Episode 14: Opinions about language learning - Part 1

<p>This is the first part of a series of episodes in which I explore what the common assumptions are for language teaching. Today, I'm covering the first three questions in the survey I opened, which you can also answer here: <a href="https://forms.gle/qAnoxepR2Fdgpnbv6" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/qAnoxepR2Fdgpnbv6</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>The questions are:</p> <ol> <li>The basis for teaching is the spoken, not the written language.</li> <li>Teachers and students should use the target language (English) rather than students' first language in the classroom.</li> <li>Teachers should avoid explicit discussion of grammar.</li> </ol> <p>I am also sharing great news from my <strong>Spotify for Podcasters Wrapped for 2021</strong> and I git some great numbers. If you want to see it, you can <a href="https://wrappedforpodcasters.byspotify.com/es?id=69b43440f35c6d56f406e40d560a8bdcdd80e0284119ae4cfedbd389699bde37&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_source=copy_link&amp;fbclid=IwAR0Jdd0uGyEnMgUqmcztwY_Kvj5q4H681dwI44jfQZMG7fuaVkQplJs56W8" target="_blank"><strong>click here</strong></a>. We're approaching the end of 2021... do you want to be my guest in the last two episodes of the year?</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/support</a>