Organic Language Acquisition

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Riana

I recently had the pleasure of attending a workshop on OLA- a kinesthetic approach to learning a language, led by Darcy Rogers at Boston Arts Academy.  I am incorporating some of what we learned into Spanish classes at the BTU School.  See photos and learn more here.

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3 Responses to Organic Language Acquisition

  1. Geoffrey Achtmann says:
    May 23, 2012 at 5:21 PM

    Interesting. I’d like to hear more about kinesthetic approach.It this TPR ? Krashen based w/ focus in acquisition. competence based ?
    On communicative intent ?

    • Riana says:
      May 23, 2012 at 5:56 PM

      Yes, it is a combination of all three. To learn more, and get access to the upcoming manual, you can contact rogersdr25@yahoo.com.

    • Darcy Rogers says:
      July 2, 2012 at 3:20 PM

      Geoffrey,
      I would love to talk to you more about it! Like Riana mentioned, you can contact me at rogersdr25@yahoo.com. Also feel free to check out our facebook page at ‘Organic Language Acquisition’. Hope to hear from you!
      Darcy Rogers