Research with Karen Lichtman

This is, I think, the 3rd or 4th session by Karen that I've been to.  There wasn't a whole lot of new research to share, beyond Barb Cartford's new study about the increase in writing fluency over time, but there was one nugget that I adored!  One of the "negative" studies about TPRS showed that TPRS students did worse on listening and Karen supposed that this was because oftentimes, we do not expose our students to authentic speech, so they struggle when they listen to native speakers.  So, the moral of the story is to expose your students early and often.  Karen suggested finding a native friend to record stories from the very first year so that your students can hear what that sounds like.  LOVE THIS!!  If you decide to do this in French, please share your sound files so we can all benefit!