As you already know, DOORs are Downloadable Open Resources that are written in English and can be transformed into any language. These resources were originally created for LCTL instructors, but any teacher can recycle, revise and remix these activities in their classroom! 1/11

In one week. Free CALPER webinar. 👇 February 8 - 4:00PM - 5:30PM (EST) "Embracing sociolinguistic variation in the L2 Arabic classroom" Lizz Huntley (Michigan State) Register at tinyurl.com/bdfma5t5

From a review of my manuscript: "the insights from this study are nevertheless not without merit" ... since when was there a secret reviewer code of conduct that forbids positive comments (or only permits them in double negative formation)?

As of the family-friendly committee #AAAL2023, I created a map of places that will be (hopefully) useful for scholars traveling with their families to Portland (thanks to Tanya Sydorenko for her insights) LMK what you think and if you have suggestions! bit.ly/3yb7gQb

Just out on SSLA FV: Trip Strawbridge SCU Arts & Sciences combines social network analysis, elicited imitation tasks, and program curriculum design data to explain L2 proficiency growth during study abroad bit.ly/3IWI7gY

Dear world, Happy #InternationalWomensDay! In honor of #IWD2023, I am extremely excited to share with you a new #childrensbook featuring some brilliant #Women in #Statistics and #DataScience! 📖 book: stephaniehicks.com/superwomen 💻 blog: stephaniehicks.com/blog/super-wom…

Enhance your pedagogical skills as an LCTL teacher by becoming a ViVID fellow. Receive a $1,000 stipend for sharing your teaching videos once a month and participating in a virtual community of practice.

Too honest?

We should normalize just how good PhD students are. You already have a bachelors (maybe a masters too). You’re already highly qualified, and now you’re researching something that very few people IN THE WORLD can do. You’re literally one of the best in the world in your field.

L2 teacher friends: what are your fav social media accounts to show students examples of authentic language? Interested in examples from ALL languages, esp. non-prestigious registers (i.e. West African French, Puerto Rican Spanish) not typically covered in world lang textbooks

Response-time differences are common measures in SLA, but they are also notoriously unreliable. We tested a mixed-effects modeling approach to estimating the reliability of these measures with open data sets and simulations. doi.org/10.1017/S02722…

MY NEW DEPARTMENT MADE GOODIE BAGS FOR US!!! #ucdenver

🚨Call for papers!🚨 We are guest editing a Special Issue on Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) in applied linguistics for the Journal of Second Language Studies. Please consider contributing! More information about QRPs can be found on our website: sites.google.com/view/qrp-human…

The number of people facing “catastrophic” levels of food hunger in Gaza is 4 times higher than observed in “the rest of the world”, according to the latest IPC World Food Programme report. WFP predicts a famine if conditions persist: wfp.org/news/gaza-grap…

Now that I have my own office, I’ve got a practical question for the senior scholars … how do you manage to not leave behind traces of food and coffee all over your desk??

Just out on SSLA FV: Using CFA to handle emergent variables underlying an L2 construct? Alamer, Schuberth & Henseler suggest you try confirmatory composite analysis bit.ly/493Uhkc