Aaron B. RoyerWhat Does Language-Learning ‘Look’ Like?I discuss languages and language learning with people a lot — I am a language teacher after all. Recently, one of the themes I’ve been…Aug 14, 2017Aug 14, 2017
Aaron B. RoyerinBullshit.ISTDo Language-Learning Apps ‘Work’?Whenever I tell people I’m a language teacher or of my general interest in languages, I often get lots of different variations of questions…Sep 19, 20163Sep 19, 20163
Aaron B. RoyerNo, Tim Kaine’s Spanish Is Not ‘Flawless’One of the big news stories in the past couple of weeks has been Hillary Clinton’s selection of Tim Kaine as her running mate. What made…Aug 2, 2016Aug 2, 2016
Aaron B. RoyerTwitter: Bite-Sized Language Learning“We acquire language when we understand what we hear and read, when we understand what people are saying to us, not how they say it.” —…Jun 23, 2016Jun 23, 2016
Aaron B. RoyerWhat does it mean to ‘speak’ a language?I am now “38% fluent” in Portuguese according to Duolingo. But what exactly does this mean? Do I know 38% of the vocabulary of Portuguese…Apr 7, 20161Apr 7, 20161
Aaron B. RoyerTech-Based Feedback in the Language ClassroomThe Feedback DilemmaMar 16, 2016Mar 16, 2016
Aaron B. RoyerWe Don’t Need No…MethodologyA couple of weeks ago, in listening to teawithBVP — a weekly radio show focusing on language education and second language acquisition…Feb 19, 2016Feb 19, 2016
Aaron B. RoyerMy 2016 Resolution: Back to the BasicsNoRedInk, Socrative, flipped instruction, digital storytelling, screencasting feedback, TPRS - these are just a few of the…Jan 11, 2016Jan 11, 2016