What is Comprehensible Input?

What is comprehensible input?

• Making sure our students clearly understand the direction and/or task that is given to them.

• To speak really fast and hope students understand.

• To have all my lessons translated.

• To give the student a bilingual dictionary.

Comprehensible input includes

• grouping students appropriately.

• uses a variety of techniques such as gestures, body language, pictures and objects.

• objectives displayed in the classroom.

• the written content and language objectives.

Which of the following describe Krashen's Natural Order Hypothesis?

• Parts of a languages are acquired in a predictable order.

• Teachers should use natural-sounding oral language.

• Reading material needs to be authentic.

• Teaching should encompass every student’s natural learning modality.

According to Krashen, the __________________ describes how English language learners evaluate the accuracy of their language use.

• Input Hypothesis

• Natural Order Hypothesis

• The Affective Filter Hypothesis

• The Monitor Hypothesis

Stress, anxiety, fear, fatigue, and PTSD are examples of states that can raise this, impeding learning.

• The internal monitor.

• The affective filter.

• Illiteracy.

• Phonemic awareness.

What is meant by i+1?

• Material should be just slightly above the learner's current level of abilities.

• ELLs do better when paired with others above their level.

• Students need to identify their learning strengths and weaknesses to set goals.

• Reinforce classwork with independent homework.

The subconscious acceptance of knowledge where information is stored in the brain through the use of communication is known as language __________.

• Learning.

• Development.

• Acquisition.

• Function.

The conscious knowledge of a language's form and grammar demonstrates language _________.

• Learning.

• Development.

• Acquistion.

• Function.

Instructional material that contains meaning to the students is known as ____________.

• Target language.

• Scaffolding.

• Comprehensible input.

• Language objectives.