How to Acquire Language
I want to explain the difference between the way I teach and the methods that many other language teachers use.
Reflections
Do you want to learn a new language?
During the week of July 20th to July 24th, The Agen Workshop has organized the following on-line language classes: Elementary
The Left Hand of Darkness
I’m re-re-reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. So much wisdom and foresight and humanity, it
Does Acquisition require Output?
Out of necessity, he tried to communicate and quickly found the language “spilling out of his mouth”.
Tao Te Ching for Language Teachers
“I forgot I was speaking in English.”
Our Team
“Thank you for an amazing opportunity. I have fallen in love with Agen, French, and with CI all over again!” Claudia
The Arrival – a graphic novel with endless possibilities
I love the freedom this gives me to meet my students where they are and adapt what I can say about the images to their particular needs.
Stephen Krashen on Error Correction
“But correction has no real effect. It is learning, not acquisition. It encourages you to rethink the conscious rule and make a better rule. That’s conscious learning.” Stephen Krashen
Motivation = CAN = Competence + Autonomy + Network
I tutor students and most of my sessions are one on one. How do I make a student feel that he belongs to a network?