Question for the Group

Yvonne asks: My name is Yvonne and I live in London, UK with my husband and 3 children. I have a background in Digital media and eLearning (BSC & Masters degree) I taught Business Information Technology and Social media marketing for 6 years in a London University. I am currently on a one year break […]

Question for the Group Read More »

The Big CI Book – A Step by Step Survival Guide for Foreign Language Teachers

This is to formally announce the publication of my newest book: The Big CI Book – A Step by Step Survival Guide for Foreign Language Teachers. At 400 pages, it vastly expands on the skills and strategies we currently have available to us in TPRS/CI instruction. Those reading closely here over the past eight years,

The Big CI Book – A Step by Step Survival Guide for Foreign Language Teachers Read More »

Thanks, Eric!

Dude every time I go to the list, once a year maybe, I regret it. I thought my message to Curtain was a good conversation starter and it ended up as usual ruffling feathers. The worst part is I don’t understand why. It seems as if there is a hierarchy of voices there and they

Thanks, Eric! Read More »

TPRS1 vs. TPRS2 (Draft)

(Note: this post, though interesting to its writer, is probably too long to actually read.) Yesterday in a comment here Diane Neubauer said this: …It seems to me that among the TPRS and CI teaching community, there are people with various roles. Some are more like CI activists and mentors/trainers. Ex, I think Ben, especially

TPRS1 vs. TPRS2 (Draft) Read More »

Update

I need to take a break for real this time. I tried in early June but the momentum from the great work/innovation being done in our classrooms from last year’s discussion and our own inner work has carried us on. But my mental fatigue now is considerable so I personally am going for some down

Update Read More »