Comprehensible Input

Abstract

Comprehensible input is closely aligned with Krashen's input hypothesis, and while the theoretical framework no longer enjoys the status it once did, providing learners with comprehensible input is seen as a necessary part of second language acquisition. In addition to input being comprehensible, it must also be meaning‐bearing. Research findings have demonstrated that learners can acquire new vocabulary, morphology, and syntax from comprehensible input. Teachers have various linguistic and extra‐linguistic means at their disposal to help make the language they address to learners more comprehensible.