Krashen's Input hypothesis | Comprehensible input | Part 4 Ep #7

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in today's video we will discuss the

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input hypothesis which is a part of the

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questions theory of second language

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acquisition

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so let's dive in

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the input hypothesis is krashen's

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attempt to explain

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how the learner acquires a second

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language or in other words

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how second language acquisition takes

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place the input hypothesis states

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that we acquire by going from meaning

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first and as a result to acquire

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structure the comprehensible input is

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the crucial and necessary ingredient for

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the acquisition of

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any language we can say that the input

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hypothesis

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is linked to the natural order

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hypothesis

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the natural order hypothesis claims that

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we move along the developmental

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continuum

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by receiving the comprehensible input

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this hypothesis emphasizes the role of

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exposure

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to comprehensible input in second

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language acquisition

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it also states that speaking fluency

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cannot be taught

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directly but it emerges over time

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on its own the exposure here means the

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contact that the learners have with the

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target language

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that they are attempting to learn that

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is to say

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we acquire language only when we

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understand language that contains

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structure that is a little beyond where

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we are now

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to say it using different words

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comprehensible

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input is defined as the l2 input

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just beyond the learner's current

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ultracompetence in terms of its

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syntactic complexity

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crushing believes that comprehensible

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input that

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is i plus 1 should be provided and the

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input should be relevant and not

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grammatically sequenced

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the input which is either too simple or

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too

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difficult will not be useful for

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acquisition

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so the comprehensible input hypothesis

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states

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that people acquire language best from

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messages

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that are just slightly beyond their

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current

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competence that is i plus one

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comprehensible input i plus one is

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highly required so that a learner

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can understand what is being said

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without

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being overwhelmed with too much new

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linguistic information i represents what

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the learner already knows in the target

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language

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and plus one represents what is being

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taught

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as we already stated before according to

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this hypothesis

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the learner improves and progresses

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along the natural order when he or she

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receives

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second language input that is one step

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beyond his or her

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current level or current stage of

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linguistic

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competence for example if a learner is

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at stage i then acquisition takes place

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when he or she is exposed

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to comprehensible input so that is a

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little beyond

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his current level that is i plus one we

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can say that the

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input hypothesis is only concerned with

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acquisition

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not learning and the most important

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point

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is to provide acquirers with

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comprehensible

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input and in a neutral we can say that

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we acquire by comprehensible input which

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is i plus 1

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the input hypothesis relates to

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acquisition not learning

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the focus is not on the structure but on

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understanding the message

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teachers should not teach structure

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deliberately

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but rather i plus 1 is provided

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naturally

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when the input is understood and finally

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production ability emerges over time

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and it's not taught directly

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and that's it i hope it was clear enough

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thank you for watching

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and see you in another video