Stephen Krashen on Acquiring Language

I discovered Stephen Krashen with his book "The Power of Reading".  I found his theories for reading so interesting that I began to research what he had to say about language acquisition.  He is one of the most influential Second Language Acquisition theorist of the past few decades. If you're interested in Second Language Acquisition theory and how it translates into practice watch this...
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IIE Library English Resources

IIE LibraryHours: Monday thru Friday 9:00 a 21:00Saturdays 10:00 a 14:00Acces to the library catalog: IIE CatalogOur library has an extensive selection of books, movies and music in English. As a student at the International Institute you have free access to the library. Of special...
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Encuentro con Stephen Tapscott

24 de enero a las 19:30h. Stephen Tapscott, profesor de literatura en MIT y conocido internacionalmente por sus traducciones de obras de Pablo Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, poetas alemanes y polacos, dará una presentación tanto de su obra personal como del arte de traducción poética. Estará acompañado por Margery Resnick, profesora de literatura en MIT y Presidenta del Instituto Internacional. Este...
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Improve your English through Reading

Republished from Englishclub.comJosef EssbergerRight now you are reading English. That means that you are using your brain in a very active way. Reading is a very active process. It is true that the writer does a lot of work, but the reader also has to work hard. When you read a text, you have to do some or all of these:imagine a scene in your headunderstand clearly what the writer is trying to sayagree...
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Student Letters to the Editor

Dear EditorThe Unemployment problem is the most important issue in my city, it´s true that it is very common in the world, but I think in Madrid is more detrimental. There is a lot of people that have had to travel to other countries to find a job. If you are young it´s very difficult because companies require that you have experience.Now days if you have a job, you are always afraid...
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