Easy Stories in English How to Learn a Language (Pre-Intermediate)
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Aug 29, 2023 Learn how to effectively learn a new language with the help of Stephen Krashen's theory of comprehensible input. Understand the difference between language acquisition and teaching and explore the input hypothesis and the monitor hypothesis. Find out how the hosts make their language podcast comprehensible and discover recommended resources for language learning. Get tips for effective language learning and explore upcoming topics. Also, learn about an upcoming teaching workshop and ways to support the podcast.
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Language Acquisition Is Innate
- Everyone is born able to acquire language and acquisition is different from memorising facts.
- Ariel Goodbody states that the skill to acquire a language is innate and automatic.
Comprehensible Input As The Core Mechanism
- Krashen's core claim is that we acquire language by understanding messages, not by memorising rules.
- Ariel Goodbody names this idea the theory of comprehensible input and treats it as foundational.
The Silent Period: Hittomi's Story
- Ariel Goodbody recounts Krashen's story of Hittomi, a silent four-year-old who listened for months in New York.
- After five months of comprehensible input and communication, Hittomi suddenly began to speak fluently.