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December 12, 2024 37 mins

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Conversations about Language Teaching
Episode 19: Listening comprehension as a goal

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We 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 the Kentucky World Language Association (Sept. 2024) isn’t online, but she’s been interviewed on Claudia Elliott’s podcast, Growing with Proficiency, in episodes about comprehensible input and about output. For example: https://growingwithproficiency.com/all-about-output-with-dr-florencia-henshaw-part-1/ 


Dubois, J. (2015, October 29). Very narrow listening. IJFLT. https://ijflt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IJFLT_Oct_2015_10-29-2015_TtT_Very_Narrow_Listening.pdf 

https://theagenworkshop.com/about-very-narrow-listening-stephen-krashen-michael-jordan-and-jackie-chan/


Slocum Bailey, J. (2016, October 4). Use can-do statements-just not like this. Indwelling Language. https://indwellinglanguage.com/use-can-do-statements-not-like-this/ 

Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo

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