Personal Language Immersion: Watch to learn, learn to speak

Dr. Charles BrowneProfessor of Applied Linguistics, Director EFL Teacher Training Program

Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo Japan

Key teaching principles to

online…

1. Comprehensible Input…

Comprehensible Input…

Krashen’s “rules”…

• Input should be understandable

• Input should be interesting• Input should be authentic• Input should be a lot!....

Comprehensible Input…

(Filter your videos and vocabulary by level)

2. Authentic Content…

Authentic Content…(literally THOUSANDS of interesting choices!...)

Content Is KingAuthentic Content…(working together with some amazing companies!)

3. Personalized Learning…

Personalized Learning…

(Choosing just the topics you like/are interested in

Personalized Learning…

(Save your favorite words and videos for later study)

Personalized Learning…

(Detailed tracking of pronunciation problems & progress)

4. Scaffolding Tools…

Scaffolding Tools…(Support in many languages)

Scaffolding Tools…(Captioning, Repeat Function,Voice Speed Contols)

Scaffolding Tools…(clickable dictionary with sample sentences and

pronunciation)

5. Corpus Analysis….

Corpus Analysis….(of every word and phoneme in every video!)

Corpus Analysis….(of every word and phoneme in every video!)

Corpus Analysis….(of every word and phoneme in every video!)

6. Vocabulary Building…

Vocabulary Building…(Flashcards contextualized in authetic videos)

Vocabulary Building…(multiple aspects of word knowledge built over

time)

Definition matching… Cloze testing…

Spelling practice…

Vocabulary Building…(Spaced-repetion system does detailed tracking

every session)

7. “Noticing the Gap”

‘what learners notice in input is what becomes intake for learning’ (Schmidt, 1995).

“Noticing the Gap”

1) Listen to authentic English

2) Record your voice

3) Get instant feedback and “notice the gap”

“Noticing the Gap”(compare at the word level, analysis at phoneme

level)

Make It Official!

8. Making it Official!

Set Goals. Set Deadlines.Set Class Goals, Content & Deadlines…

Set Goals. Set Deadlines.Set Class Goals, Content & Deadlines…

Set Goals. Set Deadlines.Set General Learning Goals

(Learners choose videos or pick a specific course)

Set Goals. Set Deadlines.Set Class Goals, Content & Deadlines…

Manage your School,Classes and Groups

Buy Premium access for your students at large discounts

Create Video, Wordand Sound assignments

Track individual student activity and performance

Teacher ToolsTools for Teachers…

Use and Model in Class…

Or as homework and watch their progress online…

Track all progress on their vocabulary study!

See the SPECIFIC phonemic difficulties of your students!

“In my opinion, English Central was far and away the best new EFL / ESL site this year.”

Jeffrey Hill – The English Blog

I personally think it’s the best site period for English Language Learners.  It provides listening,

speaking, and reading practice — all in an extremely engaging way…

Larry Ferlazzo – Websites of the Day

You know the old expression….?

Maybe the new expression should be….

A a day, keeps the

away!

Thank You!

Dr. Charles BrowneProfessor of Applied Linguistics, Director EFL Teacher Training Program

Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo Japan