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 | With me lecturing in French only and with my students practicing their "verbal" French on their own this semester they should be near comprehension by now. |  |
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 | I do not think so. According to Krashen "talking is not practicing" without "comprehensible input" the message you are teaching is not registering with your students. |  |
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 | What are you talking about? Repetition of words and phrases is the key. The light will eventually come on near the end of the tunnel. |  |
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 | Man, the stress in your classroom environment must be at an all time high. You need to teach French in a more relaxed and fun environment with a lot of material utilized for association, such as visuals, and hands on material. |  |
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 | When I thnk of it in that way, I realize that I did not do drills of practice repetition when I learned French, even though it is my first language. |  |
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 | Exactly, remember Krashen's statement, comprehensible input + low anxeity environment = language acquirement. Try teaching using this formula and you will see your students learning in whole new light. |  |
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