Have You Done It

A 5-lesson sequence for graduate students to master idiomatic language, phrasal verbs, and cultural nuances in professional and academic networking environments. Students move from decoding literal meaning to applying figurative language in a high-stakes networking simulation.

Students engage in a 'shadowing' technique, repeating audio immediately after hearing it to internalize the rhythm and flow of connected speech. This active processing reinforces their ability to predict and process sound streams.

A detailed student evidence log for the final podcast project, providing sections for analyzing intent, vocal forensics, and bias check.

This sequence for graduate ESL students explores the nuances of English beyond literal meaning. Students will master the ability to detect sarcasm, bias, contrastive stress, and professional register, equipping them for complex academic and professional communication.

A high-stakes simulated networking mixer where students must apply their knowledge of idioms, phrasal verbs, and social listening to complete specific "missions."

A guide for the final project where students select a podcast episode, analyze its intent and bias, and present their findings, including a checklist and a performance rubric.

A comprehensive 5-lesson sequence designed for 7th-grade ESL students to master the art of synthesizing information. Students progress from organizing raw research notes to writing sophisticated, cohesive academic paragraphs using evidence from multiple sources.

Focusing on function words, this lesson tackles common reductions like 'gonna,' 'wanna,' and weak forms of auxiliary verbs. Students analyze unscripted interviews to catch these reductions in context.

Slides for the final project launch, introducing the media critic mission, criteria for analyzing podcasts, and methods for citing audio evidence.

A graduate-level ESL listening sequence focused on the pragmatics of academic discourse. Students learn to navigate the subtleties of seminar discussions by identifying hedging, turn-taking signals, disagreement strategies, and multi-speaker argument threads.

Answer key for the Rhetorical Anatomy worksheet, providing the subtext and implied meaning for the final project's persuasive speech analysis.

A comprehensive sequence for intermediate ESL graduate students focused on mastering academic lecture comprehension, identifying discourse markers, filtering digressions, and implementing effective note-taking strategies.