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September 30, 2022November 13, 2022 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 150: Professional Learning, Collaborations, and Challenges with Vicky Masson

In episode 150, Stacey and Maris share one interview from their live podcast recording this past summer with the Virtual Summit hosted by PEARLL. In this episode, we learn from Vicky Masson, an experienced teacher and leader who talks about some of her most meaningful experiences in summer institutes, fellowships, and micro-credentials. All of this professional learning has led to some pretty impressive classroom projects and collaborations around topics such as poetry, challenge-based learning, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

For links and show notes, visit https://wp.me/s88mlO-150

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June 12, 2020November 1, 2020 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 142: Language Legitimacy and Imagining New Educational Contexts with Jonathan Rosa

In ep 142, Dorie Conlon Perugini interviews Dr. Jonathan Rosa about his work exploring race, language, and education. Jonathan discusses what sorts of language practices are deemed legitimate in educational contexts, and how language teachers participate in institutions that are not serving multilingual students. In this episode, listeners will find new ways of thinking about language education and students' language and literacy practices.

For links and show notes, visit https://wp.me/p88mlO-6nP

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March 3, 2020July 3, 2020 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 136: Speaking Blackness in Brazil, Identity, and Investment with Uju Anya

In ep 136, Dorie Conlon Perugini interviews Dr. Uju Anya on a range of topics related to the experiences of African-American language learners both in classrooms and in study abroad contexts. The two scholars discuss Uju's award-winning book, bias and inclusion in the language classroom, and why the concept of investment is more useful than motivation for analyzing student engagement.

For links and show notes, visit https://wp.me/p88mlO-67Y

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 42 (rerun): Choosing Critical Cultural Content over Grammar with Daniel Woolsey

In ep 42, Stacey interviews Daniel Woolsey, an associate professor of Spanish at a liberal arts college in Michigan, who teaches courses including fourth-semester Spanish and Hispanic linguistics. Daniel explains how language teachers can focus on critical cultural content, let go of explicit grammar instruction, and trust the acquisition process to take place.

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/07/26/42-rerun-with-daniel-woolsey/

January 11, 2019September 26, 2021 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 87: A Novice Descriptions Unit with Heather Sherrow

Stacey interviews Heather Sherrow about the novice-level unit on descriptions that she developed called Soy Yo: Bringing Life, Purpose, and Meaning to Your Novice Descriptions Unit. This unit tackles stereotypes, celebrates differences, and encourages students to be themselves using songs, memes, commercials, tweets, infographics, and other authentic resources. Heather has presented this unit at several conferences including this past November at ACTFL and has generously shared all of her resources online.

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2019/01/11/ep-87-with-heather-sherrow/

June 29, 2018July 6, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 59: Community-Based Global Learning, Part I with Richard Kiely and Eric Hartman

In ep 59, Stacey interviews Eric Hartman and Richard Kiely about the principles and experiences that inspired them to write the book Community-Based Global Learning. Richard and Eric approach international, community-based, and global service learning from perspectives that language teachers will find immediately applicable to their own work whether they are taking their students into L2 communities as part of a course or preparing their students for lifelong community engagement as proficient language users.

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2018/06/29/ep-59-part-i-with-richard-kiely-and-eric-hartman

March 30, 2018March 31, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 46: Labor Issues and Language Teaching with Mura Nava

In ep 46, Stacey interviews Mura Nava, who teaches English to adults in France, about the state of the English language teaching labor market. Mura shares his experiences as an English teacher in France and introduces us to some individuals and organizations working for justice for teachers.

For links and show notes, visit http://weteachlang.com/2018/03/30/ep-46-with-mura-nava

March 23, 2018January 17, 2021 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 45: Thematic Units and Social Justice with Anneke Oppewal and Jennifer Wooten

In ep 45, Stacey talks with Anneke Oppewal, a middle school teacher in North Carolina, and Jennifer Wooten, a college instructor in Florida, about how they have transformed units on food and housing by focusing on questions accessible to novice and intermediate students. Anneke and Jen share specific examples from their own teaching--lessons and units they have built over time through collaboration and experimentation.

For links and show notes, visit http://weteachlang.com/2018/03/23/ep-45-with-anneke-oppewal-and-jennifer-wooten

March 16, 2018March 25, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 44: A Preview of the 2018 Dimension Special Issue with Terry A. Osborn

In ep 44 , Stacey shares an interview with Terry Osborn that she conducted as part of the 2018 issue of Dimension, the peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) . This special issue, which Stacey co-edited with Paula Garrett-Rucks, contains seven chapters all focused on how critical pedagogy and social justice play out in the language classroom. Listeners will get to hear a portion of the interview with Dr. Terry A. Osborn that comprises the first chapter of this special issue.

For links and show notes, visit http://weteachlang.com/2018/03/16/ep-44-osborn