Growing With Proficiency The Podcast

Episode 164: Are We Listening? Rethinking Accents, Comprehensibility, and Communication in Our Classrooms and Communities

18 Sep 2025

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Send us a textAre errors or strong accents really blocking communication—or is it about how we listen? 🎧In this episode, I share why comments about my accent made me reflect on how we approach communication in our classrooms and in our teacher communities. Together, we’ll explore:Why the hidden goal of “sounding native” can get in the way of real communication.What research says about listening, comprehensibility, and sympathetic listeners.How we can become better listeners by valuing diverse voices and stopping the cycle of criticism.Because communication is a two-way street—and our job as educators is to help students (and ourselves) walk it with confidence.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Dr. Vijay Ramjattan – on antiracism and the reminder that listening is not neutral.ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines – defining accuracy as the use of linguistic features to convey meaning.Dr. Diane Neubauer & Dr. Reed Riggs – conversations reminding us that most communication is listening and reading, not speaking.More resources:Join the waitlist for Growing With Proficiency: The Spanish Teacher Academy → growingwithproficiency.com/academyFollow me on Instagram @claudiamelliott 📑 Discover culturally rich, month-specific resources for Spanish classes in myTPT Store: Growing With Proficiency. Click here to download for FREE ➡️➡️➡️ https://growingwithproficiency.com/diadegracias

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Growing With Proficiency The Podcast

Episode 164: Are We Listening? Rethinking Accents, Comprehensibility, and Communication in Our Classrooms and Communities

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

13:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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