Input in second language acquisition

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This paper reviews definitions of input from different perspectives, which is then followed by a discussion on influential factors that can affect the process of second language acquisition (SLA) originating from the input itself, the learners’ internal and external sides. Despite researchers’ agreement on the significance of input acknowledging that without input, language acquisition does not occur, there are a great number of definitions of input presented from various viewpoints. The writer therefore explores how input has been defined extending from the broadest as what is available for acquisition to the narrowest sense which include linguistic features at a higher level beyond learners’ current states of language development. Particularly, input needs to meet certain requirements regarding its accuracy for successful language acquisition.

Từ khóa: This paper reviews definitions of input from different perspectives, which is then followed by a discussion on influential factors that can affect the process of second language acquisition (SLA) originating from the input itself, the learners’ internal and external sides. Despite researchers’ agreement on the significance of input acknowledging that without input, language acquisition does not occur, there are a great number of definitions of input presented from various viewpoints. The writer therefore explores how input has been defined extending from the broadest as what is available for acquisition to the narrowest sense which include linguistic features at a higher level beyond learners’ current states of language development. Particularly, input needs to meet certain requirements regarding its accuracy for successful language acquisition.

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