Theoretical Basis for the Natural Approach

Jill Kerper Mora
San Diego State University

5/31/99

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Table of Contents

Theoretical Basis for the Natural Approach

Components of a Theory

Communicative Competence

The Learning-Acquisition Hypothesis

The Natural Order of Acquisition hypothesis

The Monitor hypothesis

The Comprehensible Input hypothesis

Comprehensible input: The i + 1 formula

The Affective hypothesis

The Affective Filter

Aptitude hypothesis

Interlanguage or L1 hypothesis

Expectancy hypothesis

Textuality hypothesis

The Great Paradox of Language Teaching

Author: Jill Kerper Mora
Copyright 1998

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Reference:

Krashen, S.D., & Terrell, T.D. (1983). The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom. Hayward, CA: The Alemany Press.

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