“if we are going to consider anything “basic”, let’s consider high-frequency words and phrases as the starting point. There’s a reason they are high frequency: we need them to communicate.”

At the heart of the conference are the language classes where experienced teachers demonstrate how to do a week of Comprehensible Input and invite the participants to stand up and get coached afterwards.

“We sat outside with groups of people we met during the day, sharing meals and drinks, talking about our passion, working with TPRS, laughing, and sometimes getting very personal because these are people you can get close to.”

“This is a supportive community of teachers who believe our instruction can change individual lives for the better, resulting in greater changes to societies and the world.”

A traveller arrived at the gate to a large city in the dessert.