With the activation of the conscious mind via circling, targeting, gesturing and overly simplistic novels written to satisfy high frequency lists while generating little student interest, teachers miss a golden opportunity to really connect with their students. With the increasing interest in non-targeted input, the teacher can now discover new and exciting ways to reach their […]
I don’t think that we can manufacture a really high quality language fabric from targeted input. The strongest and most beautiful colors and patterns and the best community building come from non-targeted input. It is because there is more compelling input in non-targeted input, because it is easier to talk directly to kids about their
I want to repeat a point made in the last article here. It is a point that I feel is among the most important points we have every made over the ten years we have been sharing ideas here. The sentence below in bold is one of crucial importance – in my own mind at
Here is where I got the term “language fabric” used in this last series of posts: http://www.cafe.edu/genres/n-conver.html#3 Below is the key phrase from that article, the one that truly makes the case – in my mind at least – for non-targeted input: Function sociale de la conversation. La conversation constitue un tissu langagier grâce auquel les membres
David Ganahl in the Inland Empire is not just a Spanish teacher but also a swim coach. He has told me that in the classroom and at the beautiful outdoor pool they have at his high school there in Los Angeles (Tina and I visited him at his school last summer) his main wish is to
