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THREE APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF INPUT
Author(s) -
Schachter Jacquelyn
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
language learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.882
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1467-9922
pISSN - 0023-8333
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-1770.1986.tb00379.x
Subject(s) - second language acquisition , field (mathematics) , strengths and weaknesses , psychology , linguistics , computer science , natural language processing , artificial intelligence , mathematics , social psychology , philosophy , pure mathematics
Within the field of second language acquisition research, one can discern three different approaches to the study of the input requirements of second language learners: the data‐oriented approach, the language‐model approach, and the processing‐model approach. In this article, each approach is characterized and its strengths and weaknesses are pointed out. Then one type of input, metalinguistic input, is identified, and the three approaches are compared with respect to their claims concerning the metalinguistic needs of the learner.