by Terry Waltz | Jan 21, 2020 | General, Theory
Comprehension…it’s one of those “trust but verify” things. On social media (where else?) some teachers recently got into a discussion about whether circling is a comprehension check. I thought that was an interesting question...
by Terry Waltz | Aug 30, 2019 | General, Methods, Training
On various social media outlets, I frequently get comments of this type: This is CI for [Spanish/French]. We share about comprehension-based techniques and methods that work in our [Spanish/French] classes. It doesn’t matter whether these things work with...
by Terry Waltz | Aug 29, 2019 | General, Speaking/Listening, Unfounded Tripe
I get all kinds of things popping up on my feed on a popular social media site. This one recently came up. Are you struggling with your accent in [language]? Or do you have a difficult time understanding native speakers? This course is for you! We’ll start from...
by Terry Waltz | Jun 6, 2018 | Chinese-specific, General, Languages of Unusual Features, Training
All you people who’ve had a couple of Chinese lessons — please, please — and I am not saying this to be mean — stop generalizing your experience with Chinese to the broader field of language acquisition and particularly to teaching Chinese....
by Terry Waltz | May 31, 2018 | General, Training
Many teachers are beginning to take distance students using Skype or other technologies, and increasingly there are questions about what needs to be done to have a successful 1-on-1 class using TPRS. It’s true that there are a few things that should, or can, be...
by Terry Waltz | May 31, 2018 | General
What people do not get is that it is entirely possible to discuss topics students are interested in while targeting. High frequency, you know? We are focusing on high-frequency language, supposedly. It’s perfectly feasible to simply add a few words (making them...
