Krashen and his theory about learning a second language
When I started to learn English seriously and by pleasure (not like a compulsory subject at the school) I bumped into Krashen's theory. I don't completely agree with his ideas but I think his theories are correct in many ways.
To sum up, the ideal way to learn a second language is the same as you do with your mother tongue when you are a baby / young child. That's why the word learn is replaced by the word acquire, it considers repetition and comprehensible input fundamental.
It says that people should be exposed to comprehensive input, in other words, if someone is reading a book or watching a film and they understand less than the 70% of it, it's not going to help them improve their knowledge.
Nevertheless, emotions are also very important. According to the author it is fundamental that the experience of learning a language is pleasant, and the student doesn't feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.
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Krashen and his theory about learning a second language
When I started to learn English seriously and with pleasure (not like a compulsory subject at the school) I bumped into Krashen's theory. I don't completely agree with his ideas but I think his theories are correct in many ways.
To sum up, the ideal way to learn a second language is the same as you do with your mother tongue when you are a baby / young child. That's why the word "learn" is replaced by the word "acquire". It considers repetition and comprehensible input fundamental.
It says that people should be exposed to comprehensive input, in other words, if someone is reading a book or watching a film and they understand less than the 70% of it, it's not going to help them improve their knowledge.
Nevertheless, emotions are also very important. According to the author it is fundamental that the experience of learning a language is pleasant, and the student doesn't feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.
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Krashen and his theory about learning a second language
When I started to learn English seriously and for pleasure (not like a compulsory subject at the school) I bumped into Krashen's theory. I don't completely agree with his ideas but I think his theories are correct in many ways.
To sum up, the ideal way to learn a second language is the same as you do with your mother tongue when you are a baby / young child. That's why the word learning is replaced by the word acquiring, it considers repetition and comprehensible input fundamental.
It says that people should be exposed to comprehensive input, in other words, if someone is reading a book or watching a film and they understand less than the 70% of it, it's not going to help them improve their knowledge.
Nevertheless, emotions are also very important. According to the author it is fundamental that the experience of learning a language is pleasant, and the student doesn't feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.
That was the first theory I learned when I became an English teacher, I think it has some merits, but there are some parts I disagree with, too.
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