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This page will teach you about Input Theory and how it can be used to scaffold and differentiate for MLLs.
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joHDaq SuvwI' tIh 12:10 qaSDI' choS QoymeH je chuS'ughHom chemvaH poH. qaStaHvIS ramvam/, tugh ghaHvaD be'nalvam.
'ach SuvwI' je bIH. 'oH ghu' neH.
malja'chu' malja'chu'. joH quv leghchoH 'ej sIbI' vIqawbej.
'unqu' tlhInganpu'. rInpa' rur chaH. QI'tu'Daq lengbogh ghotpu'vam'e'. — wejpuHmo' porghDaj qetqu'nIS ta', pagh qetbogh qorDu'ghotpu'vam'e'.
*tlhaw'DIyo* quv. chonwI' tlheD, 'ej choH 'ej ja'chuqtaHvIS. ngemHom luchenmoH mInDu'wIj.
neH quvHa'chugh neH targhHom neH.
*Ideally, you would scaffold and differentiate the linguistic load, but that is a really tall order.
Linguistic Load and Learners
Linguistic Load and Learners
The text above was probably difficult for you to read. If you are like our ESOL students you first tried to find similar elements to English, then you tried to find context, then maybe you looked for patterns. After that, you might have Google translated it to find that I gave you directions for making rice in Klingon, a fictional language from Star Trek.
The obvious reason for giving you a blurb of Klingon to read is to help you see the difficulty in what some of our students are encountering every day while learning English. If you have learned more than one language, you might have a deep understanding of the difficulty in learning languages.
To understand how you can help your MLLs, you should understand the basics of Stephen Krashen's Input Theory.
Above is a video on Comprehensible Input by Daniella Perieda, the founder of a bilingual school in Oklahoma City.
Above is a short video explaining Stephen Krashen's Input Theory by GrapeSEED, a curriculum based in Thailand for TEFL.
Comprehensible Input: Krashen proposed that learners be exposed to "comprehensible input" that is defined as "i+1". In the theory "i" is the learner's current proficiency level and "+1" refers to language just beyond that level of proficiency. This is similar to the Zone of Proximal Development.
Affective Filter: Dulay and Burt integrated the affective filter to Krashen's Input Theory. They propose that emotional state (affect) can be a limiting factor for comprehensible input. Emotions like anxiety, stress, or boredom can raise the filter and limit comprehension and emotions like motivation, confidence, and safety can lower the filter.
To teach ELLs, you need to provide them with input that is just beyond their level of proficiency and attempt to ensure that they feel motivated and confident. Later, you need to provide methods of language output that are not limited as well Easy! Right?
Strategies for Teaching MLLs and Other Students with Learning Gaps
Strategies for Teaching MLLs and Other Students with Learning Gaps
Using Input theory as a frame, you can select from among the strategies below that will help MLLs to comprehend your content, lower the affective filter, and produce language.
Comprehensible Input
Comprehensible Input
Affective Filter
Affective Filter
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