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  Employing "Good Talk" and "Warm Language" By Jessica Cinco Have you ever had one of those teachers? The ones whose monotone voice drones on and on…and on, until you either doze off in the middle of the lecture or hopelessly slump down in your desk, with your hands covering your face wondering if the Cosmos was trying to punish you? Or maybe you had a professor whose lectures were so unclear, complex, or abstract that you spent every single moment in class trying to quell a panic attack because you knew that you wouldn’t be comprehend the course material enough to pass the test. I had one such professor, whom I’ll call “Dr. O,” during my freshman year of college. At that time, I was a business major with high hopes of becoming a successful business woman. I enrolled in Dr. O’s Introduction to Microeconomics class, and as I settled myself into my desk on the first day, I knew I was in trouble. Dr. O quickly introduced himself, the syllabus and the class. Then,...

  Teaching Language Learning Strategies In the previous video you learned about the strategies that good language learners employ, namely: Predicting – using social and contextual clues to guess at the topic Using selective attention – paying attention to only what seems important Preparing – thinking about what one wants to communicate in advance Looking ridiculous – being willing to look foolish in order to complete the task Practicing Monitoring – correcting one’s own speech for accuracy Asking questions Taking notes Using imagery – relating new information to a visualization Finding the answer in multiple ways Using physical response – relating new information to a physical action Playing – experimenting with language Research has shown that language learners who use these strategies are more likely to acquire a foreign language. Oxford (1990) states that language learning strategies (LLS) allow learners to become more self-directed and expand the role of language teachers. Sh...