Why TPRS/CI |
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TPRS (teaching proficiency through storytelling) and CI (Comprehensible Input) are teaching methods that focus on the way our brains naturally acquire language. This happens when teachers intentionally employ a body of techniques and strategies using specific principles that prioritizes the delivery of understandable, personalized and relevant messages.
TPRS and CI adhere to Dr. Krashen's Comprehension Hypothesis that states that language acquisition occurs when we understand messages (Comprehensible Input, or, CI) in the target language (TL). The ability to speak is the result of language acquisition, not the cause.
Other general principles often include prioritizing holistic, communicative principles that lead to student interest-centered, responsive teaching practices. Some (not all) of these principles include:
TPRS and CI adhere to Dr. Krashen's Comprehension Hypothesis that states that language acquisition occurs when we understand messages (Comprehensible Input, or, CI) in the target language (TL). The ability to speak is the result of language acquisition, not the cause.
Other general principles often include prioritizing holistic, communicative principles that lead to student interest-centered, responsive teaching practices. Some (not all) of these principles include:
- All humans who have acquired their first language can acquire a second language.
- Communication is the expression, interpretation and negotiation of meaning in a given context for a given purpose. (Bill VanPatten)
- Compelling input can eliminate the need for motivation. (Dr. Krashen)
- Students will not invest in IMPROVING their second language unless they OWN it. (John DeMado)
- We learn grammar from language, not language from grammar. (Kato Lomb)
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