Applying the Four Strands: Dr. Paul Nation Speaks to FSI on Language Learning

In honor of the 70th anniversary of the Foreign Service Institute, we are releasing this video of Paul Nation’s lecture to FSI’s School of Language Studies (SLS). Dr. Nation spoke to SLS staff on the topic of applying the four strands of language learning to the teaching of foreign languages. Dr. Nation is a leading linguist on language teaching methodology and second language acquisition, and FSI was honored to have him as a guest lecturer.

[@neversurrenderism]

"As an English learner for 30 years, an English teacher/instructor for 18 years and as a PhD candidate, I have been following Stephen Krashen's videos etc esp on the importance of Reading, and very very very luckily just today when I googled Stephen Krashen again, on the right handside I saw some other names one of whom was Paul Nation whose name I definitely remember from many articles. I said "let me go through Paul Nation,too". Oh my God, Oh my God.; an unbelievable man.; Oh God, take him to your paradise/heavens pls.; he has already deserved it. What a prolific, hardworking and generous professor. I salute you sir.. in my culture we kiss the hands of our elderly and respected people.. if u allow me, I would like to kiss your hands. I thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. May God/Allah bless you.. May He protect you and your beloved ones from any trouble here and in the after life. I wish I could contribute to our ELT world as much as a drop of your ocean. You are an ocean sir. Thank you."

[@daquandoolie1623]

Paul starts speaking at 6:41

[@Aminehordy]

Thank you very much for making this conference available for the public.

[@non-nativeenglishspeaker6052]

Yes. This is very very helpful. Thank you

[@non-nativeenglishspeaker6052]

I would like to express my thankful. I really appreciate it

[@giedredudaite7602]

Didn't know that Dr. Nation has a great sense of humour! Enjoyed the video!

[@GrasiCarter15]

AMAZING, I've been reading "teaching esl/efl listening and speaking" and it really breaks this down.

[@tamesagamble-adiamo6541]

So inspiring for my dream job

[@MiltonJava]

This guy's great.

[@dominicyoung3550]

Could somebody list the research cited in his speech?

[@checkthemikecrophone9050]

26 min mark for the good info

[@Mappooo]

Wouldn't shadowing be focus studying? Trying to improve pronounciation

[@nataliecox-gt5tt]

yes good

[@consciousness2031]

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