Teaching & Learning Languages in the United States (TELL-US) podcast series is now fully released. The interviews in this professional learning resource for novice LCTL teachers focus on two broad categories: language pedagogy and school culture. The content is designed for professionals who find themselves teaching in a culture and education system that is different from the one they experienced growing up. This year’s series centers on Designing and Delivering Proficiency-Focused Target-Language Input and is hosted by Nicole Naditz (2015 ACTFL Teacher of the Year).
The episodes include:
- Episode 1: Understanding the American system of education and language education, part 1 (asynchronous interviews with Ahmed Hanafy, Cécile Nedellec, Ying Jin, and Yo Azama)
- Episode 2: Understanding the American system of education and language education, part 2 (asynchronous interviews with Ahmed Hanafy, Cécile Nedellec, Ying Jin, and Yo Azama)
- Episode 3: What is proficiency (proficiency vs. performance)? (live interview with Paul Sandrock and Laura Terrill)
- Episode 4: Language targets, Can Do statements (live interview with Meredith White and Rebecca Blouwolff)
- Episode 5: Content- and culture-rich target language input that meets and is responsive to the needs of learners (asynchronous interview with Leslie Grahn and Amy Lenord)
- Episode 6: Synthesis, part 1 (live interview with Heather Sweetser)
- Episode 7: Synthesis, part 2 (live interview with Heather Sweetser)
Check out all episodes here and listen at your leisure: https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/tellus2023/