A Posteriori Syllabus/Krashen
Eric made this comment here yesterday re: Scope and Sequence:
Diane on VP
I find this statement (by Diane made in a comment field here today) about Bill VanPatten's work to be important:
Motivation
Krashen has come out to say in the past year that motivation is not needed in CI classes, as long as the story is interesting/compelling.
K/VP
From Michael Coxon: Check out Dr. Stephen Krashen and Professor Bill Van Patten discussing the field of language learning at ACTFL 2015: Opening the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUs26Qb64j8 46 minutes in
Report from the Field – Ben Slavic
I just wanted to write out the activities I am doing the most this year, to share, but also just to have a list for
Krashen and Carol Gaab
If anyone wants to watch Krashen and Carol Gaab's session at ACTFL, they will find them here: http://fluencymatters.com/video/krashen-gaab-actfl2015-part-1 http://fluencymatters.com/video/krashen-gaab-actfl2015-part-2 http://fluencymatters.com/video/krashen-gaab-actfl2015-part-3
Graduate Programs in TCI/TPRS
If you are thinking about a grad program in language acquisition that is Krashen-friendly, you may want to read this from Eric: "Here is what Krashen
Krashen – 2
I promised to post all of Krashen's responses to my ROA article. Those 20 posts are what got me seriously rethinking CI in schools. Here
Krashen on Grammar
Dr. Krashen states: There is nothing wrong with talking about grammar occasionally. Eric Herman stated my position about grammar and output very well on your blog.
Krashen – 1
In the next series of posts I would like to share with permission what Dr. Krashen wrote about the "Lowering the Affective Filter in ESL