Adding Legs to the Snake
There’s a reason there isn’t one of these in every American living room these days. Besides the fact that we’re now looking at DVDs and not VCRs, that is. On a teachers’ list during a discussion of cold character reading, a teacher recently...Is it worth creating authentic experiences in the classroom?
A topic announced for a language teachers’ chat group has gone out: How can we create authentic class experiences that tap into the 3 modes of communication? Hmm…well, if we stick to the “accepted” definition of “authentic”, that...#authres: a Sweater for the Hippo?
Authentic resources are great. They’re what our students will probably need to deal with…some day. High-speed speech is also great. It’s also what our students will probably need to deal with…some day. There are many things that are great and...Hippo in the Room
So, every year we play this game. Evaluators from Well-Known Organization (face to face): Wow, what a great program! Everyone is enjoying it! They know so much Chinese! Look how they can read 130 characters in two weeks of class! You put out a daily newspaper at their...“Is it okay to give my kids a grammar packet?”
I believe that presenting analytical exercises AFTER the language in question is firmly acquired is completely in line with CI principles. We present SOME limited analytical input (pop-ups) during acquisition, but the important thing is that analysis is not even close...Want more?
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