Dr. Stephen Krashen  is linguist behind the Input Hypothesis, which revolutionised our understanding of the way languages are learned. If you want to speak a foreign language well then you must become familiar with him and the hypothesis.

In this Episode of the podcast we discussed: 

• Dr Krashen’s research which reveals that conscious knowledge of language is not the key to language acquisition.
• Why reading and listening are key ingredients in language acquisition (Fluency Activator 6 & 7)
• How to get comprehensible input.
• Why it’s important to enjoy the content you read and listen to in a foreign language.
• Why most people fail to learn a foreign language.
• The best type of people to help you improve your comprehension and speaking skills.

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