode 16: Using Authentic TextsShow Notes: Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast might be for you.Reed & D...
2024-10-3141 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 15: Language Learner StrategiesSend us a textSeason 2 Episode 15: Language Learner StrategiesShow NotesThe chapter is chapter 34 in this book: Celce-Murcia, M., Brinton, D., & Snow, M. A., Eds. (2014). Teaching English as a Second Or Foreign Language. National Geographic Learning. 4th edition.A free PDF of the 3rd edition (the 2001 edition) is available free here. You can browse parts of the most recent edition (the 2013 4th edition) on Google Books here.We discussed points from chapter 34 by James E. Purpura:Purpura, J. (2014). Language learner styles and strategies. In M. Celce-Murcia...
2024-10-1758 min
The Patriot PlaybookThe Patriot Playbook S2E3: Varsity Girls Cross Country Coach Diane Neubauer and Varsity Boys Cross Country Coach Pete Jennings '99In this episode of The Patriot Playbook, Director of Athletics Tim Ginter sits down with our Varsity Girls Cross Country Coach Diane Neubauer and Varsity Boys Cross Country Coach Pete Jennings '99 to discuss their season and philosophy on running.
2024-10-1730 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 14: Being a New Teacher at a SchoolSend us a textEpisode 14 Being a New Teacher at a SchoolShow NotesNgan-Ha Ta https://www.linkedin.com/in/nganhata GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) https://begladtraining.com/about Our trainer in GLAD pedagogy was Luis Pelayo Zepeda.Diane’s PowerPoint with quotes from research and about language is shared freely (and you may use it with students and/or others, crediting your source): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Xijf2_mMIGWq04wpCJ...
2024-10-0338 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 13: Culture and Language TeachingSend us a textEpisode 13: Culture and Language TeachingShow NotesClaire Kramsch: https://german.berkeley.edu/people/claire-kramsch/ A book chapter she co-authored, including interculturality and “third space”: Kramsch, C., & Uryu, M. (2020). Intercultural contact, hybridity, and third space. In The Routledge handbook of language and intercultural communication (pp. 204-218). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003036210-16/intercultural-contact-hybridity-third-space-claire-kramsch-michiko-uryu Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity: https://organizingengagement.org/models/developmental-model-of-intercultural-sensitivity/ Byram’s model of Intercultural Communicative Competence:
2024-09-1939 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 12: Communicative PurposeSend us a textShow Notes: Things mentioned in the podcast with links when available:SLAyyy podcast (Ben Fisher-Rodriguez, Bill Langley, and Bryan Smith) https://slayyy.buzzsprout.com/VanPatten, B. (2017). While We're on the Topic: BVP on Language, Acquisition, and Classroom Practice. ACTFL.VanPatten, B. (2019). The Nature of Language: A Short Guide to What's in Our Heads. ACTFL.VanPatten, B. (2022). Language Acquisition in a Nutshell. ACTFL.Goodreads reviews of those 3 books:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35817467-while-we-re-on-the-topichttps://www...
2024-09-0539 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 11: Growing from Tough Teaching SituationsSend us a textIntro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast might be for you.Reed & Diane, the hosts, base our knowledge of language teaching on research we've read & done...
2024-08-2237 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 10: Instructional Language PlaySend us a textEpisode 10: Instructional Language Play No Show Notes this episode! Send us a message if you have a question about anything we referred to in the episode.Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom l...
2024-08-0843 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 9: Teacher trainingSend us a textEpisode 9: Teacher trainingShow NotesNgan Ta, PhD Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast might be for you.
2024-07-2535 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 8: Reducing workload by establishing classroom routinesSend us a textEpisode 8: Reducing workload by establishing classroom routinesShow notes:Some of the opening of class routines mentioned: Free Writes / Fluency WritingMap Talk How Are You? / Social-emotional check-insCalendar TalkDiane's classroom tour videos showing word posters are in this YouTube playlist.Diane's blog posts about reducing lesson preparation time when teaching five different levels: Part 1 and Part 2Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by Ca...
2024-07-111h 03Conversations about Language TeachingEpisode 7: Learning about language classroom interaction through Conversation AnalysisSend us a textEpisode 7: Carefully observing language classroom interaction through Conversation AnalysisShow notes: Harvey Sacks and Emmanuel Schlegoff Their 1973 study, which more or less became a standard for Conversation Analysis as a research approach and methodology: Schegloff, E. A., & Sacks, H. (1973). Opening up closings. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/semi.1973.8.4.289/pdf?casa_token=43RDsMKs_5oAAAAA:Jy-8YLnSq1q62HsoHqXvozp4_E32PaP5q0f6qKyj43KC99eWiyXXG8CWltMqiCmURz7dVcy-dO6ORQ IB (International Baccalaureate) schools final examination: Sustaining interaction: Criterion C is mentioned in thi...
2024-06-2753 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 6: Planning: "Communication for language" versus "language for communication"Send us a textEpisode 6: Planning: "Communication for language" versus "language for communication" Show Notes: Reed mentioned a research study we did related to language play at the Agen Workshop. That is here:Neubauer, D., & Riggs, R. (2024). Chapter 5 Pedagogical language play in a beginning L2 Chinese classroom. In L. Darren & T. Elaine (Eds.), Heteroglossia and Language Play in Multilingual Speech (pp. 91-116). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. (Did you know you can ask researchers directly for a copy of their published research? conversationsaboutlanguage at gmail.com) Lau...
2024-06-1341 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 5: What can language teachers get from research?Send us a textEpisode 5 of Conversations about Language Teaching: What can language teachers get from research? Show Notes:Video (8m 31s) by Mango Languages, What is Second Language Acquisition (SLA)? | Science Behind Language Learning https://youtu.be/WZZUCykPQWEDiane mentioned this article as an example of how a research article is structured, and what the early sections of the article aims to do or not do (free to read & download): Creese, A., & Blackledge, A. (2010). Translanguaging in the bilingual classroom: A pedagogy fo...
2024-05-3038 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 4: Personal teaching histories from Diane & ReedSend us a textEpisode 4 Conversations about Language Teaching: Personal teaching histories from Diane & ReedShow notes:Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast...
2024-05-1656 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 3: Seating and physical classroom set upSend us a textEpisode 3 Conversations about Language Teaching: Seating and physical classroom set up and how that affects teaching & learning Show notes:STARTALK is a US-funded program for critical languages teacher and student training. More info: The "I do, we do, you do" model is mentioned in this STARTALK publication. Schwab, G. (2011). From dialogue to multilogue: A different view on participation in the English foreign‐language classroom. Classroom Discourse, 2(1), 3-19. [Article available with no paywall here.]Diane's high school classroom tour videos are...
2024-05-0232 minGrowing With Proficiency The PodcastEpisode 90: Talking Student Engagement with Dr. Diane Neubauer and AnneMarie ChaseSend us a textIn this in-person episode from the CI Mitten conference, Dr. Diane Neubauer and AnneMarie Chase joined me to talk about the multifaceted concept of student engagement in the world language classroom.We uncover and challenge traditional views of engagement, offering innovative strategies and real-life applications that will inspire and empower educators.**Show Notes:**What is engagement?Diane Newbauer discusses her PhD research, providing a nuanced definition of engagement that includes cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral dimensions.Discussion on recognizing various forms of student engagement, supported by...
2024-05-0259 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 2: Planning lessons for beginning language learnersSend us a textEpisode 2 of Conversations about Language Teaching: Planning Lessons for Beginning Language LearnersShow Notes: The Agen Workshop https://theagenworkshop.com/ Swanson, P. B. (2010). Teacher efficacy and attrition: Helping students at introductory levels of language instruction appears critical. Hispania, 305-321. Read/download the article here: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=mcl_facpub Terry Waltz - Super 7 verbs. In 2013, Haiyun Lu posted Terry’s comments about them on her former blog, with permission, here...
2024-04-1831 min
Conversations about Language TeachingEpisode 0: Bonus episode deciding the podcast scope & titleSend us a textBonus episode 0 of Conversations about Language Teaching.SHOW NOTES: Our actual notes for planning this podcast episode & the podcast overall.1. Deciding on a title for the show: Conversations about language teaching with Diane Neubauer and Reed Riggs2. Blurbs about us:- Diane came from being a language learner, then a language teacher, then PhD program in teacher education, then teacher education - Both learned Chinese in China, living there for several years. Both have taught K-12 Chinese in schools in the U...
2024-04-1135 minConversations about Language TeachingEpisode 1: Comprehensive Comprehensible InputSend us a textEpisode 1 of Conversations about Language Teaching. Show notes: Items mentioned in the episode:Reed’s HI TESOL article (see pp. 22-24): https://hawaiitesol.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023_May.pdf The Krashen video (a classic clip from a talk by Dr. Stephen Krashen in the 1970s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnUc_W3xE1w Michael Long, interaction hypothesis: “The idea that what you teach is what they learn, and when you teach it is when they learn it, is not just simplistic, it is wron...
2024-04-0431 min
Neubauer Artists Happy Hour Show2024 Oscars Guide: Original SongThis year's Oscar nominees for best original song are headlined by two songs from Barbie: one from Billie Eilish, and the other from Ryan Gosling. But there's also an intriguing mix of tracks from Jon Batiste, the Osage Tribal Singers, and Becky G — with an assist from perennial Oscar nominee Diane Warren. Today, we get into what we think will win, what should win, and what criteria should we use when we judge original songs in movies?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2024-03-0426 min
Neubauer Artists Happy Hour ShowFeud And What's Making Us HappyFeud: Capote Vs. the Swans is the latest reimagining of historical events produced by Ryan Murphy. The series follows famed author Truman Capote (played by Tom Hollander), who hobnobs with a close-knit circle of New York socialites known as the Swans. But then he embarrasses them by airing their dirty laundry — and things get nasty. The Swans are deliciously played by actors like Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, and Chloë Sevigny.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2024-02-1629 minThe Patriot PlaybookThe Patriot Playbook 003: Volleyball Coach Chuck Dougherty, Boys Cross Country Coach Peter Jennings '99, and Girls Cross Country Coach Diane NeubauerOn this episode on The Patriot Playbook, Athletic Director Tim Ginter talks with Varsity Volleyball Head Coach Chuck Dougherty, Varsity Boys Cross Country Coach Peter Jennings '99, and Varsity Girls Cross Country Coach Diane Neubauer.
2023-11-0640 minGrowing With Proficiency The PodcastEpisode 39: Answering all the Burning Questions About the Use of Target Language in Class with Dr. Diane NeubauerSend us a textGet ready to join us in an incredible conversation with Dr. Diane Neubauer about the use of the target language in language classes! In this episode, we'll explore all your burning questions about using the target language in class like whether the use of target language is equally effective for language acquisition or whether we should let students use their first language in class.Dr. Diane Neubaur is a Mandarin Chinese teacher. She has taught all the levels online and face-to-face. In May 2022, she completed her Ph.D. from the University...
2023-06-2242 min
Neubauer Artists Happy Hour ShowBook Club: The Next ChapterBook Club: The Next Chapter is a sequel that reunites four legendary actresses: Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen. In this iteration, the ladies jet-set to Italy. It's a light-hearted, very silly romp with a meet-cute, an old paramour, lost luggage, and multiple jokes about meatballs.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2023-05-1617 min
Neubauer Artists Happy Hour Show2023 Oscars Guide: Original SongThe Oscar nominees for best original song can be anything from soaring ballads over the credits to toe-tappers that ground musical numbers. This year, they include entries from big artists like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and frequent Oscar nominee Diane Warren. Today, we get into what we think will win, what should win, and what makes a great original song.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2023-03-0623 min
Hacking Chinese Podcast105 - 10 ways of using games to learn and teach ChineseGames are great for learning languages. Here are ten ways you can use games to learn or teach Chinese as a second language!
Link to article: 10 ways of using games to learn and teach Chinese: https://www.hackingchinese.com/10-ways-using-games-learn-teach-chinese/
#learnchinese #games
How to improve fluency in Chinese by playing word games: https://www.hackingchinese.com/playing-word-games-to-practise-fluency/
Playing Codenames to learn Chinese: https://www.hackingchinese.com/playing-codenames-learn-chinese/
Diane Neubauer about teaching Chinese with Mafia (I): http://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/2015/04/mafia-ci-friendly-game.html
Diane Neubauer about teaching Chinese with...
2022-08-0815 min
The Rambling Runner Podcast#437 - 360 Degree Analysis: Diane Neubauer and James McKirdyToday on podcast the we are trying a new format that I am really excited about - a 360 degree review of an athlete's improvement. First we speak with Diane Neubauer, and then her coach James McKirdy, about her remarkable improvement over the last three years.Diane is a fantastic runner, incredibly hard worker, military wife, and mother of two.She ran her first marathon in 2013, finishing in 3:50. Three years later, she ran a 3:36 in Boston. Four years after that, with a 3:07 marathon PR and her sights set on breaking 3:00, she started working with coach James...
2022-05-161h 21
Hacking Chinese Podcast78b - 文字冒险游戏及其在对外汉语教学中的应用Text adventure games are awesome for learning Chinese, but how do they work and how can you get the most out of them?
Link to article in Chinese: 文字冒险游戏及其在对外汉语教学中的应用 https://www.hackingchinese.com/wenzi-maoxian-youxi/
Link to article in English (including separate podcast episode 78a): Text adventure games and how to use them in the Chinese language classroom https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-play-adventure-text-games-with-a-chinese-teacher/
Tags: #learnchinese #textgame #wordswing #interactive
Hacking Chinese courses: https://www.hackingchinese.com/courses/
WordSwing: https://wordswing.com/
Escape! (completely free): https://wordswing.com/text-game/escape/
My article about Escape! https://www...
2022-02-0118 min
Hacking Chinese Podcast78a - Text adventure games and how to use them in the Chinese language classroomText adventure games are awesome for learning Chinese, but how do they work and how can you get the most out of them?
Link to article in English: Text adventure games and how to use them in the Chinese language classroom
https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-play-adventure-text-games-with-a-chinese-teacher/
Link to article in Chinese (including separate podcast episode 78b): 文字冒险游戏及其在对外汉语教学中的应用
https://www.hackingchinese.com/wenzi-maoxian-youxi/
Tags: #learnchinese #textgame #wordswing #interactive
Hacking Chinese courses: https://www.hackingchinese.com/courses/
WordSwing: https://wordswing.com/
Escape! (completely free): https://wordswing.com/text-game/escape/
My article about Escape...
2022-02-0116 min
RunChats with @RonRunsNYCDiane Neubauer - Dare Mighty Things; Tapping Into the Power of Mother Runners! | RunChats Ep.38I'm stoked to share Diane Neubauer's inspirational story! Diane just ROCKED a 2:45 at the McKirdy Micro Marathon, destroying her previous PR of 3:07 by an astonishing 22 minutes—just 13 months after having her 2nd son, Noah.
Diane was living on a military base in Germany with her Air Force husband, Andrew, and their newborn baby, Luke, and was struggling with postpartum depression/anxiety. A chance invite to a 7-mile race from a mother-based running group (Stroller Warriors) changed everything! She nursed Luke before and after the race and it was the first time Diane felt she could breathe in so...
2021-05-131h 38
The Motivated Classroom36 ¦ Teaching in the moment, professional development & language play with Diane NeubauerIn this episode I am delighted to be joined by the wonderful Diane Neubauer 杜雁子. Diane is a Mandarin Chinese teacher with over the 14 years experience across age groups. She currently teaches online part-time while working on her PhD in Foreign Language & ESL Education at the University of Iowa. She presents on a variety of language teaching topics at conferences and is involved in research relevant to comprehension-based language teaching and learning. She is currently chair of the ACTFL (USA language association) Comprehension-based Communicative Language Teaching (CCLT) Special Interest Group. Diane talks to us about her PhD research, teaching in the mo...
2021-04-1627 min
You Can Learn Chinese#20 Confessions of a Chinese Language TeacherFor this special episode, we are joined by Diane Neubauer as a special guest co-host. Diane is a Chinese teacher who first learned Chinese in college, has spent over a decade in the classroom teaching, and is now pursuing a PhD. Jared, John, and Diane discuss some of the latest trends in learning Chinese, what it’s like to be a Chinese teacher, and touch on some of the aspects between language and culture. This is one insightful show you won’t want to miss.
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2019-10-0750 min
Joomla Beat Podcast | Web design, development, online marketing, social media & website managementEp37 - Interview with the Joomla World Conference team 2013This special episode I speak to a few members of the Joomla World Conference about what is planned for the event, a few special things that have in store, as well as their experiences in the Joomla community, conferences and in organising the event.Diane Henning, Ronni Christiansen, Mike Carson, Jon Neubauer and Jerri Christiansen all join me on the podcast for the biggest group podcast I've ever recorded.
2013-10-1643 min