EPISODE eighteen
Episode 18: language acquisition
Conversations with educational leaders in professional learning to spark curiosity.
THE LEARNING LOUNGE
In this episode, Rachel French is joined by Helen Safronova, Jane Simpson, and Yuanjia Fei to explore how Concept-Based Inquiry can transform language acquisition classrooms.
They discuss how CBI shifts language teaching beyond isolated grammar and vocabulary drills toward guided inquiry, pattern recognition, and meaning-making. The panel shares practical strategies for embedding academic language in context, scaffolding transferable understanding, and leading department-wide change through modeling and collaboration.
Episode 18: Language acquisition
Conversations with educational leaders in professional learning to spark curiosity.
THE LEARNING LOUNGE
In this episode, Rachel French is joined by Helen Safronova, Jane Simpson, and Yuanjia Fei to explore how Concept-Based Inquiry can transform language acquisition classrooms.
They discuss how CBI shifts language teaching beyond isolated grammar and vocabulary drills toward guided inquiry, pattern recognition, and meaning-making. The panel shares practical strategies for embedding academic language in context, scaffolding transferable understanding, and leading department-wide change through modeling and collaboration.
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