Stephen Krashen: Language Acquisition and Comprehensible Input

Why it was recommended

I've been pretty much sold on Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition[1][2], which in practice focuses on comprehensible input.

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What it covers

A lecture from the 1980s by linguist Stephen Krashen on how people acquire language. He explains his comprehensible input hypothesis for second-language acquisition. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Tarek Hamza

Length

15 min 26 sec

Year

2016

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