We Focus on the Message
I just made about twenty TikTok videos that all focus on one thing – that we learn languages by focusing on the message and not on the form of the language via worksheets and other clever activities that purport to
Two Haystacks
Administrators must decide, lest they resemble the donkey who, faced with two equidistant haystacks, fails to decide on which one to go to for sustenance and so starves. The old way of using a book and speaking English and the new
Harrell on Transparency
[ed. note: this is a recent comment by Robert. It connects to a somewhat confusing term (confusing at least to me) introduced around 2009 by Krashen - transparency. In an effort to locate the discussion of trasnparency into one accessible place with the keyword transparency
After Krashen
John sent this: Ben, I thought you'd either be horrified or entertained by the description of a panel at this year's upcoming American Philological Association meeting. It is called "After Krashen." What amazes me is that the working assumption seems to be
Input vs. Output 2
This content from a recent response by Robert to Jody on http://www.benslavic.com/blog/2011/12/05/ohio-may-have-a-problem/ cannot be ignored so I am reposting it here as a blog entry: I have to agree with Jody. Most programs ignore the importance of the conversation, i.e. the interpersonal component. I also question
Input vs. Output 1
This content from a recent comment by Jody on http://www.benslavic.com/blog/2011/12/05/ohio-may-have-a-problem/ cannot be ignored so I am reposting it here as a blog entry:
Reflections of a University Student
(posted by Bryce Hedstrom at his site http://www.brycehedstrom.com/2011/university-student-relfections) Bryce shares: I recently did presentations on TPRS at two regional universities. This is a journal response from AshLee Pray, a Spanish student at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. The reflections of a
Ohio May Have a Problem
I got this from Chris today: Ben, Ohio is currently in the process of revising and rolling out new, revised Foreign Language Standards. Currently, I'd say they align fairly well with ACTFL's 5 Cs. I emailed and asked the World Language Consultant
Some History
This is a comment turned blog entry from a week ago about the history, as I see it, of comprehension based instruction over the past fifty years: We must respect the vision set out in 1983 when the push towards fluency instruction
Krashen on Transparency
In October of 2009 Krashen started writing about a term he called "Transparency". Is the feeling of effortless communication in L2 - flying - that we sometimes experience with our classes anything like this term from Krashen? I am just