Then God Bless You
This is a repost from a few years ago: Most of us are fundamentally frightened of this entire process called comprehensible input. It is just too
Ultimate CI Training
The Zoom training on Book 1 of the Ultimate CI series begins this coming Monday, for those interested. Go to benslavic.com and click on "training
Where Did Krashen Get His Ideas? Maybe From Simon Belasco?
Anyone into conspiracy theories will enjoy this post. It raises questions about whether Krashen's work is original. It also completely supports my NTCI concept vs.
Krashen on the Grammar-Based Syllabus and Non-targeted Input
A repost from January of 2014. It's good to reflect on this topic from time. In 2013, Steve Krashen said (source below) that curriculum and instruction
Speech Output
A 2010 repost: I used to think that forcing and prodding the kids into early speech production too early was just a waste of time, but
Set Your Mind Right for Next Year
If you are new to all this, before you get too nervous about the changes that you wish to implement next year, I offer one
A Little Silly
I was admiring the crisp New England weather last month when visiting Connecticut and Keri Biron told me that the winters could be pretty bone-chilling.
Take a Weed Eater to the Roses
I got this email from a mother in Denver in 2010 - this is a repost. It broke my heart then and now again seven years it
Trains
A repost from 2011: It’s like a locomotive. We shovel the language coal - the input - into their minds in class, but, once the speed
Get Out of the Way
I was once giving a year end diagnostic speaking test to a quiet level 2 student who listens really well in class. I really didn't