Language Educators

As dedicated WL teachers we are always looking for that magic method that will produce advanced language learners.  The "buzz method" now is CI (although I know CI has been around for a very long time).  For those who have asked me about the relationship between CI and the Core Practices, I have replied that the Core Practices support Ci....and most other teaching methods as well.  Is there a better way to state this?


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Susan Johnson
ICTFL Conference Coordinator
susancjohnson@att.net
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Hi, Susan (and to those who've made inquiries on this topic).

I thought I'd remind everyone that CI is not a method or an approach. CI--as comprehensible input--is a construct in L2 acquisition theory and research. There are methods that acknowledge CI (e.g., TPRS, The Natural Approach, immersion) and provide plenty of CI as part of what happens in and out of classrooms, but again, CI is not a method. The confusion about what CI is understandable, however, because of how it is used by some educators (e.g., "Do you do CI?" "Welcome to CI!").

Whether or not the "core practices" support acquisition-rich classrooms is, I think, open for discussion.

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Bill VanPatten
Input and More, LLC
aliasbvp@gmail.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-27-2018 13:54
From: Susan Johnson
Subject: CI and the Core Practices

As dedicated WL teachers we are always looking for that magic method that will produce advanced language learners.  The "buzz method" now is CI (although I know CI has been around for a very long time).  For those who have asked me about the relationship between CI and the Core Practices, I have replied that the Core Practices support Ci....and most other teaching methods as well.  Is there a better way to state this?


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Susan Johnson
ICTFL Conference Coordinator
susancjohnson@att.net
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The core practices do not support CI, in my view.

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Ben Slavic

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Original Message:
Sent: 09-28-2018 09:44
From: Bill VanPatten
Subject: CI and the Core Practices

Hi, Susan (and to those who've made inquiries on this topic).

I thought I'd remind everyone that CI is not a method or an approach. CI--as comprehensible input--is a construct in L2 acquisition theory and research. There are methods that acknowledge CI (e.g., TPRS, The Natural Approach, immersion) and provide plenty of CI as part of what happens in and out of classrooms, but again, CI is not a method. The confusion about what CI is understandable, however, because of how it is used by some educators (e.g., "Do you do CI?" "Welcome to CI!").

Whether or not the "core practices" support acquisition-rich classrooms is, I think, open for discussion.

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Bill VanPatten
Input and More, LLC
aliasbvp@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 09-27-2018 13:54
From: Susan Johnson
Subject: CI and the Core Practices

As dedicated WL teachers we are always looking for that magic method that will produce advanced language learners.  The "buzz method" now is CI (although I know CI has been around for a very long time).  For those who have asked me about the relationship between CI and the Core Practices, I have replied that the Core Practices support Ci....and most other teaching methods as well.  Is there a better way to state this?


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Susan Johnson
ICTFL Conference Coordinator
susancjohnson@att.net
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CI refers to the core of  the Comprehension hypothesis stated by Stephen Krashen .The main feature in this hypothesis is to expose learners to the target language as much as possible. This is Krashen's site where he has posted most of his work.  This article explores comprehensible Input. As it was said in another comment , CI as well as all the hypotheses in Krashen's Monitor model can be fully explored in practice in the  Natural Approach .


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Nahir Aparicio
Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador .Caracas
nahirco@gmail.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-27-2018 13:54
From: Susan Johnson
Subject: CI and the Core Practices

As dedicated WL teachers we are always looking for that magic method that will produce advanced language learners.  The "buzz method" now is CI (although I know CI has been around for a very long time).  For those who have asked me about the relationship between CI and the Core Practices, I have replied that the Core Practices support Ci....and most other teaching methods as well.  Is there a better way to state this?


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Susan Johnson
ICTFL Conference Coordinator
susancjohnson@att.net
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Some of the video clips in the blog authenticspanishlanguageandpedagogy.blogspot.com might be useful.
the blog is a little old and once in a while a video won't play, but most do and there are transcriptions for each.
Anyone interested in collaborating on this project would be very welcome, comments, suggestions most appreciated.  We're in the process of building a web-site that will be more navigable but it's taking time.

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Karen Schairer
Karen.Schairer@nau.edu
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-27-2018 13:54
From: Susan Johnson
Subject: CI and the Core Practices

As dedicated WL teachers we are always looking for that magic method that will produce advanced language learners.  The "buzz method" now is CI (although I know CI has been around for a very long time).  For those who have asked me about the relationship between CI and the Core Practices, I have replied that the Core Practices support Ci....and most other teaching methods as well.  Is there a better way to state this?


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Susan Johnson
ICTFL Conference Coordinator
susancjohnson@att.net
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