Expressways Book 2

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Summary: wonderful
Review: I am very pleased with the book I ordered. I recieved it very quickly and it was in better shape than indicated. Thank you very much.

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Summary: Great for a class or one-on-one teaching.
Review: Real language acquisition comes from receiving comprehensible input in the target language, AND from practicing output.
Expressways gives practice in PRODUCING UNDERSTANDABLE ENGLISH, which is what the student really needs in order to be able to function in the language.
Students generally need this more than they need to practice understanding English.

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Summary: No evidence to support this approach
Review: Real language acquisition comes from receiving comprehensible input in the target language, not from practicing output. This has been well researched and documented by Krashen, Asher, and others. No valid research has ever contradicted this. Expressways gives practice for output and grammar training, which might help slightly in the performance of the language, but will not at all help in the real acquisition or understanding of the language.