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Conversations about Language Teaching
Episode 20: The Silent Period
Show Notes

Search results on Google Scholar for “silent period second language acquisition”

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C15&q=silent+period+second+language+acquisition&oq=%22silent+period%22+

Diane quoted from this document:

Krashen, S. (1981). Second language acquisition. Second Language Learning, 3(7), 19-39. https://www.academia.edu/download/35238869/second_languge_acquisition_and_learning.pdf

This presentation was used by Diane as reference for a 6-stages view of SLA, with "preproduction" or the Silent Period listed first. I’ve seen this sequence for SLA referenced in several other ESL webpages and documents by ESL teachers (but not in research on SLA to my recollection):

Mays, M. (n.d.). Part II: Second Language Acquisition and Introduction to WIDA. http://wpsesl.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/8/7/10871095/part_ii_sla_and_wida_lite.pdf

The ESL Nexus blog post about the Silent Period:

Susan. (2017, October 17). What is the silent period and why is it important?. theeslnexus.com. https://theeslnexus.com/what-is-the-silent-period-and-why-is-it-important/ Accessed 2024, November 27.

Intro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo

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