The natural approach

The natural approach

1. Language Acquisition

   • In the natural approach, language output is not forced, but allowed to emerge spontaneously after students have attended to large amounts of comprehensible language input. Comprehensible input is the content that language learners are exposed to in the target language.

2. Method for beginners

   • Grammar is not important

3. Characteristics

   • Input
     • Input refers to what’s being relayed to the language learner—the “packages” of language that are delivered to and received by the listener.
   • Comprehension
     • Understanding the meaning of something can be done in a variety of ways besides technical grammar breakdowns. Comprehension must precede production for true internal learning to be done.
   • Communication
     • In order for the child or learner to eventually produce their own sentences, it’s more crucial that he or she is constantly exposed to meaningful communication than grammar lessons.

4. The communication is important

   • Learn vocabulary is important

5. Principles of naturalistic

   • Emphasis in exposure and imput