Comments for The Backseat Linguist http://backseatlinguist.com/blog Commentary on research in second language acquisition and language education Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:02:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on All Correction, All the Time: Is Written Error Correction Worth the Effort? by Error Correction « TPRS Teacher http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=39#comment-19 Error Correction « TPRS Teacher Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:02:14 +0000 http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=39#comment-19 [...] found Jeff’s most recent post on Error Correction to be very interesting. The following quote sums up his post nicely: “Other [...] [...] found Jeff’s most recent post on Error Correction to be very interesting. The following quote sums up his post nicely: “Other [...]

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]]> Comment on And Then There Were None: Surviving Foreign Language Study by Rosetta Stone and “Falling out of Favor”: Claims without Empirical Support http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=135#comment-12 Rosetta Stone and “Falling out of Favor”: Claims without Empirical Support Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:32:17 +0000 http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=135#comment-12 [...] Note: The following guest post by Stephen Krashen concerns an article recently reviewed on TBL. [...] [...] Note: The following guest post by Stephen Krashen concerns an article recently reviewed on TBL. [...]

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]]> Comment on Is The Library Important? Multivariate Studies at the National and International Level by Is The Library Important? Multivariate Studies at the National and International Level | Libraries and Learning | Scoop.it http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=1#comment-8 Is The Library Important? Multivariate Studies at the National and International Level | Libraries and Learning | Scoop.it Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:35:26 +0000 http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=1#comment-8 [...] jQuery("#errors*").hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); } backseatlinguist.com - Today, 5:35 [...] [...] jQuery("#errors*").hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); } backseatlinguist.com – Today, 5:35 [...]

]]> Comment on Is The Library Important? Multivariate Studies at the National and International Level by Is The Library Important? Multivariate Studies at the National and International Level | SchoolLibrariesTeacherLibrarians | Scoop.it http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=1#comment-7 Is The Library Important? Multivariate Studies at the National and International Level | SchoolLibrariesTeacherLibrarians | Scoop.it Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:01:47 +0000 http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=1#comment-7 [...] jQuery("#errors*").hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); } backseatlinguist.com - Today, 5:01 [...] [...] jQuery("#errors*").hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); } backseatlinguist.com – Today, 5:01 [...]

]]> Comment on And Then There Were None: Surviving Foreign Language Study by M. Whaley http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=135#comment-6 M. Whaley Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:20:56 +0000 http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=135#comment-6 Jeff, This lack of enthusiasm and results has been going on for far too long in language classes in the US. I'm not sure that more recent data would show substantial changes, except in classrooms like Elaine's. Have you spoken with Stephen Krashen about his recent involvement in and support of TPRS language study? MJ Jeff,
This lack of enthusiasm and results has been going on for far too long in language classes in the US. I’m not sure that more recent data would show substantial changes, except in classrooms like Elaine’s.
Have you spoken with Stephen Krashen about his recent involvement in and support of TPRS language study?
MJ

]]> Comment on And Then There Were None: Surviving Foreign Language Study by Toni Theisen http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=135#comment-5 Toni Theisen Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:33:01 +0000 http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=135#comment-5 Research and literature used is very dated. Research and literature used is very dated.

]]> Comment on And Then There Were None: Surviving Foreign Language Study by Elaine Winer http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=135#comment-4 Elaine Winer Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:30:40 +0000 http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=135#comment-4 Jeff, I love your blog! I taught high school Spanish for 25 years and I agree that poor teaching methodology is one problem for successful FL learners. Another problem lies in our society which continues to be monolingual in spite of the heavy influence of Hispanics in the US. I agree that student motivation is another issue but using methods that engage and ignite students is available but rejected by more traditional teaching methods. I began using TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) thanks to the creator, Blaine Ray, in my last 10 years of teaching. I saw incredible acquisition of language and enthusiasm of my students. Elaine/elenachicago Jeff,
I love your blog! I taught high school Spanish for 25 years and I agree that poor teaching methodology is one problem for successful FL learners. Another problem lies in our society which continues to be monolingual in spite of the heavy influence of Hispanics in the US. I agree that student motivation is another issue but using methods that engage and ignite students is available but rejected by more traditional teaching methods. I began using TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) thanks to the creator, Blaine Ray, in my last 10 years of teaching. I saw incredible acquisition of language and enthusiasm of my students.
Elaine/elenachicago

]]> Comment on And Then There Were None: Surviving Foreign Language Study by David http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=135#comment-3 David Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:48:15 +0000 http://backseatlinguist.com/blog/?p=135#comment-3 Jeff, Many thanks for this wonderfully comprehensive report on an important area of concern for language learners / teachers. A lot of the attrition really lies in the realm of motivation IMHO. Some students did mention content as a reason and I think that without a teacher/classmates - the content itself must be highly motivating for a language learner or else they'll drop out. That's why youtube and authentic video is becoming more and more a part of all language courses. Online courses will only cut into student drop out rates if they adopt highly motivating, personal video content. David Jeff,

Many thanks for this wonderfully comprehensive report on an important area of concern for language learners / teachers.

A lot of the attrition really lies in the realm of motivation IMHO. Some students did mention content as a reason and I think that without a teacher/classmates – the content itself must be highly motivating for a language learner or else they’ll drop out. That’s why youtube and authentic video is becoming more and more a part of all language courses. Online courses will only cut into student drop out rates if they adopt highly motivating, personal video content.

David

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