Monthly Archives: April 2019
Teaching gender-inclusive language in the second language classroom
Webinar by Vivian Langer (April 2019) This webinar is meant for second language (L2) instructors who are interested in working against gender inequality and creating an inclusive environment in their classrooms through gender-inclusive language. The webinar explores why it might … Continue reading
Learning to Play in L2 Contexts with Digital Games
In the webinar below, Meghan K. McGinley explores the ways in which the field of SLA can utilize praxis-informed models of research in order to promote “gameful” thinking. In learning-to-play with digital games in L2 contexts, instructors, game designers and CALL … Continue reading
Social Reading in the Second Language (L2) Classroom
Webinar by Abby R. Broughton This webinar presents social reading in the second language (L2) classroom. This presentation is meant for all L2 instructors and learners interested in reading authentic texts online with others. By situating social reading as it … Continue reading
Migration and Otherness in SLA
My Vlog discusses the notion of migration from a literary point of view before diving into migration and how it exists in SLA. I argue that Otherness happens in the Language Classroom. See the link Migration and Otherness in SLA … Continue reading
How We Study Language in This Class (video)
In this video, Stacey walks her students through how people learn language and how her first-year language class will be organized. With a goal of Intercultural Communicative Competence in mind, students will use the experiential learning cycle to take in … Continue reading
Webinar – Using 19th century news articles in intermediate to advanced L2 French courses
Webinar by Cara Bailey Cite this: Bailey, Cara. “Webinar – Using 19th Century News Articles in Intermediate to Advanced L2 French Courses.” Second Language Studies, Vanderbilt University, my.vanderbilt.edu/L2studies/webinar-19th-century-news-articles-in-intermediate-to-advanced-L2-French-courses. In the webinar below, Cara Bailey will explore the use of authentic, historical non-fiction, in … Continue reading
Annotated Bibliography for Sundqvist & Wikström’s “Out-of-school digital gameplay and in-school L2 English vocabulary outcomes” (2015)
Sundqvist, P., & Wikström, P. (2015). Out-of-school digital gameplay and in-school L2 English vocabulary outcomes. System, 51(C), 65–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2015.04.001 In this article, Sundqvist and Wikström investigate the extent to which digital gameplay outside of the classroom impacts L2 English vocabulary … Continue reading
Annotated Bibliography on Spielmann and Radnofsky’s Learning language under tension
Spielmann, G., & Radnofsky, M. L. (2001). Learning language under tension: New directions from a qualitative study. The Modern Language Journal, 85(2), 259-278. Relying on the findings from a 7-weeks intensive beginners’ class in the summer French school of Middlebury college, this … Continue reading