Language Learners Quote by James Crawford

“Third, the Comprehension Hypothesis, on which Krashen’s concept of sheltering is based, holds that input is what matters in second language acquisition—not output. As…

— James Crawford

“not focusing on language turns out to be an effective way to teach language in sheltered classrooms, especially the kind of academic language that…

— James Crawford

“Another factor in the success of French immersion, Krashen postulated, was the exclusion of native-French-speaking students. The linguistic composition of the classroom, restricted to…

— James Crawford

“A language is a means of communication and should be lived rather than taught.”

— Benny Lewis

“Double your life experience by learning a second language. -Taru”

— Taru Nieminen

“A language is the only subject you can't learn by yourself.”

— Lauren Collins

“sheltered classes are for intermediate [language learners], not beginners.” The reason should be obvious: “It is extremely difficult to teach subject matter to those…

— James Crawford

“you have to be taught to be secondclass;your not born that way”

— Lena Horne

“Teachers were powerful enough to kill the indigenous languages: they are not powerful enough to bring them back to life.”

— Andrew Dalby

“You can't see other's point of view when you have only one language.”

— Frank Smith

“People know two languages: their native language and gibberish.”

— Maribel C. Pagan

“You have to watch your language. People will think you have no fucking class”

— Lani Diane Rich