The power of narrow reading and listening.

Dr Stephen Krashen is the top language learning expert in the world.

He just published a new paper with Dr. Clara Lee Brown titled,

What is Academic Language Proficiency?

In the article, Dr. Crashen and Brown discuss the best strategies for learning academic English.

Academic English is basically advanced English.

It's the English you need to succeed in universities and professional jobs.

Academic English is the next step after fluency. So how do you

learn academic English? What does the research show? 1. Narrow reading and listening.

The narrow reading strategy is to read text by one author which helps ensure comprehension and natural repetition of vocabulary and grammar.

Dr Stephen Crashen 2004.

Many students believe that they must listen to many different speakers and read many different authors.

But, in fact, this is a less successful method.

Picking just one speaker or writer is much better.

Why? Because speakers and writers naturally repeat many

words and phrases. Each speaker has their favorite set of phrases. In speech they naturally use these many times.

By focusing on just one speaker you will automatically get a lot of repetition of new vocabulary and grammar.

In other words, you will learn English deeply.

If you want to learn academic English, you should listen to a speaker who

discusses advanced topics. For example, in my level three lessons, you hear me discuss many academic level topics related

to culture, politics, human rights, and relationships.

By listening to all of the lessons you naturally get a lot of repetition

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