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 A podcast for discussing language, ideas and particularly English language teaching (ELT), often with reference to a key text in the field. Views expressed are mine and my interlocutors' only and do not reflect the views of our employers.2026 Liberty Fitz-Claridge Apprentissage des langues
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  • Discussing Chapter 5 of Mike Long 2015 Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching

    Discussing Chapter 5 of Mike Long 2015 Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching
    Apr 10 2026

    This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rWe7gl_sieo

    Brandon and I discuss Chapter 5 of Mike Long's book Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching. This chapter focuses on the rationale for and different approaches to needs analyses in second language instruction.
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    47 min
  • Ch 4 Mike Long 2015 Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching

    Ch 4 Mike Long 2015 Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching
    Feb 20 2026
    Brett and I discuss Chapter 4 of Mike Long's 2015 book Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching.00:00 Intro with guest Brett Hall03:08 Chapter overview04:23 'Teaching is a political act'08:23 Can teachers be neutral?12:45 Freedom and Coercion in Education15:45 William Godwin18:19 Adult Learning vs. Child Education18:50 Freedom in education30:32 Exposure vs manipulation34:55 Is learning biologically determined?39:55 Freedom, curiosity and TBLT48:55 Who decides what gets taught, and how?53:47 AI in Language Learning01:03:01 Cooperation vs. Biological Imperatives01:09:02 Adapting Teaching Methods to Student Needs01:14:06 Secondary school vs private language schools01:20:01 Activism in the classroom01:27:30 Towards a conclusion and summaryBrett's podcast can be found at: / @bretthall9080 Episode with Brett reading and discussing the essay 'In Praise of Ignorance': • In praise of ignorance - the podcast. With... The book under discussion can be bought here: https://www.amazon.com/Second-Languag...
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    1 h et 30 min
  • (1/2) Ch 3 Long 2015 Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching

    (1/2) Ch 3 Long 2015 Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching
    Jan 9 2026

    This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MvW0rOxCPHk


    I read and discuss excerpts of Mike Long’s 2015 book Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching. I focus on two key topics:

    1) The status of second-language acquisition (SLA) as a science

    2) The Critical Period Hypothesis


    In the next episode I will talk about implicit and explicit learning.

    References

    DeKeyser, R. M. (2000). THE ROBUSTNESS OF CRITICAL PERIOD EFFECTS IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 22(4): 499–533. doi:10.1017/S0272263100004022

    DeKeyser, R., & Larson-Hall, J. (2005). What does the critical period really mean? In Kroll, J.F., & De Groot, A.M.B. (eds.), Handbook of bilingualism: Psycholinguistic approaches: 88–108. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Ioup, G., Boustagui, E., El Tigi, M., & Moselle, M. (1994). Re-Examining the Critical Period Hypothesis: A Case Study of Successful Adult SLA in a Naturalistic Environment. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 16: 73-98.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263100012596

    Laudan, L. (1983). The Demise of the Demarcation Problem. In: Cohen, R.S., Laudan, L. (eds) Physics, Philosophy and Psychoanalysis. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 76. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7055-7_6

    Long, M.H. (2005a). Problems with supposed counter-evidence to the critical period hypothesis. International Review of Applied Linguistics 43: 287–317.

    Long, M.H. (2013a). Maturational constraints on child and adult SLA. In Granena, G., & Long, M.H. (eds.), Sensitive periods, language aptitude, and ultimate L2 attainment: 3-41. Amsterdam and Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins.

    Long, M. H. (2015). Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching. Wiley-Blackwell.

    Thornton, Stephen, "Karl Popper", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2023 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2023/entries/popper/

    Vanhove J. (2013). The critical period hypothesis in second language acquisition: a statistical critique and a reanalysis. PloS one, 8(7), e69172. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069172
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    43 min
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