3. Comprehensible Input
“We acquire language in one way, and
only one way, when we understand
messages (what people say, what we
read).”
“Talking is not practicing… Speaking
ability will emerge gradually.”
Children’s language learning process
Quotes and screenshot from Dr.
Stephen Krashen’s video lecture below
https://youtu.be/fnUc_W3xE1w
Compelling Input
“We acquire language in one way, and
only one way, when we get
comprehensible input, in a low anxiety
environment.”
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4. 常用的“可理解输入”课堂教学活动
•Classic TPR
•TPRS (Story-asking)
•Personalized Questions and Answers (PQA)
•Picture talk
•Movie/Clip talk (Movie Talk Data List)
•Circling with balls/Card talk
•Read/write/communicate + draw
•One word image
•Read + discuss
•Write + discuss
•Weekend chat/calendar chat
•Readers theatre
•Embedded reading
•Asking the right questions (circling?)
•Special person interview/pet
•Story reading activities
•Free Voluntary Reading (FRV)
•Cold character reading for Chinese
Credit: I have learned the above CI teaching
strategies from workshops or presentations
by Blaine Ray, Carol Gaab, Teri Wiechart,
Karen Rowan, Pu-mei Leng, Haiyun Lu, Terry
Waltz, Laurie Clarke, Tina Hargaden, Alina
Filipescu, Grant Boulanger and Bryce
Hedstrom.
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48. 资源
• 理论基础 http://www.sdkrashen.com/
• http://www.teawithbvp.com/
• https://www.brycehedstrom.com/wp-content/uploads/THE-RESEARCH-
SUPPORTING-THE-COMPREHENSIBLE-INPUT-HYPOTHESIS-AND-C.pdf
• Terry Waltz http://terrywaltz.com/the-red-book-not-just-for-chinese/
• Haiyun Lu and Diane Neubauer https://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/
• https://chinesecidiary.home.blog/ 高频词
• 社交媒体群体
• Assessment: Martina Bex (The Comprehensible Classroom), Scott Benedict,
http://www.grantboulanger.com/free-stuff/
• Activities: http://sarahbreckley.com/, http://www.lamaestraloca.com/home-
1.html, https://www.brycehedstrom.com/ and more
• 会议:iFLT, CI Midwest, Express Fluency, NTPRS, TCI in China, Agen Workshop, CI
in the Mitten
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