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SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

By: Ben Fisher-Rodriguez Bill Langley Bryan Smith
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Join Ben (he/him), Bryan (he/they), and Bill (he/him) as they Gaslight (reflect), Gatekeep (read research), and Girlboss (share successes) language teaching!

© 2025 SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone
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Episodes
  • Ep. 20: SLAyyy into Summer Break
    May 19 2025

    References

    The Motivated Classroom Podcast

    Carrie Toth and the Huellas curriculum

    Voces Digital

    Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors

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    48 mins
  • Ep. 19: SLAyyy Dynamic Assessment
    May 7 2025

    Gaslight
    Defining Dynamic Assessment
    Examples from Language Teaching
    Formative Assessment in the Classroom
    How are we responsive in our assessments?

    Gatekeep - Najjarpour and Salimi: “Navigating Mindset Trajectories: Exploring EFL Teachers’ Evolution in Embracing Dynamic and Summative Assessment in the Language Classroom”

    Dynamic Assessment

    Girlboss

    Successfully and Accountably Collecting Assessment Data
    Taking Advantage of Opportunities to Learn
    Opening Assessment Conversations Via Reflections
    Baking Reflection Into Every Assessment


    References

    ACTFL OPI
    Dylan Wiliam’s Embedded Formative Assessment
    STAMP Test
    AnneMarie Chase’s Magic Cards
    Class Dojo


    Text us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom.

    Email us at info@slayyypod.com

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    39 mins
  • Ep. 18: SLAyyy Multiword Sequences
    Apr 21 2025

    Gaslight

    Isolated Vocabulary
    Useful Vocabulary Lists
    Idioms and Stock Phrases
    Use Language in Context

    Gatekeep - Takizawa, K., & Suzuki, S. (2025). The role of multiword sequences in fluent speech: The case of listener-based judgment in L2 argumentative speech. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1–21.

    Perceived Fluency and Proficiency Ratings
    It’s Giving Library
    Speaking to the Heart
    What Even Is Fluency?
    Lowering Cognitive Load for Speaker and Listener

    Girlboss

    Sentence Builders / Chat Mats
    Filler Phrases and Repair Phrases
    Rejoinders
    Teach via Classroom Passwords
    Total Verbal Response
    How We Present Vocab - Planning Ahead


    References

    Tea with BVP

    The Art and Science of Creating Sentence Builders by Gianfranco Conti

    Sentence Builders


    Text us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom.

    Email us at info@slayyypod.com

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    58 mins
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