Fall 2026 online Chinese classes Sign up through this Google Form Classes focus on comprehension-based communicative language teaching, with an emphasis on purposeful discussions & tasks. I lead with...

Diane Neubauer and Reed Riggs - Story-asking: Imaginative, Co-created Stories

Show 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 co-hosted with Marga...

January-April 2026 online Chinese classes: Classes focus on comprehension-based communicative language teaching, with an emphasis on purposeful discussions & tasks. I lead with your comprehension as ...

YouTube video by Diane Neubauer 杜雁子 Chinese learning & teaching

Episode 33: Introducing Vocabulary Show Notes Diane mentioned the book Vocabulary Myths by Keith Folse. Here is the publisher's site about it: https://press.umich.edu/Books/V/Vocabulary-Myths2

Show Notes: Episode 31 (season 4) show notes: Child language development & implications for teachersConversations about Language Teaching Episode 7 was about Conversation Analysis: YouTu...

Fall 2025 online Chinese classes: Classes focus on comprehension-based communicative language teaching, with an emphasis on purposeful discussions & tasks, and leading with your comprehension as the ...

YouTube video by The Comprehensible Input Podcast

July 14-18, 2023 9:00-10:00am. Eastern Time. $135   Instructor: Dr. Diane Neubauer   The Mandarin class for “beginner” learners is one hour packed with engaging conversation in Mandarin. The goal is t...

Too Much to Know · Episode

July 14-18, 2023 9:00-10:00am. Eastern Time. $135   Instructor: Dr. Diane Neubauer   The Mandarin class for “beginner” learners is one hour packed with engaging conversation in Mandarin. The goal is t...

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YouTube video by Diane Neubauer 杜雁子 Chinese learning & teaching

Episode 30 Show Notes -- Purposes for Picture Talk Link to Cheng & Tsui webinar (mentioned by Diane as included Picture Talk): https://youtu.be/HinXS0n762g eBook (includes both ‘levels’ ...

Episode 29 Show Notes - Rethinking Authenticity Hasegawa, A. (2018). Understanding task‐in‐process through the lens of laughter: Activity designs, instructional materials, learner orientations, a...

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YouTube video by Diane Neubauer 杜雁子 Chinese learning & teaching

Videos are ideal for learning Chinese. The visual element makes the content more comprehensible and engaging, resulting in effective and enjoyable learning. But what videos should you watch? What are ...

Episode 25: There Is No Best Method–Why? Discussing Prabhu (1990)Show NotesWe discussed this article: Prabhu, N. S. (1990). There is no best method—Why?. TESOL Quarterly, 24(2), 161-176. https://...

ACTFL stands against the recent White House Executive Order designating English as the official language of the United States, a concerning development…

YouTube video by Cheng Tsui

As language teachers, we know that students benefit from plenty of comprehensible input and communicative use of language to develop their proficiency. However, using class time interactively while si...

YouTube video by The Motivated Classroom

As language teachers, we know that students benefit from plenty of comprehensible input and communicative use of language to develop their proficiency. However, using class time interactively while si...

Episode 23: AI Chatbots Show NotesDr. Rachel Mamiya Hernandez-relevant link about using AI chatbots for language learning: https://clt.manoa.hawaii.edu/blog/event/ai-chatbots-2/Billie Eilish AI i...

Show Notes: Video examples of comprehension-based communicative language teaching:Hawai`i Association of Language Teacher (HALT) conference presentation recording: Overview of CCLT (descript...

YouTube video by Diane Neubauer 杜雁子 Chinese learning & teaching

Conversations about Language Teaching Episode 20: The Silent Period Show NotesSearch results on Google Scholar for “silent period second language acquisition” https://scholar.google.com...

This morning I listened to one of my top five podcasts, “Conversations about Language Teaching” and it happened to touch on something that I’ve been thinking a lot about this acad…