“Today’s podcast argues that Stephen Krashen’s “influential” model of language acquisition, which emphasises incremental, analytical learning, overlooks a significant group of learners known as Gestalt Language Processors (GLPs). GLPs acquire language holistically, through meaningful chunks, and often struggle in traditional educational settings that fail to acknowledge their unique processing style. The author, a GLP themselves, advocates for a more inclusive approach to language education that recognises the diverse ways people learn and uses a