comprehensible input

comprehensible input, says Dr. Stephen Krashen, is the basic nutrient we need to learn language.

if input (what you hear or read) is not comprehensible, you feel lost.. this feeling of being lost or stressed out is an affective filter.. it blocks your ability to learn.

when input is comprehensible, we understand more.. it feels good to "get it".. when we feel better we learn more.. the more we understand, the more context we have to learn new language..

twext makes a foreign language text comprehensible, by giving you translations formatted to help you learn.. any chunk of text you don't understand includes a twext translation you do understand.. so you get input that is more comprehensible..

the most comprehensible input is real interaction with native speakers.. twext prepares you to interact, especially when you learn text that natives know, like popular lyrics and sayings..