THE NATURAL APPROACH
THE NATURAL APPROACH Background & History Natural Approach believes that adults can still acquire second languages. The ability of language acquisition does not disappear as we grow up. Adults also acquire language by following the principles of Universal Grammar. In the book, Mr. Krashen and Mrs. Terrell consider their approach as a traditional method. 1997 “A proposal for a “new” philosophy of language teaching called the Natural Approach” Attemp to incorporate the “naturalistic” principles identified in L2 Acquisition Stephen Krashen Applied linguistic at the University of Southern California. They both elaborated a Theoretical Rationale for the Natural Approach. Krashen’s influential theory of L2 acquisition. The Natural Approach: Language acquisition in the classroom (1983) 1. The Acquisition Learning Hypothesis: · Acquisition: Is as developing competences by using language for re...