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March 2, 2018November 6, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 42: 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 http://weteachlang.com/2018/03/02/ep-42-with-daniel-woolsey

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February 9, 2018May 30, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 39: The GLCA Shared Languages Program with Gabriele Dillmann

In ep 39, Stacey interviews Gabriele Dillmann, an associate professor of German at Denison University, a liberal arts college in Ohio. Gabriele is the director of the Great Lakes Colleges Association's Shared Languages Program, a project that aims to address issues facing upper-level under-enrolled language courses as well as broadening the course offerings for lesser-taught languages.

This episode also includes BONUS content! After you listen, check out the show notes for an additional clip about the tech that makes Gabriele's innovative work possible.

For links and show notes, visit http://weteachlang.com/2018/02/09/ep-39-with-gabriele-dillmann

February 2, 2018February 1, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 38: Phonetics, Phonology, and Teaching Pronunciation with Gillian Lord

In ep 38, Stacey talks with Gillian Lord, professor and chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Florida, about her work researching and teaching pronunciation.

For links and show notes, visit http://weteachlang.com/2018/02/02/ep-38-with-gillian-lord

January 5, 2018January 6, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 34: Assessments, Affect, and Proficiency Goals with Raul Rosales

In ep 34, Danielle Dorvil interviews Professor Raul Rosales Herrera, Associate Professor of Spanish at Drew University. Raul discusses his perspective on excellent language teaching and the goals he and his institution have set for students.

For links and show notes, visit http://weteachlang.com/2018/01/05/ep-34-with-raul-rosales

December 20, 2017December 19, 2017 staceymargarita WTL Transcripts, Guides, Bonus Content

Transcript of Episode 32 with Walter Hopkins

Transcript for episode 32 with Walter Hopkins

December 15, 2017September 23, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 32: Reflective, Principled, Proficiency-Oriented Teaching with Walter Hopkins

In ep 32, Stacey shares an interview with Walter Hopkins, instructor and assistant director of the Michigan State University Spanish language program. Walter discusses his perspective on excellent language teaching, unpacks some of the issues faced by new language instructors, and explains how his language program has developed around proficiency goals.

For links and show notes, visit http://weteachlang.com/2017/12/15/ep-32-reflective-principled-with-walter-hopkins

October 6, 2017October 7, 2017 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 22: Teaching College Arabic with Kari Neely

In ep 22, Sarah Arvidson interviews Kari Neely, an associate professor of Arabic, about some of the challenges associated with maintaining a college Arabic program through the third year. They discuss how Kari integrates native and heritage speakers into her third year course, which varieties of Arabic to teach and when, and how technology can help students acquire vocabulary.

For links and show notes, visit http://weteachlang.com/2017/10/07/episode-22-teaching-college-arabic-with-kari-neely

September 22, 2017September 23, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 21: Cross-curricular Innovations in a Liberal Arts Language Department with Sebastiaan Faber

In ep 21, Stacey interviews Sebastiaan Faber, Professor and Chair of Hispanic Studies at Oberlin College, about the some of the cross-curricular innovations in his department including languages across the curriculum, team teaching with faculty from other departments, and incorporating campus resources into the classroom experience.

For links and show notes, visit http://weteachlang.com/2017/09/22/episode-21-cross-curricular-innovations-with-sebastiaan-faber

July 21, 2017September 23, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 12: Teaching Racial Diversity and Growing as a Teacher with Laurel Abreu

In episode 12 of We Teach Languages, Stacey interviews Laurel Abreu about a class she teaches that explores racial and linguistic diversity in Spanish, about a 2016 paper she wrote on teaching racial diversity, and about her own journey to grow as a teacher and become more aware of difference.

For links and show notes, visit http://weteachlang.com/2017/07/21/episode-12-teaching-racial-diversity-and-growing-as-a-teacher-with-laurel-abreu