Core Concepts

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Functional not fluent...

Connection not perfection...

Situational not general...

Internalized comprehension to spontaneous speech...

Learning system not course...

Emotional engagement for recall and reproduction...

Connect through 'second' not 'foreign' language...

Context first - Text last...

Process not product...

Learners not performers...

Creating / empowering "community"

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