Diane Neubauer 杜雁子

Online Mandarin Chinese classes for Fall 2026! We'll meet about every other week. Beginning Thursdays, 8-9pm Advanced Beginning Thursdays, 8-9pm Advanced Beginning Sundays, 8:45-9:45am Experienced Sundays, 8:45-9:45am Sign up & details: sites.google.com/view/dianen…

Language teachers, the World Language Coaching Collaborative has a free, public webinar on 9/14 (8pm US Eastern): what the Collaborative is, how coaching strengthens instruction, & opportunities for teachers & coaches across world language: wlcoaching.org/Events

Inaugural webinar from the World Language Coaching Collaborative: I'm a founding member of this new, nonprofit organization to promote language teaching & teacher PD. There will be online events & some in-person. Check out details at: wlcoaching.org/Events

New publication: Reed Riggs & I have a short article about story-asking, no paywall: Neubauer, D., & Riggs, R. (2026). Story-asking: Imaginative, co-created stories. Ludic Language Pedagogy Special Issue: The Ludic You Love, 69–74. doi.org/10.55853/llp_lyl09

Language teacher free, online conference July 14-16: Practical & Comprehensible 2026. This year's theme is COMMUNITY: Moving from Compliance to Connection. Info at link, my part is on interacting w/ novice learners. lalibrelanguagelearning.myka…

Working on slides for Mitten CI's Friday workshop, April 17. I'm having fun! Registration: mittenci.weebly.com/ Link about the image of the heads on a slide -- that's Mike Mena's, & he shares it here on YouTube: lnkd.in/gt8EKnpj

Next episode of Conversations about Language Teaching: we talk thru a classroom recording with guest, Adriana Ramirez. It's conversation analysis-informed, close look at a class & comprehension-based, communicative language teaching. conversationsaboutlanguage.b…

April 17 & 18: MittenCI language teacher conference in Michigan. My part: Fri. evening: 90%+ Target Language Use & Translanguaging; Sat.: Teaching Languages Online; Unit Planning: People as the Focus. Lots more options & a great place to connect & learn. mittenci.weebly.com/

Next episode of Conversations about Language Teaching, with a guest, Dan Call -- he has a wealth of knowledge regarding heritage language learners & shared with us. conversationsaboutlanguage.b…

I'll have 3 online Mandarin Chinese language classes this January-April, meeting about every other week. Beginning: Some Thursdays 8-9pm US Eastern time Advanced Beginning: Some Sundays 9-10am Experienced: Some Sundays 9-10am Link to full info: sites.google.com/view/dianen…

My reflection on ACTFL Convention, 2025: favorite ACTFL Convention yet. The big theme for me was "making connections" to: people I got to meet in person for the 1st time, teaching & research in areas that deeply interest me, & old friends. Renewed purpose & motivation: precious.

I'm presenting at ACTFL Friday: Experiential Learning in Language Teacher Education Roundtable 11/21: 3:30-4:15 PM CST The presenter will share a model for experiential learning in teacher education... more info at link ww5.aievolution.com/tfl2501/…

Janique's Dutch lesson and discussion of it is now posted on YouTube, here: youtu.be/VqrMNYcMyGs Many thanks to Janique for her demonstration lesson for teaching when the teacher and students do not have a common language, and so translation or tech tools are unavailable.

Nathan Pyle references TROGDOR in a comic & comment today over on Facebook. The fandom is responding. @StrongBadActual facebook.com/nathanwpyle2/po…

On introducing vocabulary: conversationsaboutlanguage.b…

Conversations about Language Teaching is back after a summer break -- today's episode: conversationsaboutlanguage.b…

Mandarin Chinese classes online on Zoom this fall: Beginning - Six Thursday evenings, 8-9pm Eastern Advanced Beginning - Six Sunday mornings, 9-10am Experienced - Six Sunday mornings, 9-10am Starting Sept. 21 & following. More info at the link: sites.google.com/view/dianen…