richmadel.bsky.social
Communicative language teacher, Department Chair, 2018 PSMLA Teacher of the Year, Doctor of Education
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I find the for native/by native definition of authentic problematic for a few reasons. Instead, I think Florencia Henshaw and @marishawkins.bsky.social (2022, p. 72) provided the most succinct approach re: authenticity: “Any types of materials … that
have not been created for a
language learner.”
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Let’s go Nate!!! A great representative of PSMLA!
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We have different definitions of fun! 😂 🐝
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Congratulations! This issue seems like such a good one. I can’t wait to finally find a moment to catch up! 😊🫠
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😂 😂 you can count on it!
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I much prefer to use Gimkit in the context of novels and such to provide richer input than just vocab practice. (Quizlet is my go to for just straight Eng/Sp practice.) You can provide full sentences as true/false, sentence stems with multiple options, or just old fashioned comprehension questions.
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To that end, a valuable wrinkle. Agreed!
Happy holidays, Steve. Nice to be back in shared space again!
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I do find this study an interesting wrinkle in the broader conversation.
But, once again, I fear the study design’s patently uncommunicative data collection instrument just results in conclusions that provide validation for those who are seeking it in order to continue to teach…uncommunicatively.
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😍
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Whaaaat! That's so cool!!
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I’ve been reading a lot of Jonathan Haidt’s work lately and I like his use of Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s concept of “antifragility” to describe a unique characteristic of child and adolescent development. www.instagram.com/reel/DAw79Uw...
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Interesting to see how things have changed (or not) some 60 years later. I just came across this take from Leon Panetta in 2018:
#edusky #langchat #langsky
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(Grandin, 2006, p. 184)
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Proficiency > Culture is the TPRSBooks company motto, I think. I could be mistaken.
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A cool study for anyone that works with developing successful readers in students' L2. (Although, I'd venture to say that the findings would transfer to L1.) #edusky
Fostering Novice L2 Pleasure Reading: The Role of Comprehension, Text Difficulty, and Enjoyment
files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1...
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I love it! Can’t wait to see the photos you share!
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Congrats! AATSP in Panama? What an awesome location for the conference! Worth staying and exploring a bit if you’ve never been.
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I have a passport system. Everybody gets one and it gets stamped at my discretion when they do stuff worth celebrating. I thought it would be too elementary when I started it. But I was very wrong. They love it!
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I don’t think that’s the “I told you so” flex you think it is.
But, whatever. I respect the grind for trying to learn languages as a hobby. Keep doing what you need to do to connect with peoples and places around the world.
Whatever your approach, you’re a better neighbor for it.
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“The secret is that you have to repeat stuff until it sticks, there’s no way around it.”
Lolwut
The competing - not to mention empirical - evidence for this kind of claim is just too obvious.
#langchat #langsky
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Really??! I’m almost a strictly non-fiction reader (to a fault, I admit). And I couldn’t put this book down. So well done.
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Interesting! Wonder what it would look like in the US context, especially in light of the certification shortages in languages. #langchat
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When iOS recognizes my Philly dialect and stops trying to autocorrect “jawn” to Jaén, I’ll finally rest easy. 🤦♂️
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You’re just finding Huellas?? Enjoy it! It’s such a good resource for intermediate students!
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Having read each of his diaries, this is hilariously accurate. 😂
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Not that I’m aware of, unfortunately.
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I always say... the good thing about my home is that I have an espresso machine. The bad thing about my home is that I have an espresso machine. 🙃
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A #blusky le hacen faltan más memes de Rocky. Gracias por tu servicio 🫡 😂
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🙋♂️
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Right in my wheelhouse! 🙋♂️