The distinction between language acquisition and language learning has been widely discussed in Linguistics, Psychology and Education, with Stephen Krashen playing a key role in defining these concepts. According to Krashen’s Input Hypothesis, language acquisition is an unconscious and natural…
Success from the top: Starting the year on the right foot.
As bilingual teachers, we face a double challenge at the beginning of the year—we not only have to consider our learners’ knowledge of content but also their knowledge of language. In the bilingual context, we need learners to be versed…
“How Homeschooling Prepared Me for Classroom Realities””
It all happened very quickly. In one week, we had to decide to take our children out of school. The story has many details but, in a few words, we lived in England and our three children were still very…
Dear old new teacher,
As you transition from English Language Teaching to Bilingual Teaching, it’s natural to feel a mix of excitement, apprehension, and even a bit of fear. As a dedicated teacher of English as a second language, you may now face questions…
