How Comprehensible is Comprehensible?

Modified on Mon, 28 Jun, 2021 at 2:41 PM

SOMOS is a comprehension based curriculum.

We know that we can't communicate with someone if we don't understand them, and we know that language acquisition cannot happen if comprehension does not occur... but just how well do we need to understand someone or something in order to communicate. How comprehensible does something have to be in order to be 'comprehensible'?

Watch Martina Bex try to talk to Elicia Cárdenas (who is off-camera) about something that happened to her recently.

Resources:

How to Teach Such That They Understand: Comprehension-based Techniques by Martina Bex (Comprehensible Classroom)