PRINCIPLES
- Second language learning is parallel to first language learning and should reflect the same naturalistic processes.
- Listening should develop before speaking.
- Children respond physically to spoken language, and adult learners learn better if they do that too.
- Once listening comprehension has been developed, speech develops naturally and effortlessly out of it.
- Adults should use right-brain motor activities, while the left hemisphere watches and learns.
- Delaying speech reduces stress.
