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“Language is best taught when it is being used to transmit messages, not when it is explicitly taught for conscious learning.”
― The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom
― The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom
“There is massive evidence that self-selected reading, or reading what you want to read, is responsible for most of our literacy development. Readers have better reading ability, know more vocabulary, write better, spell better, and have better control of complex grammatical constructions. In fact, it is impossible to develop high levels of literacy without being a dedicated reader, and dedicated readers rarely have serious problems in reading and writing.”
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“Sit down, have a nice cup of coffee read a book in another language - the fountain of youth!”
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“Nelson Mandela once said, 'If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.' He was so right. When you make the effort to speak someone else's language, even if it's just basic phrases here and there, you are saying to them, 'I understand that you have a culture and identity that exists beyond me. I see you as a human being”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Eliza’s 2025 Year in Books
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