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8 thoughts on “Interview With Dr. Asher”
I like the idea of the TPR Student Kits: http://goo.gl/mXebu
I couldn’t afford class sets. I could create my own. Could be time-consuming.
Thank you Nathaniel for sharing this. Dr. Asher’s message about right brain/left brain functions in language learning is very helpful. Also, I found myself very much liking Dr. Asher – he doesn’t pull his punches!
I really found myself liking him a LOT too! Very down-to-earth, and totally makes sense!!
Great interview!
I don’t know the brain research, but his left and right brain discussion sounded a little “out there.”
I watch this interview every time I need a dose of common sense!
This was some of the conclusions I made from Asher speaking…
Most of the students that come into the language classrooms nowadays are mostly concerned with taking two years of a foreign language to fulfill a graduation or college requirement. In a 20th century model for learning language we might have used words like memorize, study, work, and translate. As Asher points out, this type of learning happens on the left side of the brain. When we ask our brains to do such tasks we are consciously pushing our brains to learn languages. This accounts for what Asher says is 1/6 of our brain power. Talking, reasoning, arguing, and debating occur by using our conscious/left brain.
WOOO HOOO!!! 19th century teaching = CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.
YEAH! How about that?
Teaching Another Language through Actions is on my list to read in June. Had it for years, and never fully read it. Thanks for the interview link – it’s nice to get a sense of the person behind a book.