Practical Proficiency Podcast
Where world language teachers gather to transition to proficiency oriented instruction through comprehensible input. All through practical, real-life, teacher-friendly ideas that make teaching language more joyful! Hosted by Devon of La Libre Language Learning.
Podcasting since 2024 • 32 episodes
Practical Proficiency Podcast
Latest Episodes
What If You Had a Planning Partner in Your Pocket? UNIT IDEAS SERIES: Adverbs of Frequency
Planning a world language unit doesn't have to be a solo mission - this episode offers a detailed walkthrough of teaching adverbs of frequency with a proficiency-oriented approach. I share my exact five-day plan for introducing, practicing, and...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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14:39
Language Glue: Why Your Students Can't Remember What You Taught Them
Language teachers everywhere face the same challenge: how do we create units that actually lead to acquisition instead of just memorization? The answer lies in understanding how our brains naturally process and store language.In this ey...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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25:08
Guest Kia London on Patience in Proficiency & 90% Target Language : A Teacher's Journey
Patience trumps perfection when transitioning to proficiency-based language instruction, as veteran Spanish teacher Kia London reveals in this enlightening conversation about her journey teaching at a new school. With 19 years of experience acr...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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47:42
UNIT IDEAS: Description - Physical and Personality Traits Units for Proficiency-Oriented Instruction
The ability to describe people - both physically and by personality - isn't just another vocabulary list in your world language curriculum. It's a pivotal developmental milestone on your students' language journey, marking their transition from...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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29:46
Party Host, Not Grammar Ghost: Why Interpersonal Mode is the Secret Sauce & How to Do More Speaking in Class
The moment a language student first connects with a native speaker is electric—that realization that "I can actually do this!" This transformative experience is precisely why students enroll in language classes, yet ironically, interpersonal co...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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37:11