Talkin L2 with BVP

Join us this week while we talk about everyone’s favorite topic and fact #4 that all teachers should understand: the basic data for acquisition are found in input. What does this mean? What kind of input? And how do we know that input is critical for acquisition? Join us as Bill, Angelika, and Walter explore these and related questions! Sponsors: EduNovela, Voces Digital, Tapas and TPRS Books Visit any of our sponsors at their websites! 
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Join us as we continue in our series of five facts that teachers need to know about language and language acquisition. The focus of this episode is this: the development of language is constrained by learner internal mechanisms. This has profound implications for teachers and curriculum development, so join us this week as we explore just what is going on in the mind of the learner. Sponsors: EduNovela, Voces Digital, Tapas, and TPRS Books Visit any of our sponsors at their websites!
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This is week two of the series on five facts that teachers need to know about language and language acquisition. Our topic: Fact #2. The development of linguistic representation is slow, piecemeal, and stage-like. What implications does this have for teaching? How can teachers use this to talk to students, admin, and others about what they do? Join BVP, Angelika and Walter while they discuss this second fact. Sponsors: EduNovela, Voces Digital, Tapas and TPRS Books Visit any of our sponsors at their websites! 
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For this week, we will initiate a series of episodes based on a 2017 article that Bill published in which he discussed five facts about SLA that are relevant to language teaching. Those facts are important for all teachers who need arguments for a new curriculum. What are those facts? BVP, Angelika and Walter while they discuss the first fact. Sponsors: EduNovela, Evia Learning, Tapas and TPRS Books Visit any of our sponsors at their websites!
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Just how do you convince that rule-driven colleague, student, parent, or administrator that you want to do something different? Join BVP, Angelika and Walter this week as they begin a multi-episode discussion on "Are we making the right arguments?" And tune in to find out who the special guest is! Sponsors: Evia Learning, Tapas and TPRS Books Visit any of our sponsors at their websites!
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Talkin L2 with BVP: Episode 17 - A Focus on Frequency Many people claim that frequency in the input is a critical factor in acquisition. Just how critical is it? Are there limits to the “power of frequency”? Should teachers worry about repeating a lot of what they say in different ways for learners?  Join Bill, Angelika and Walter this week while they discuss frequency.  Sponsors: Evia Learning, Tapas and TPRS Books Visit any of our sponsors at their websites!
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We hope everyone is settled into the new academic term and that 2019 has gotten off to a roaring start. This week's show is inspired by questions that Bill gets all the time: When do learners have implicit knowledge? How can it be assessed? Tune in live for some surprising responses and some very lively discussion while BVP, Angelika, and Walter discuss today’s topic! Special thanks to our sponsors:  
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Talkin' L2 with BVP: Episode 15 - What's in the black box? Welcome back! We hope everyone had a restful yet enjoyable break for the Holiday Season. We thought we'd kick off 2019 with an interesting and challenging discussion: What's in the black box?  Teachers can do all kinds of things but ultimately learners are in control of acquisition. What goes on in their heads? What mechanisms do they possess that do to language what the researchers and some teachers see? Tune in to hear BVP, Angelika, and Walter discuss today’s topic! Special thanks to our sponsors: 
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Well, it's the end of 2018 and this is our last show before we go on winter break.   Tune in to this episode where Bill, Angelika, and Walter discuss "Why is language teaching so resistant to change?" Hmmm. That's a tough one. We will also have a special guest at the top of the show so join the conversation. Special thanks to our sponsors:  
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The countdown is here! It's almost the end of the semester/term and soon we will all be tired of holiday muzak in elevators and lobbies. No worries! We're here to help with our lively and engaging weekly discussions about L2 acquisition and teaching. This week we wrap up our five-week series on five words to eliminate from language teaching. So far we've targeted these words: FOREIGN, ERROR, STUDENT, and LANGUAGE PATTERNS. What will be the word this week? Want a hint? Sorry, you'll have to tune in to find out... Tune in to this episode to see which word Bill, Angelika, Walter, and a special guest discuss fifth! Special thanks to our sponsors: 
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Welcome to week number four and our fourth word in the special series "Five Words We Should Ban from Language Teaching." So far we've talked about some words: FOREIGN, ERROR, and STUDENT. Is there a theme here? What will be the fourth word?  Tune in to this episode to see which word Bill, Angelika, and Walter discuss! Special thanks to our sponsors: 
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Welcome to our just-before-ACTFL episode!  For this episode join BVP, Walter and Angelika as they continue to discuss one word per show in this five-week series based on from Bill's talk on "Five Words that Need to be Banned from the Profession."  Tune in to this episode to see which word they discuss third! What will the word be this week? Hmmm. You probably won't be surprised. Or will you?  Special thanks to our sponsors: 
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Welcome to our just-before-ACTFL episode!  For this episode join BVP and Walter as they continue to discuss one word per show in this five-week series based on from Bill's talk on "Five Words that Need to be Banned from the Profession."  Tune in to this episode to see which word Bill discusses second! Special thanks to our sponsors: 
 Evia Learning, World Language Proficiency Project Summer Institute, Tapas, and TPRS Books. Visit any of our sponsors at their websites!
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BVP has recently given a series of talks on "Five Words We Need to Ban From Language Teaching." So for the next five shows, join Bill, Angelika, and Walter as they discuss one word per show!   Tune in to this episode to see which word Bill discusses first! Special thanks to our sponsors: 
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Join BVP, Angelika, and Walter in this episode as they talk about feedback. Does feedback from teachers help learners acquire language? What role, if any, does feedback play in acquisition? Are there different kinds of feedback? Special thanks to our sponsors: 
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