Krashens Language Acquisition Theory

• Learning: knowing about a language formally (school)
• Acquisition: the unconscious mind related activity that occurs when language is used in conversation

Learning acts as a monitor- it detects errors in order to make corrections, avoids emphasis on error correction and grammar at early stages

• Needs to be comprehensible
• Input

   

Instruction immediately above the level of comprehension & embedded in meaningful context

Optimal input occurs when AF is lowered. AF is a screen of emotion that can block learning or language acquisition if it keeps users too embarrassed

Natural progression/ development exhibited by infants/ young children or  second (adult/child) language learners

• Level I: Preproduction
•      *silent, minimal comprehension, no verbal output
• Level II: Early Production Stage:
•      *limited comphrension; 1-2 word responses
• Level III: Speech Emergence: 
•      *Increased comprehension; simple sentences, some errors in speech
• Level IV: Intermediate Fluency:
•      *Very good comprehension; more complex sentences, complex errors in speech