In this talk, Roberto discusses his three-phase system, which he uses to teach English without teaching English to improve the learning experience for students and the teaching practice for professors.

Roberto Guzmán is a full professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla Campus. Guzmán teaches undergraduate English courses in which he stresses the development of critical thinking skills and hands-on language development skills. He's also a freelance writer and political commentator on the WPRA 990 AM radio show Comunicando with host Toti Figueroa. So far, Guzmán has published, among other books, "The Devil's Advocate Reader," "Tropical Tales of Terror," "Mitos y Conflictos en la Biblia" and "Heroes."

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx