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Michael BARR
Department Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages , Department of English Studies for Careers Position Associate Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2016/04 |
| Type | Academic Paper |
| Title | Language Use in the University Classroom: The Input Hypothesis |
| Contribution Type | Single author |
| Journal | SELL |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Publisher | SELL |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 32,pp.125--133 |
| Author and coauthor | Michael D. Barr |
| Details | There are many philosophies and approaches towards second language acquisition, and this paper deals with the aspect, in the author’s opinion, of the method most pertinent to communicating with university students coming from a high-intermediate level as a starting point. In the same way that we carefully and subconsciously structure the input that we give to first language learners - that is, children - we can consciously structure input with second language learners for their maximum benefit. Methodical input in the target language results in increased competence. |