# Bill Vanpatten

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Episode 162: Students Didn’t Meet Expectations? Why That’s Not the Real Problem

Send us Fan Mail As teachers, we’ve all been there—you’ve planned the lesson, you’ve given directions, and then… your students just don’t meet the expectations. Blank stares, missing homework, silence after a question. 😩 But here’s the thing: maybe unmet expectations aren’t really the problem. In t…

Episode 32: Focus on Form

Send us Fan Mail Episode 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 Ben…

Episode 165: Listening to Silence: How to Use It to Understand and Engage Your Students in the Language Classroom

Send us Fan Mail Silence in the language classroom doesn’t mean students aren’t saying anything.  Silence is information.  In this episode of Growing With Proficiency: The Podcast, we explore why silence can be a valuable source of information and how teachers can use it to foster curiosity, lower …

Episode 168: How Can Task-Based Language Teaching Engage Students in Authentic Communication With Purpose? A conversation with Dr. Claudia Fernández

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever noticed that some students struggle to see their progress in an acquisition-driven classroom? When your lessons focus on comprehensible input and communication, progress can feel invisible to students used to “right or wrong” answers. That’s why Task-Based Language Te…

Episode 178: Adjusting & Personalizing Instruction: The Core Skill That Makes It Possible

Send us Fan Mail (Why one-size-fits-all lessons don’t work—and what to do instead) In this episode, I focus on what I consider the heart of acquisition-driven instruction: adjusting and personalizing what we do in class so all students can stay engaged, successful, and confident—without creating mu…

Episode 183: Dictation + Communication: How to Make Dictation Purposefully Communicative With Keith Toda

Send us Fan Mail Dictation is one of those classic activities many of us use in our language classes—but sometimes it can feel repetitive or not very communicative. In this episode of Growing With Proficiency: The Podcast, I talk with Latin teacher Keith Toda about how a simple tweak can transform …

Episode 196: Two Myths About Second Language Acquisition with Dr. Bill VanPatten

Send us Fan Mail What if some of the most common beliefs about language teaching are actually getting in the way of acquisition? In this special episode of Growing With Proficiency, I sit down with Dr. Bill VanPatten for a powerful conversation originally livestreamed in the IFLT Facebook group as …

Episode 198. How to Build a Sustainable Language Class with Routines That Support Language Acquisition

Send us Fan Mail What if the reason your class feels hard to sustain is not because your activities are wrong, but because they are standing alone? In this episode of Growing With Proficiency The Podcast, I’m talking about routines that support language acquisition—not classroom procedures like ent…

What are the Pros and Cons of Different CI Methods Part 1

"I didn't know being a language teacher could be so controversial." In this episode, we tackle a classic CI tradition: fighting over methodology. We break down the differences between an "approach" and a "method" (shoutout to Dr. Bill Van Patten) and dive deep into the pros, cons, and personal hist…

Does CI Need a Renaissance? Dr. Bill VanPatten Takes the Hard Questions

Dr. Bill VanPatten has been interviewed before—but NOT LIKE THIS! Greg Schwab and Sean Lawler don’t hold back. In this two-hour episode of The CI Renaissance Podcast, they bring BVP—the DIVA of SLA—the objections, the pushback, and the questions language teachers keep coming back to. Comprehensible…