InputandItsPositiveRoleinSecondLanguageAcquisition-2019年精选文档

1、Input and Its Positive Role in Second Language AcquisitionInput is a major terminal action in second languagepositive role in theSLA).language acquisitioncentury that secondacquisition. For this action scholars have carried out a great number of researches. Among them the most famous is Krashens Inp

2、ut Hypothesis. This paper mainly reviewsInput Hypothesis and then examines its process of second language acquisitions： input ， positive role ， secondIntroductionIt was not until the late twentiethlanguage acquisition was regarded as an independent discipline ， with the development of which arose a

3、lot of theories. In the midst ， Krashens Input Hypothesis is the most influential one. In the 1980s ， the American applied linguist Stephen Krashen put the forward the famous Input Hypothesis and proposed that language was acquired though immersing in the comprehensible input environment. This paper

4、 mainly reviews the hypothesis and discusses its positive role in the process of second language acquisition and finally draws the conclusion. Krashen s Input HypothesisThe American linguist Krashen put forward the Monitor Theory （MT） which includes five hypotheses. In the midst ， the most famous on

5、e is the Input Hypothesis which is “completely different from the former language teaching methods”. 1Krashen insisted that language was acquired through the exposure of a series of comprehensible input ， which means the fluency of language can not be taught but “isa kind of ability which can be for

6、med through natural absorption of the comprehensible input”. 2 Thus ，according to Krashen ， the comprehensible language of reading and listening were of vital importance in the acquisition of language. If the comprehensible input is enough， other language abilities and grammatical rules can be acqui

7、red accordingly. Furthermore， Krashen claimedthat “simplified input can only help those who are in the beginning stages of language development ， while comprehensible input is the most important factor for language development ”. 2. Enlightenments of Input in Assisting Second Language AcquisitionIn

8、the first place， comprehensible input should begiven enough emphasis. As language learners in the non-target language country ， we should try our best to get comprehensible input. Krashen s input hypothesis emphasize the importance of input make us aware that we must pay enough attention to the inpu

9、t in our second language learning. Only we get enough input ， can we produce output. As English learners in China ， we lack of enough input for quite a period of time. Before ， most English learners can only read and listen to English in class. With the development of economy， materials for English

10、input have been flourishing. Now we can listen to English radio programs and watch English TV programs and can also get access to various foreign book and magazines. Besides，more and more English teacher are beginning to use English in class. These are all good sources of our English input. In the s

11、econd place ， we should make the time from input to output as short as possible. Input and output are terminal behaviors which can be observed from the learners. People always put the process of language acquisition into several parts. They are respectively， understanding thecomprehensible input ， m

12、emorizing ， storing ， and producing.The time of the whole process differs from each individual. However， we can try to maket he process as short as possible. We all know that children learn their mother tongue faster than adult learning second language. The reason is that they can use what they have

13、 learned in their daily dialogues. Thus shorten the time from input to output. Therefore，enlightened by the children， we should also try to makethat time from shorter to shorter. In this direction，reciting can serve as a good tool. From reciting， we caninternalize some fixed structures in the target

14、 language and then learners can produce language on their own will.Finally ， we should make our input to output into an automatic process. Language input contains two factors，which are stimulus and response. And through imitation，learners can set up connections between these two factors. “When this

15、stimulus and response are connected by some consistent rules ， automation is achieved ”. 1 As a result ， constant exercise can make the automation process become faster ； thus learners language fluency can be enhanced. For us ， second language learners， enoughexercise is necessary for our automation

16、 of grammar rules. And accordingly ， our aim of language fluency and accuracy can be achieved. ConclusionIn recent years ， more and more people start to join the area of language acquisition research. Among the researchers and researches ， one of the most famous is Krashens Input Hypothesis. Input hypothesis claimed that comprehensible input is the only way for the learners to acquire a second language. And if the learners acquire enough comprehensible input ， they can eventually produce the language naturally. As a result， we should make fulluse of it and get as