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11 thoughts on “Linda Li”
Does anyone know if there is video of Linda Li teaching online? I’ve searched… only found a 1-min. clip or two.
I really enjoyed reading this. Thank you.
If we are to teach to the barometers then slow and circling are necessary. I think I’m sometimes given the false impression by the faster processors that the group is with me. I need to ignore that and just keep going slow. Everyone will benefit from going slower even if the faster processors don’t share that sentiment. In order for a kid to feel comfortable pronouncing the word on his own he needs to have really heard that word, which comes from slowly hearing every syllable over and over again.
Unfamiliar words are just sounds to kids. Meaning has not been acquired yet. Each syllable is a sound byte. And then we combine these new sounds in many different ways as we speak to them. How many unfamiliar sounds and new combinations can a kid handle in a lesson? The general trend I’ve noticed as I spend more time in the classroom is my need to simplify.
“Each syllable is a sound byte.”
They definitely need lots of time to chew on a sound byte.
Fluency Fast has her streaming video Mandarin classes.
Can we get a link?
Found it! I asked Linda if she knew of video of her teaching, and she said:
I do have videos online when I was teaching fluent fast class in L.A one summer. However, you might have to purchase it as it was a two day pre-conference.
Looks like that’s the case; you can watch online or download video (I think) with or without a story book Linda wrote with Stephen Krashen. Here’s the link to Mandarin at Fluency Fast’s website:
http://store.fluencyfast.com/search.aspx?searchterms=mandarin
Also, there is a Free Resources section of the site — some downloadable files there including audio, though no video.
Ok, just in from Karen Rowan:
There are two Mandarin videos on-line by the amazing Linda Li. I would recommend the newer one. The audio and video quality are better. Linda is right — it was the 2 day class in California at iFLT.
http://store.fluencyfast.com/products/142-new-fluency-fast-mandarin-on-line-with-linda-li.aspx?
FluencyFast. NEW – Fluency Fast Mandarin ON-LINE with Linda Li
Simplicity is everything. Slow and simple are twin words. I addressed this in this article from 2010:
https://benslavic.com/blog/handel-and-the-ventures-reprise/
I think I read in one of Ben’s books, and it has stuck with me: while our ears are on everyone in the room, our eyes should primarily be on the barometer students. Then we’ll be sure not to lose them, when we are consciously, visually, passing all our input through them, knowing that others in the room will get it. I must say, however, that the fast processors in the room don’t make this very easy to do.
Tell me about it, John! I have 4 really fast processors in the same class and I have to tell them to wait until the rest of the class has answered. Looking into the eyes is great, but I need more eyes. I think physical proximity is another important one. When we move closer to the kids it just feels more real and less like traditional teacher-student roles.