social justice – we teach languages

January 24, 2020February 10, 2020 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 132: Language Ideologies and Translanguaging with Emma Trentman

In ep 132, Stacey interviews Arabic teacher and researcher Dr. Emma Trentman about language ideologies and how they play out in the classroom. Emma discusses how teachers might move away from practices that reinforce monolingual ideologies and towards multilingual ideologies such as translanguaging.

For links and show notes, visit https://wp.me/p88mlO-5YK

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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/

December 7, 2018December 11, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 82: Social Justice and Representation with LJ Randolph

In ep 82, Dorie Conlon Perugini interviews LJ Randolph about what it means to teach languages for social justice and how teachers can think about representation in their classrooms. LJ shares resources, big ideas, and practical examples for teachers who want to explore what social justice might look like in a language classroom.

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2018/12/07/ep-82-with-lj-randolph

October 19, 2018October 22, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 75: Comprehensifying and Extending Authentic Resources with Kara Jacobs

In ep 75, Maris Hawkins interviews Kara Jacobs, a Spanish teacher who is well-known for sharing lessons, units, stories, and activities around authentic resources on her blog. If you don't already know Kara, this interview is a great introduction to her, her approach, and the kinds of resources she shares.

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2018/10/19/ep-75-with-kara-jacobs

September 28, 2018October 28, 2018 staceymargarita WTL Podcast Episodes

We Teach Languages Episode 72: One Approach to a Content-Based, Upper-Level Course with Elena Morgan and Rachel Frenkil

In ep 72, Carolyn Siegel interviews Elena Morgan and Rachel Frenkil about the content-based approach that they have taken in their upper-level Spanish IV course. In this course that they developed, they weave advanced language study together with the history of Latin America, political theory, and Jewish identity to create a learning experience that is educationally rich and also personally meaningful for their students.

For links and show notes, visit https://weteachlang.com/2018/09/28/ep-72-with-elena-morgan-and-rachel-frenkil

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

We Teach Languages Episode 60: Community-Based Global Learning, Part II with Richard Kiely and Eric Hartman

In ep 60, Eric Hartman and Richard Kiely respond to listener questions about service learning based on their 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/2018/07/06/ep-60-part-ii-with-richard-kiely-and-eric-hartman