Ep. 17: SLAyyy An Effective Long-Term Language Program

SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

Apr 07, 2025•47 min•Season 2Ep. 7

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Episode description

Gaslight
Course-End Exams
Vertical Alignment - To University and Beyond
Understanding Ordered Development
Setting Realistic Goals

Gatekeep - Gombert, W., Keijzer, M., & Verspoor, M. (2024). Long-term effects of structure-based versus dynamic usage-based instructional programs for French. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 8(1), 18–33.

Dynamic Usage-Based Programs vs. Structure-Based Programs
Homework and Accountability
Writing Complexity and Length
Changes in Accuracy Over Time

Girlboss
Let Novices Be Novices, Intermediates Be Intermediates, etc.
How Long We Have Our Students
Talk About Whatever, with Lots of Input
Read the Scoring Guides of Credit-Granting Exams
The Path of Pleasure Is The Only Path

References

Avant ADVANCE

Steve Smith’s Bluesky Profile (where we got tipped off about this study!)

AIM (Accelerative Integrated Methodology)

Conversations About Language Teaching - Podcast

Ben’s “Real World Homework” Template

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