Leo Gomez

educator | father | stoicism & philosophy | ego is not your amigo | evolve or repeat | @learnyourenglish | SLA | teacher education | corpus | cog. psychology |

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On Agency in language:!“Good learners will strive to make a foreign language more meaningful to themselves, but what is also important is that they strive to make themselves more meaningful to others through using the language.” - Jane Arnold

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@SchrodingrsBrat Similar sentiment echoed by Alain de Botton

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@pedrosa @pedrosa boicotei o time do Vasco por 1 mês. Moro fora do Brasil há mais de 20 anos e o Vasco é uma forma de conexão com o Brasil e minhas raizes. Hj estava em casa sozinho + um pouco triste. Resolvi então ver o jogo. Fazia tempo que não via o time com fome. Da gosto ver ❤️

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@newscolina O time está tentando mas falta encaixar a marcação - São Paulo sai fácil

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@GeoffJordan16 This is amazing! Too bad I won’t be in bcn to attend ☹️

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@GravellSam Exposure is essential for the acquisition device. Learners who place a prime on that learn much faster.

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@theaieducatorX Can that be done on Zoom? I think one can do transcription? Not sure but wanted to ask.

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@HackingChinese @spsmith45 @gianfrancocont9 @TTTthepodcast - we’ve been running it for over 5 years and I’m really proud of the guests we have had so far - lots of SLA and pedagogy. Check it out 😉

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Attend for free here: https://t.co/wCpL2D2Nau

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🚨 Everyone is talking about AI!

And the hype is real!

Some people tend to complain about it saying that:
- It doesn't feel personal.
- Sometimes it gets things wrong.
- It's a bit hit or miss.
- And it loves fancy words a bit too much.
That's all true.

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Interweaving principles of effective course design and pedagogy with the exciting affordances of AI, this practical session will empower teachers and course creators with a roadmap for getting the most out of these truly revolutionary tools.

When: November 4th, 11 am EDT

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@Nicolascole77 🚢

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For the full interview, check out our @TTTthepodcast  or subscribe to our YouTube channel for the full video.

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How can teachers work with Emergent Language?

This seems to be one of the most common questions teachers who want to follow a more organic approach ask us.

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In this video, they share tips on how to raise awareness of emergent language (EL) and how teachers can start working with it in their lessons.

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So, where do you stand?

👉 Do you feel teaching is always hands-on?
👉 Or do you believe our main role isn't always direct instruction?

Don't miss out on our full chat with Paul Nation!

Dive in at: https://t.co/hgG2OKv1Jl 🎧

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"You've gotta believe that by NOT teaching people can learn."

"For a teacher, that's a hard thing to believe in."

Sounds counterintuitive, right?

But that's exactly the words we heard when we had the privilege of chatting with the legendary Paul Nation on our podcast. 1/3 🧵

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And he shared this enlightening perspective.

I am a firm believer that, "Just because something is taught, doesn't mean it's learned."

Paul's insights were in response to why many schools haven't embraced extensive reading, despite its proven benefits in language learning.