{"id":7685,"date":"2019-07-27T07:27:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T07:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/44.242.7.17\/community\/?post_type=course&#038;p=7685"},"modified":"2026-04-22T04:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T04:22:43","slug":"the-path-to-academic-english","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/course\/the-path-to-academic-english\/","title":{"rendered":"The Path to Academic English"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vibe_editor_shortcode\">To be proficient in using academic language, we have to 1) know the vocabulary, grammar and discourse style of academic language and 2) know the language of our specific subject matter. Proficient language users also employ a range of strategies that help them acquire academic language and subject-matter learning.<\/p>\n<p>During the four sessions, you&#8217;ll explore:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comprehensible input and compelling comprehensible input<\/li>\n<li>The path to academic English<\/li>\n<li>Access to reading material and the importance of libraries<\/li>\n<li>From the US Common Core to &#8220;Test the world,&#8221; or &#8220;Take from the needy and give to the greedy&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Get your professional development certified with iTDi<\/h3>\n<p>In this course, you will read articles recommended by the instructor, watch four recorded sessions, and answer four discussion questions. (This is not a live course.) 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In the body of your document, please include your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate, your email address, and the name of course you have completed.<\/p>\n<style> #button992{} #button992:hover{}#button992:hover{}<\/style><a target=\"_self\" id=\"button992\" class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/enrol-course\/the-path-to-academic-english-self-study-with-dr-stephen-krashen\/\">Take this course<\/a>\n<h3>About Dr. Stephen Krashen:<\/h3>\n<p>Stephen Krashen is a linguist, educational researcher, and activist. Dr. Krashen has published nearly 500 papers and books, contributing to the fields of second-language acquisition, bilingual education, and reading. He is credited with introducing various influential concepts and terms in the study of second-language acquisition, including the acquisition-learning hypothesis, the input hypothesis, the monitor hypothesis, the affective filter, and the natural order hypothesis. 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