Interaction hypothesis

Interaction hypothesis in second language acquisition

1. Interactional hypothesis

2. The Interaction hypothesis   -> Second Language Acquisition by face-to-face interaction

3. 1980 Michael Long

4. There are two forms of the Interaction Hypothesis :

5. The interaction hypothesis claims that comprehensible input is important for language learning. (increased when learners have to negotiate for meaning)

6. Interactions often result in learners receiving negative evidence. learners receiving more input from their interlocutors than they would otherwise.

7. interactions may serve as a way of focusing learners'  attentio n on a difference between their knowledge of the target language and the reality of what they are hearing

8. Primacy of interaction

9. Larsen-Freeman / Long: interaction is not necessary for language acquisition Gass and Selinker it may also function as a priming device

10. Ellis  notes that interaction is not always positive The role of interaction in language acquisition is a complex one

11. Interactionist /developmental perspectives Cognitive and developmental psychologists -> innatists place to much emphasis on the ‘final state’.

12. Developmental psychologists and psycholinguists have focused on the interplay between the innate learning ability of children and the environment in which they develop.

13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HekZlFJ-9Uc

14. Works Cited Ellis, Rod (1984).  Classroom Second Language Development: A Study of Classroom Interaction and Language Acquisition . Oxford, UK: Pergamon .  Long, Michael (1985). "Input and Second Language Acquisition Theory ". In Gass , Susan ; Madden , Carolyn .  Input in second language acquisition . Rowley , Mass : Newbury House . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HekZlFJ-9Uc