Dr. Krashen shared this today on the iFLT/NTPRS/CITeaching Facebook group. Dr. Krashen is right about BVP being right about taking care to say what we mean and mean what we say: Terminology A recent post from Blaine Ray can be
Dr. Krashen Invites You to Inaugural Comprehensible Midwest Conference in Milwaukee on Sep. 24, 2016
The Truth About What Cannot Be Imitated
I picked up Zen and the Art of Pottery again last night and was struck by this timely truth: An anonymous cup made five thousand years ago can be my teacher… As I think about my path to becoming proficient as
Let Language Serve Humanity
In TPRS we are taught to target 3 to 5 language chunks during a particular period of time. I’ve always done it this way. But I’ve always noted that sticking to just three has kept me from really paying attention
What Matters is Joy
The legendary Brazilian footballer known as Dr. Socrates brings us this quote: Beauty comes first. Victory is secondary. What matters is JOY. Apply this progression to Novice-level language classes and it might look something like this: Beauty comes first. Beauty is
Sacred Ignorance
An ignorance that becomes sacred when we make room for it. That is how my friend and colleague, Bob Patrick, describes the lessons he has learned from tender, broken teenagers in his Latin classes who have taught him about life
What My Students are Saying
I’ve had a pre-service teacher in my room for the last week. She’s been observing. Today, as my first class was filing in, she and I were talking. She was saying that it’s clear to her that my students are
Personal Interviews with Novice Learners: A Spring Update
Our brains were built to make sense of other brains and to understand everyone’s place in the pecking order. –Matthew Lieberman, Social Personal interviews have become a major component of how we build a positive learning community and develop meaningful proficiency in
CI / TPRS Summer Teacher Training in VT
My friends at Express Fluency are offering some exciting teacher training programs in Vermont this summer. Check them out: Are you a language teacher interested in helping your students gain proficiency quickly and easily? Express Fluency’s teacher training programs help
Dalai Lama on Creating a Community of Trust and Happiness
My good friend Ben is teaching in India this year. His school was lucky to host the Dalai Lama the other day. In his reflection on the visit, he writes: I especially remember some words from His Holiness’ speech: compassion,