I also don't see a reference list

This is repeating the same idea

Why not add some sort of reflective activity or reflection questions here

Would it be possible to get examples from y'all about different specific direct and indirect strategies you have tried?

I like how the source is directly linked here, is this something that could be done throughout all the sections of every chapter, as well as having a little bibliography at the end?

And explain how time-bound means there is an end to the goal, not just that there is some time element in the goal. Like if someone wants to study for 30 mins each day, that still wouldn't be time-bound; ask the question "until when"?

There isn't mention of "main goal" before this, so I'm wondering if that should be mentioned for the aspect of relevancy.

creating

will we be including information about setting SMART goals somewhere here?

Missing content?

I like this final reflection, would it be possible to add something like this to the end of each chapter?

I'm assuming something else goes here

Great example, guess we don't necessarily need examples above

Could we provide specific examples of these two types, and still mention how they are on a continuum and different groups and subcultures adhere to these ideas differently, but providing some examples might center the reader?

Is it possible to get the illustration in the chapter directly and just cite the article?

Maybe some of these could be mentioned in that final paragraph of the previous section just to give readers a first glance

Could we add some examples to this paragraph. I'm not exactly sure what parts of culture you are talking about here, but maybe you could mention some example words or concepts that don't have translations in language you know. Or if anyone else has any good ideas about these complex ideas that could provide examples for the reader they can respond to this

Good examples

Looks like (at least) the second question doesn't have an answer chosen. Therefore, I can no continue or go back because it says I need to choose the correct answer (but there is none to choose)

Overall, I really like this opening page. It touches at the depth of these concepts that the chapter will explore in more detail.

Looks like the H5P might not allow for saving notes. It says there is an error about saving notes

languages

I like this message!

Some typos and formatting issues in the middle + part of the H5P

There have been a few throughout the entire chapter, but make sure you have publishing years (and page numbers if directly quoting something) in your citations

I'm curious what you mean by "successful"?

H5P above this isn't loading. Saying there is a failure to connect to YouTube

Need publishing year and a page number for this quote

I don't know if I would say that AAVE is lacking popularity, but rather just lacking power and prestige; many young people who speak SAE or other varieties use slang taken from AAVE

is a linguistically valid...

minoritized varieties of a majoritized language

This sentence may not be necessary. You could just add variations to the previous sentence instead of "speaking patterns"

However, Arabic is still a majority language, just not in the U.S.

Incomplete citation?

both educational and business opportunities?

I feel like this sentence isn't necessary considering the sentence that comes before it

This was a little confusing to me at first. I see what you are trying to say by "made that way", but maybe there could be a better word to use for this idea. Maybe something like "forced" or "changed", I don't know for sure what the best word would be, but "made" is kind of confusing for me

Can we change to Minoritized vs. Minority and Majoritized vs. Majority? Just to keep it consistent. Or to Minoritized and Majoritized vs. Minority and Majority

I was kind of expecting some point related to English being considered a "global language" after the semicolon. Maybe it's that the previous sentence should be removed and put elsewhere. Or that there should also be an additional point made here

period placement

And same thing as Keli said above, remove "communicativism" and change to "communicative approach" in the H5P

I'm confused why this is here. Are grammar and vocab being compared to fluency and accuracy?

What does this mean?

Could this be a separate box like in a previous chapter: "Getting to know the author". It just feels a little weird to switch to this first person perspective rather than just providing an example in general

This kind of interrupts the flow of the sentence in my opinion. Could we do some rewording and move "However" to the beginning of the sentence? "However, many people agree that the grammar-translation method falters due to its lack of..."

or behaviorist ways, if they are just being asked to reproduce the taught structures. If they are asked to apply these patterns to new words or sentences, that would be more cognitivist right?

Should this be outside the parentheses)?

Okay so these are individual sections not chapters, so make sure to go through and change the section headings to "Section 1 -" etc.

Around 33 seconds, a picture of a strawberry (ichigo/いちご）is shown, but the kana for watermelon (suika/スイカ) is written on the image

I just realized as well that we've been calling these sections "chapters". But are the overarching parts of the books the real "chapters"? Like Ch. 1 was 'The Secrets to Language Learning', and Ch. 2 is 'Approaches to Learning and Language Learning'

Would it be possible to have an illustration for these learning styles, and possibly another one for the idea that every person is unique. As a visual learner myself, seeing some sort of visual depiction of the learning styles could assist in understanding (though these are usually pretty easy to separate)

Is there a reason you group these 2 under the same sub-category? With the next two you mention they are considered the 'tactile' category, but what about these two? Are they actually related? And if so, I think including a topic sentence explaining that would be beneficial

I feel like this should the end of the last paragraph, and the start of this paragraph

Would it be possibly to continue this example of procedural knowledge using the discussion of pronouns and verb tenses? Just to keep it clear, like it would be being able to speak about the past, present, and future, and refer to objects without thinking too much? I think it's fine as is, but could be something to consider

There is no introduction

There's also this random presentation on the next section. I'm not sure whether that is supposed to be there or somewhere else, or nowhere. It also has quite a few typos in it and punctuation errors

In the previous paragraph you tell them to grad their journal, and now you're telling them to grab this printable copy. I would say keep the journal piece, but change the wording here: "We also offer a printout copy that can be helpful" or something like that

Maybe adding a list of some examples of each kind of motivation. For example, extrinsic could have pay raise, career, get into college, prizes, etc. Intrinsic might have curiosity, relationships, growth, fun, passion, enjoyment, etc.

Somewhere in this paragraph, it might be helpful to relate these strategies or an additional strategy to the concepts of growth and fixed mindset, to really solidify. You may not need to explain how it fits that term (if examples are provided in previous section), but it would be helpful to just have it as another way of viewing the strategies of polyglots

Maybe this should all be in a separate box titled "Author's Perspective"

Once again, I think adding some examples of growth mindset in this section of the chapter would help readers better understand the difference as more than just believing you can't learn or you can learn.

There isn't really a discussion of growth mindsets, only that of fixed mindsets. Discussing growth mindsets explicitly seems important as well.

I also think there are other things related to fixed and growth mindsets that could be brought in here. Consider discussing typical goal-setting routines or feelings of anxiety related to fixed vs. growth mindsets.

Also could bring in an additional citation here: Lou et al. (2022) that is used in LING 144 as is

this is a good place to bring in standard language ideology

I noticed myth 3-5 don't have the same image used in myths 1 & 2. I feel like having this for each part would be nice to keep it consistent. It helps to also orient the reader to know that this is all still under the same umbrella of myths/ideologies.

I like this addition a lot.

However, is it not true that certain languages are more difficult for certain learners to learn? E.g., Japanese is harder for English speakers to learn than Spanish or French?

Maybe it's not more difficult, but takes more time... hmmm

Reword, maybe say "One common myth is..."

add punctuation

Mention of "standard-language ideology" and words "prestigious" may need more explanation. Readers may be left wondering what that really is.

Same with the "English-as-a-global-language ideology" in the Halima example

Maybe a better question is "Is it possible to communicate without relying solely on language?"

Local

I feel like you already asked, and answered, this question. Maybe it does not need to be repeated. Or the previous statement needs to be reworded as to not already answer this question.

I'm a little confused here. The paragraph starts by saying languaging creates a reality for you, but then provides examples of identity. Is this on purpose? If so, maybe it needs a little more explanation

A few spelling and punctuation errors on second slide.

Overall, I feel like this H5P is a nice addition. It is more academic, but provides a nicely organized way of looking at different perspectives about language.

Since it has a variety of definitions, maybe we should include more citations here. Why don't we include the VanPatten (2017) article from the course as well? It discusses "communication"

This sentence is confusing. Is it a two-fold process or a multifaceted process? I see what you're getting at here, communication is complex and multifaceted, but maybe use a different word than "process" for the second part if this is getting at 2 separate ideas of communication

I don't know why exactly, but I feel like something is missing from the below H5P. Like it feels like there should be another slide...

This is a little confusing, I think because of the amount of examples and the run-on sentence. Maybe shorten this, and use specific, concrete examples (I like the changing seasons, the sounds of natures, the cycle of life and death).

Quotes

(nearly) limitless

Should these be italicized or use quotes? I see examples of italicization below with Arabic examples, but maybe this is my own personal preference and not standard practice.