Inspired at iFLT, 2010, to create Core Fluency!
This summer at the International Forum on Language Teaching, I was in the presence of so many inspirational teachers and researchers in the field of second language acquisition and world language teaching! For one week, as I assisted the directors Diana Noonan and Jason Fritze, I had an opportunity to learn from many of the top researchers and teachers in the field of comprehensible input research, language acquisition, and language education. Although I had been teaching Spanish already, it was after this conference that I was inspired to take my teaching in a new direction: to teach the many adults who seek a holistic, right-brained, and fun Spanish class! Soon after, I founded Core Fluency International. I am so thankful for these inspirational teachers and researchers in the field of language education! — Laura Friesen, founder Core Fluency
- Jason Fritze, Berty Segal Cook, Laura Friesen
JASON FRITZE, master Spanish and French teacher in Laguna Beach, CA, member of Project COACH, Co-Director of the International Forum on Language Teaching (iFLT) 2010, and coined the term Story-Asking for an important Comprehensible Input-Based teaching technique.
BERTY SEGAL COOK, expert on language acquisition and instruction and the utmost expert on Total Physical Response (TPR), second only to the TPR founder James Asher. She also invented the levels of questioning that led TPR into story-based teaching.
Laura Friesen, Dr. Stephen Krashen, Linda Li
DR. STEPHEN KRASHEN (University of Southern California) is an expert in the field of linguistics, specializing in & developing his theories of language acquisition and development. During the past 20 years, he has published well over 100 books and articles and has been invited to deliver over 300 lectures at universities throughout the United States and Canada.
Dr. Krashen was the keynote speaker and original instigator of the International Forum on Language Teaching, iFLT 2010, in Los Alamitos, CA.
The teaching at Core Fluency is mainly based on Dr. Krashen’s research and theories of language acquisition!
LINDA LI, master teacher of Mandarin Chinese. Linda specializes in comprehensible input-based language instruction, and Dr. Stephen Krashen has called Linda Li one of the best language teacher ever.
Diana Noonan, Laura Friesen
DIANA NOONAN is a master French teacher, with more than 30 years of teaching experience, and a language teacher trainer. In her current role as Director of World Languages for all of Denver Public Schools, Diana trains new and experienced language teachers in Comprehensible Input methods, as well as, directs Comprehensible Input research projects. Diana teaches with ease, humor, and creativity. Students do not even realize they are becoming fluent, while they laugh, read, write, act out stories in costumes, and effortlessly acquire French. The Spanish teaching at Core Fluency International is greatly informed by Diana’s guidance and teaching.
- Linda Li teaching Mandarin
LINDA LI is a master Mandarin teacher. Her classes are always comprehensible, never stressful, & provide phenomenal results in natural language acquisition. Her teaching style greatly informed and inspired the teaching methods at Core Fluency International.
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- Laura Friesen in Linda Li’s Mandarin Class
LAURA experiencing one of LINDA LI’S classes. Hand gestures and Total Physical Response deeply engrain the language structures in the mind and body.
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- Dr. Stephen Krashen, keynote speaker, iFLT 2010
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- Paul Frommer, Laura Friesen
PAUL FROMMER, professor at the University of Southern California, linguist, and creator of the Na’vi language for the movie Avatar, presented at the iFLT 2010.
- Carol Gaab
CAROL GAAB, author, publisher, and master Spanish & English teacher. Carol masterfully trains other teachers how to effectively teach using drama, fun, and comprehensible stories, including her own novels.
BEN SLAVIC, master French teacher in Denver, has authored numerous books for teachers on Comprehensible Input-based methods. Four years after experiencing his French class, I still remember the vocabulary and the story we created — that is what I call language acquisition! He constantly shares helpful ideas through this hugely popular blog, and he is a wealth of information, as well as inspiration, for teachers everywhere!
As I founded Core Fluency International, I was inspired and taught by so many wonderful language teachers and researchers on language acquisition. I have so much gratitude for all of these leaders who informed my teaching methods so much. — Laura Friesen
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