Whoever Does the Thinking Gets the Language

Teaching a language can feel like pouring knowledge into empty cups. But language doesn’t work like that. You can explain grammar rules perfectly and still get blank stares the next day. Why?

Because in language learning, the person who does the mental work - processing meaning, noticing patterns, trying to produce it- is the one who acquires the language.

If you’re doing the thinking, your students aren’t doing the learning.

This article looks at how to shift cognitive work back where it belongs, ...