Of Trees and Forests 1
This is an interesting repost from 2011. It reveals where we were then and allows us to see how far we have come in our
Targetless Instruction – 19
This is a repost from 2009: In mid 2009 Dr. Krashen wrote this draft as part of a series of emails on the topic of non-targeted input and on
Two Girls Got Upset
Two girls just got upset because Kevin didn't get into the story. They wanted him in it. Instead, Caitlin Jenner went over to the spider
Impure CI – 2
Bob Patrick continues: Let me address the edges of "impure CI". This is not criticism. This is what we all contend with. "using more and more spoken
Impure CI – 1
This exchange was recently posted to Latin Best Practices: Jocelyn wrote: As far as what is "impure CI" - that is a good question - one that
The End of Motivation
The End of Motivation Stephen Krashen New Routes, vol 55: 34-35. 2015 www.disal.com.br/newr/ I announce in this paper the end of motivation as a relevant factor in language
Lowering of the Affective Filter
In my ongoing work at AES with Steven Cook, we have been exploring Krashen's Affective Filter Hypothesis as it may apply to ELA instruction. A
We Teach Verbs
It occurred to me that some of the newer people in our group may not know what our curriculum looks like. In a word, we
An Open Letter to Helena Curtain
We translate almost nothing. If we have to translate words after the first part of class after we have established meaning, then we have made
Comprehended vs. Comprehensible
We talked about the term "comprehended" a year ago here. Here is part of that discussion as a review: Mark Knowles' term of comprehended input was