SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone WebsiteGaslightTeaching Words IndividuallySLOWGatekeep - Wang, S. Y., & Christiansen, M. H. (2024). Chunking in the second language: Implications for language learning and teaching. Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 44, 84-106.The Processing Bottleneck + Chunk and PassL1 + L2 Language AcquisitionGirlbossENHANCED CHUNKING SKILLSRevising the Vocab ListAuditory, then ReadingChat Mats and Sentence BuildersReferencesSocial Accounts: Facebook Bluesky InstagramBook Study: Learner Feedback for Language Growth by Nickel, Strauss, and BudkeEpisode 18: SLAyyy Multiword SequencesTextActivitiesSentence Builders

NotesSLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone WebsiteGaslightIt’ll All Work Out in the End! …Right?How Much Should We Emphasize Any Given Aspect of a Language?The Need for Massive Aural InputHow to Reread Texts Many TimesGatekeep - Paige, D. D. (2011). 16 Minutes of “Eyes-on-Text” Can Make a Difference: Whole-Class Choral Reading as an Adolescent Fluency Strategy. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 51 (1).Repeated Readings Help!More Efficient Than…Student and Teacher PerceptionsGirlbossControl the GameInterruptionTable Tennis ReadingEmbedded Readings, RevisitedWrite and DiscussReferencesSocial Accounts: Facebook Bluesky InstagramBook Study: Learner Feedback for Language Growth by Nickel, Strauss, and BudkeTPRS with Chinese Characteristics by Terry Waltz

SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone WebsiteGaslight“Ok, Just Be a Leader Now!”Failing to Identify StrengthsLack of Definitions and ModelsWalking the Line Between Guidance and ControlGatekeep - Nathan Campbell, 2026 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the YearProgressive Leadership SystemBuilding Experience and PerspectiveModeling Qualities of a Strong LeaderGirlbossWhen to Guide, When to Let GoClear ExpectationsThe Secret of the Shared DriveReferencesSocial Accounts: Facebook Bluesky InstagramBook Study: Learner Feedback for Language Growth by Nickel, Strauss, and BudkeBen’s German Club Ideas List

SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone WebsiteGaslightAre Students Made to Attend to Meaning?Treating Language Like Other SubjectsGatekeep - Gonzalez Bueno, Manuela. “S-PACE for Teaching L2 Grammar: Adding Structure to the PACE Model.” Applied Language Learning, vol. 31, no. 1 & 2, 2021, pp. 29–49.GirlbossUse Low Cognitive Load Sentences to Focus AttentionUsing Student-Friendly Grammar LanguageReferencesSocial Accounts:FacebookBlueskyInstagramBook Study: Learner Feedback for Language Growth by Nickel, Strauss, and BudkeBethanie Drew’s BlogLightbown: 10 Generalizations

SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone WebsiteGaslightIs AI for Students or for Teachers?The Humanity in TeachingYou Can’t AI Your Way to Communicative CompetenceGatekeep - Çelik, Ö. (2025). Evolution of foreign language education in the age of AI. ELT Research Journal, 14(1), 61-77. Teachers as Filters of Knowledge and Designers of Learning ProcessesBen Rants, ExtensivelyGirlbossHow to Make the Classroom a Safe, Inclusive Learning EnvironmentProductivity Hacking - with the Teacher’s CompetenceReferencesSocial Accounts: Facebook Bluesky InstagramBook Study: Learner Feedback for Language Growth by Nickel, Strauss, and Budke