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October 9, 2022 31 mins

Your lesson, should you choose to accept it, is to connect Second Language Acquisition theories with practical classroom applications. The special agents assigned to help you with this task are Florencia Henshaw and Maris Hawkins, authors of "Common Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom".

 

In our conversation we discuss:

1️⃣ Some SLA theories that refuse to die

2️⃣ Their favorite activities to use

3️⃣ The importance of both content and purpose

 

Click here for links and resources mentioned in the episode or more information about the podcast. Click here for Lesson: Impossible’s language teaching blog.

 

If you liked this episode you might want to check out:

  • Ep. 18: Agent Rebecca Blouwolff (Teaching Language Authentically)
  • Ep. 27: Agent Laurent Porosoff (Meaningful Curriculum)
  • Ep. 72: Agent Julia Spiegelman (Challenging Language Textbooks)
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