Adrian Leis
@adrianleis.bsky.social
language teacher researcher, language motivation, dictogloss, SielpA Books, Japan, wine, staffordshire bull terrier
New book coming out this Friday! Many thanks to Jo Mynard and her team at Candlin & Mynard for their amazing support and guidance. Huge congratulations also to all the authors for their incredible patience and brilliant writing. More about this book in this week's blog post．
October 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
New book coming out this Friday! Many thanks to Jo Mynard and her team at Candlin & Mynard for their amazing support and guidance. Huge congratulations also to all the authors for their incredible patience and brilliant writing. More about this book in this week's blog post．
My presentation for #JALTCALL this weekend is ready to go. I will be talking about . . . . well, you can see what I'll be talking about in my title slide below. Hope to see some friendly faces there! (The paper for this study will be published very soon. More on that to come!)
July 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
My presentation for #JALTCALL this weekend is ready to go. I will be talking about . . . . well, you can see what I'll be talking about in my title slide below. Hope to see some friendly faces there! (The paper for this study will be published very soon. More on that to come!)
Celebrating my co-authored paper being accepted for publication with some homemade carrot cake. This paper getting accepted in a journal of this high quality really means a lot. It's amazing the difference one email can make!
May 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Celebrating my co-authored paper being accepted for publication with some homemade carrot cake. This paper getting accepted in a journal of this high quality really means a lot. It's amazing the difference one email can make!
April 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
At the end of the school year, it is always nice to get feedback from students. Hearing about their successes using skills from our classes means even more.
#dictogloss
#dictoglossinaction
#SielpABooks
#dictogloss
#dictoglossinaction
#SielpABooks
February 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
At the end of the school year, it is always nice to get feedback from students. Hearing about their successes using skills from our classes means even more.
#dictogloss
#dictoglossinaction
#SielpABooks
#dictogloss
#dictoglossinaction
#SielpABooks
Massive day for SielpA Books as our first textbooks have been printed and delivered. Very very happy with the final product. Orders for Dictogloss in Action Gold, Silver, and Bronze are open! Time for a quiet celebration.
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January 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Massive day for SielpA Books as our first textbooks have been printed and delivered. Very very happy with the final product. Orders for Dictogloss in Action Gold, Silver, and Bronze are open! Time for a quiet celebration.
sielpabooks.com/our-books-%2...
sielpabooks.com/our-books-%2...
After two and a half years' preparation, our book on Mindsets in Language Education has reached my place. Time for a quiet celebration.
January 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
After two and a half years' preparation, our book on Mindsets in Language Education has reached my place. Time for a quiet celebration.
Merry Christmas! 🎄 Thanks for all your support as we worked to develop SielpA Books this year.
December 24, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄 Thanks for all your support as we worked to develop SielpA Books this year.
What a lovely early Christmas present! In a job where rejections and negative feedback become a daily norm, it is amazing to receive emails like this. Thank you!
December 19, 2024 at 5:24 AM
What a lovely early Christmas present! In a job where rejections and negative feedback become a daily norm, it is amazing to receive emails like this. Thank you!
Just finished my last presentation/workshop for 2024. And what a great way to finish! Wonderfully engaged audience with great ideas for teaching.
December 16, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Just finished my last presentation/workshop for 2024. And what a great way to finish! Wonderfully engaged audience with great ideas for teaching.
We had a class today about giving advice to people who might be depressed. This
same task will be used in Dictogloss in Action: Bronze, in a lesson focusing on well-being and Movember.
#SielpABooks
same task will be used in Dictogloss in Action: Bronze, in a lesson focusing on well-being and Movember.
#SielpABooks
December 10, 2024 at 3:20 AM
We had a class today about giving advice to people who might be depressed. This
same task will be used in Dictogloss in Action: Bronze, in a lesson focusing on well-being and Movember.
#SielpABooks
same task will be used in Dictogloss in Action: Bronze, in a lesson focusing on well-being and Movember.
#SielpABooks
First snow of the season
December 6, 2024 at 9:44 PM
First snow of the season
ALAA was fantastic again this year. I can highly recommend this conference. And Tasmania was a beautiful location. Review of the conference coming this Friday. Watch this space. But for now, I'm on my long trek home.
November 26, 2024 at 8:17 PM
ALAA was fantastic again this year. I can highly recommend this conference. And Tasmania was a beautiful location. Review of the conference coming this Friday. Watch this space. But for now, I'm on my long trek home.
Enjoyed another short run to start the day. Launceston seems a delightful place to work or study. Nice choice for ALAA2024!
November 26, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Enjoyed another short run to start the day. Launceston seems a delightful place to work or study. Nice choice for ALAA2024!
Fabulous view from my presentation room
November 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Fabulous view from my presentation room
Bit of a run to practice my presentation today on intrinsic motivation and self-confidence at ALAA2024. Very nice, Launceston. Very nice!
November 24, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Bit of a run to practice my presentation today on intrinsic motivation and self-confidence at ALAA2024. Very nice, Launceston. Very nice!
My slides are ready for #ALAA2024 in Launceston next week. I really enjoyed this conference last year and am very much looking forward to this year's, too. Golf theme for this year's presentation storyline.
November 18, 2024 at 10:30 PM
My slides are ready for #ALAA2024 in Launceston next week. I really enjoyed this conference last year and am very much looking forward to this year's, too. Golf theme for this year's presentation storyline.
Speaking at JALT National
today. Got a nice view of Mt. Fuji on the way.
Oh, I'm giving a workshop on using dictogloss.
today. Got a nice view of Mt. Fuji on the way.
Oh, I'm giving a workshop on using dictogloss.
November 17, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Speaking at JALT National
today. Got a nice view of Mt. Fuji on the way.
Oh, I'm giving a workshop on using dictogloss.
today. Got a nice view of Mt. Fuji on the way.
Oh, I'm giving a workshop on using dictogloss.
Nothing like getting out of range for a few hours. Workshop at a conference tomorrow, so back to work mode.
November 16, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Nothing like getting out of range for a few hours. Workshop at a conference tomorrow, so back to work mode.
We used my Le Nez Du Vin smell kit in class today to try to get students accessing their memories of the past while
working on their fluency. Always an enjoyable class.
#Englishteaching #languagelearning
working on their fluency. Always an enjoyable class.
#Englishteaching #languagelearning
December 6, 2023 at 4:16 AM
We used my Le Nez Du Vin smell kit in class today to try to get students accessing their memories of the past while
working on their fluency. Always an enjoyable class.
#Englishteaching #languagelearning
working on their fluency. Always an enjoyable class.
#Englishteaching #languagelearning