Conversations about Language Teaching
Diane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD
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"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast might be for you.
Reed & Diane, the hosts, base our knowledge of language teaching on research we've read & done, theoretical views of language acquisition, our experiences as language teachers and learners, and our observations of language teaching in the US and elsewhere. We like to help build bridges among teachers and researchers and view ourselves as part of both communities. We collaborate on projects & like talking about language teaching & learning, and decided to have some of those conversations in a podcast format. Here it is!
A transcripted, video version of the podcast is on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@ConversationsaboutLanguage
More about Diane: https://sites.google.com/view/dianen/home
More about Reed: http://www.reedriggs.com
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Episode 50: Summer break
Send us Fan MailEpisode 50: Summer break Show NotesSeveral language teaching conferences were mentioned:CI Reboot: June 20, 25-27 online https://fluencyfast.com/cireboot/Comprehensible Iowa: June 12…
S4E49 Episode 49: Crossover podcast with SLAyyy
Send us Fan MailThanks to Karen Rowan and the online language teacher conference, CI Reboot 2026 https://fluencyfast.com/cireboot/ for bringing us together with a favorite podcast, SLAyyy! Intro…
Episode 48: Starting with a new group of language students
Send us Fan MailIntro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations…
S4E47 Episode 47: Teacher evaluations
Send us Fan MailEpisode 47 - Teacher evaluationsBryce Hedstrom’s observation checklist: https://www.brycehedstrom.com/wp-content/uploads/Checklist-for-Observing-a-WL-Classroom-2.pdf Reed mentioned…
S4E46 Episode 46: Word Repetition
Send us Fan MailEpisode 46: Word Repetition -- Show NotesWe discussed TCI Oregon, June 29-July 1, 2026: https://cocc.edu/departments/community-ed/tciDiane mentioned several "button using" animal…
S4E45 Impactful Teacher Training
Send us Fan MailEpisode 45: Impactful Teacher TrainingShow notes: Diane mentioned this article:Neubauer, D., & Wesely, P. (2023). K-12 world language teachers’ use of conferences as professional…
S4E44 Fools Rush In: Individual Pathways
Send us Fan MailEpisode 44: Fools Rush In: Individual PathwaysReed started the conversation with a quote from the book The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do by Judith Rich…
Episode 43: Discussing a language teaching video
Send us Fan MailShow notes:The video clip we watched & discussed is on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/VlZESXSvi-QAdriana Ramírez's website: https://www.adrianaramirez.ca/Adriana has a podcast…
S4E42 Episode 42: Do different levels of learners need different things?
Send us Fan MailEpisode 42: Do different levels of language learners need different things?Show NotesMitten CI language teaching conference April 17 & 18, 2026: https://mittenci.weebly.com/Intro…
Episode 41: Doing Resets
Send us Fan MailEpisode 41 Show Notes:Diane mentioned this episode of the Mel Robbins podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHpFwHYDnKE Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by…
S4E40 Episode 40: Heritage Language Learners
Send us Fan MailThank you to our guest, Dan Call, who joined us for this episode! Information about Dan's award as Pacific Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year:…
S4E39 Episode 39: Target Language for Young Learners
Send us Fan MailShow Notes: Diane mentioned studies that have found children process language more slowly than adults. One such study is here: Nip, I. S. B., & Green, J. R. (2013). Increases in…
S4E38 Episode 38: ACTFL Teacher Awards as Professional Development
Send us Fan MailEpisode 38: ACTFL Language Teacher Awards as Professional Development Show NotesGuest: Ngan-Ha Ta, PhD Ngan's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nganhataACTFL Convention…
S4E37 Episode 37: "Listen & Do"
Send us Fan MailShow Notes: Episode 37: "Listen & Do" in language teachingReed mentioned: Ellis, R., & He, X. (1999). The roles of modified input and output in the incidental acquisition of…
Episode 36: Research & Assessment
Send us Fan MailIntro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations…
Episode 35: Language Policy in Classrooms
Send us Fan MailMenken & Garcia, 2010 ch. 16 Johnson, 2013ACTFL 90%+ TL use position statementIntro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations…
Episode 34: Trying New Teaching Strategies
Send us Fan MailIntro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations…
S4E33 Episode 33: Introducing Vocabulary
Send us Fan MailEpisode 33: Introducing Vocabulary Show Notes Diane mentioned the book Vocabulary Myths by Keith Folse. Here is the publisher's site about it:…
Episode 32: Focus on Form
Send us Fan MailEpisode 32 Show notes - Focus on Form Michael Long’s thinking about “focus on meaning,” “focus on form,’ and “focus on forms” in language teaching, for example: Long, M. (2008). Focus…
S4E31 Episode 31: Child Language Development & Implications for Teachers
Send us Fan MailShow Notes: Episode 31 (season 4) show notes: Child language development & implications for teachersConversations about Language Teaching Episode 7 was about Conversation…
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