Episode 32: Focus on Form

Send us Fan MailEpisode 32 Show notes - Focus on Form Michael Long’s thinking about “focus on meaning,” “focus on form,’ and “focus on forms” in language teaching, for example: Long, M. (2008). Focus on form in task-based language teaching. In Language policy and pedagogy (pp. 179-192). John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/82ddd5f2-57ca-4d9e-91ed-5b65b5483395/content Diane mentioned Patsy Lightbown related to developmental readiness. Nina Spada is the first author on a piece related to that topic:Spada, N., & Lightbown, P. M. (1999). Instruction, first language influence, and developmental readiness in second language acquisition. The Modern Language Journal, 83(1), 1-22.  https://doi.org/10.1111/0026-7902.00002 PACE as a sort of focus on form was developed by Adair-Hauck & Donato. For example:Adair-Hauck, B., & Donato, R. (2002). The PACE model: A story-based approach to meaning and form for standards-based language learning. The French Review, 265-276. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3132708.pdf?casa_token=vLRGTuL4kYoAAAAA:nt-vKHUZm9rkrRCqYUBh_VNlRcAu1hD2g1Q0RM60Y5s64Hf3fR01q1qvOM7TM_Kj0ZvlDnavNZo46XcVVy1ZoqZy81PEoFWJH4wgEYZYSoDOR2ehCQ There are many other sources about PACE, including other podcasts or blog posts from language teachers who have used the approach, such as Madame Shepard’s post here: https://madameshepard.com/?p=1761  Mde. Shepard notes the meaning of the abbreviation in her post.Pop up grammar & pop ups: Diane presented with Bill Langley (from the SLAYYY! Podcast) on focus on form using pop-ups, sharing the presentation slides link with Bill's permission: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1199IPm-CjHnM7jN1rh6dETFbyd1LGqhG0Dk7jq08c3U/edit?usp=sharingBill VanPatten on processing instruction, for example: VanPatten, B. (2002). Processing instruction: An update. Language Learning, 52(4), 755-803.  https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9922.00203 Michael Sharwood-Smith input flood: Information about this construct and related ideas about input enhancement and noticing form in the midst of relatively meaning-focused instruction: Benati, A. (2016). Input manipulation, enhancement and processing: Theoretical views and empirical research. Studies in second language learning and teaching, 6(1), 65-88.https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1134494.pdf Story Listening by Dr. Beniko Mason and Comprehension-Aiding SupplementationDr. Mason’s website links to research, video examples, and other information: https://www.beniko-mason.net/ ALG: Automatic Language Growth https://algworld.com/ S. Pit Corder on errors in learners’ production as a way to understand language development:  Corder, S. P. (1967). The significance of learner's errors. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED019903.pdf Grammar as a concept: ACTFL information Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast might be for you.Reed & Diane, the hosts, base our knowledge of language teaching on research we've read & done, theoretical views of language acquisition, our experiences as language teachers and learners, and our observations of language teaching in the US and elsewhere. We like to help build bridges among teachers and researchers and view ourselves as part of both communities. We collaborate on projects & like talking about language teaching & learning, and decided to have some of those conversations in a podcast format. Here it is!More about Diane: https://sites.google.com/view/dianen/homeMore about Reed: http://www.reedriggs.comWatch on YouTube where episodes are captioned:https://www.youtube.com/@ConversationsaboutLanguageWe welcome support for the podcasting costs. See "Support" here: https://conversationsaboutlanguage.buzzsprout.com/2325378/supporters/new