Today episode 29 released: Rethinking Authenticity. We discussed different ways that term can apply to language use in classrooms. Audio: …ersationsaboutlanguage.buzzsprout.com/2325378/episod… Video of the same episode: youtu.be/EI5v6YdGhug?si…

It’s a mistake to outsource most writing to AI. Even if the output is accurate and engaging, something valuable is lost in the process. Jotting down intuitions and spelling out hunches is how we develop and refine our ideas. Writing is where we do our best thinking.

Our final podcast episode this spring is about Purposes for Picture Talk -- a flexible instructional strategy that can introduce intercultural learning as well as imaginative play. …ersationsaboutlanguage.buzzsprout.com/2325378/episod…

I make Chinese language learning videos, often with my pet chickens. The baby chicks are featured in new videos! These fluffs have been a lot of fun! youtube.com/watch?v=wmDMO_…

July 8-11: Practical & Comprehensible is free (with paid add-ons for more time) & themed around joy. Most presentations are pre-recorded & you can attend some live events. My presentation is about ways to use language to play. Register: lalibrelanguagelearning.mykajabi.com/practical-comp…

July 14-17: Conference in the Cloud is a live (& recorded for later). Many options; I'll teach beginner Chinese 9-10am Eastern: be a student or observe! In simple Chinese, we'll learn about dragons: how they look, what they do, & co-create our own. express-fluency.teachable.com/p/conference-i…

5-day class online -- total beginner Mandarin Chinese, July 14-18! - Comprehension-based communicative language teaching strategies: beginners enjoy low-anxiety but highly purposeful class experience. - Theme: dragons & co-creating our own. expressfluency.com/product/beginn…

For language teacher training this week: theme, developing proficiency in the classroom. I'm 1st day of 4 days, so rethinking & expanding ideas is a goal. That is challenging work & requires safety. I'm using an ex of being able to change, not seeing myself as finished. #langchat

I was interviewed about listening in language learning! Patrick Bonczyk's "Too Much to Know" podcast. He finds connections to making meaning from music & university writing as we talked. open.spotify.com/episode/15XgjV…

This video is from a new YouTube channel designed for intermediate+ English language learners. Glyn, the host, interviewed me for episode 1, defining comprehensible input. #langchat youtube.com/watch?v=yDk_ls…

Have you seen our lineup of speakers for ICTFL’s Novice Teacher Support Group this year? Join us for these FREE hour long sessions from Carrie Toth, Srta. Spanish, Diego Ojeda, and more! Sign up here to join: buff.ly/R9FkqES

Check out this #lansibunch collaboration with international scholars on conversation analytic interventions in language teacher education #altesolfaculty #altesolalum #altesolstudents @teacherscollege @aaalgrads @iscaupdates link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

📣 CfP: LLP Special Issue -- The Ludic You Love - mailchi.mp/9b9148b1289a/c…

Mandarin Chinese classes online on Zoom this fall: Beginning - Six Thursday evenings, 8-9pm Eastern Advanced Beginning - Six Sunday mornings, 9-10am Experienced - Six Sunday mornings, 9-10am Starting Sept. 21 & following. More info at the link: sites.google.com/view/dianen/ch…

Conversations about Language Teaching is back after a summer break -- today's episode: …ersationsaboutlanguage.buzzsprout.com/2325378/episod…

On introducing vocabulary: …ersationsaboutlanguage.buzzsprout.com/2325378/episod…

Nathan Pyle references TROGDOR in a comic & comment today over on Facebook. The fandom is responding. Strong Bad facebook.com/nathanwpyle2/p…