Precepts of the Natural Approach by Justin Saldana https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3 Provide a definition & an example of: Comprehensible Input Low Affective Filter Meaningful Communication en-us 2021-09-15 22:10:25 UTC 2025-10-23 21:49:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Comprehensible input: input that is easy to understand EX: picture Low Affective filter: variables relating should be low in anxiety, high in motivation, and high in self confidence EX: not forcing student to speak until the are ready "pre-production stage" Meaningful communication: meaningful teaching strategies such as TPR, gestures, and pictures. https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3/wish/1744306384 Fatima, Maria, Pam ]]> 2021-09-16 00:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3/wish/1744306384 Definitions melissafurstman https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3/wish/1744308043 Comprehensible input: Input/ language use where students understand most/ at their acquisition level. 
Low Affective Filter: Students self-confidence in relation to using language.
Meaningful Communication: Communicating with a meaningful message (example- using personal connections and things the other person can relate to.)
- Melissa and Veronica]]> 2021-09-16 00:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3/wish/1744308043 Denise & Roxane https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3/wish/1744310622 Comprehensible Input - people acquire language when they receive messages that are understandable. They can't speak before they're ready. Early speech is typically not accurate.

ex-"language at someone's level"

Low Affective Filter - a number of affective variables play a facilitative, but non-causal, role in second language acquisition.

ex- when the level of concern is the right amount the learning is optimal because if it's too high there is anxiety and if it's too low then there's boredom.

Meaningful Communication - the communication among language learners that focuses on the message that they want to convey instead of the form.

ex - teaching students fact vs opinion and the students giving examples.]]> 2021-09-16 00:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3/wish/1744310622 Alyssa & MacKenzie https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3/wish/1744318761 comprehensible input: students require language when they receive messages that are understandable and at their level
ex: visual sentence board

low affective filter: variables that relate to the success in learning a second language
ex: if workload is too much it causes high anxiety

meaningful communication: a skill set that can be developed with both practice and courage
ex: open communication within a classroom to make students feel comfortable, constant language exposer amongst peers ]]> 2021-09-16 00:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3/wish/1744318761 Cynthia and Nancy https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3/wish/1744321271 Comprehensible Input :people acquired language when they understand it. An example will be day to day language with peers.

Low Affective Filter: When learning the language they go through filters (anxiety, motivation, and self-confidence). An example can be student in a higher grade level, speaking in front of classroom, or reading aloud.

Meaningful Communication: communication that makes sense with gestures, pictures, and prompts to make them understand and engage them. An example is give me thumbs up when is meaningful .]]> 2021-09-16 00:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jsaldana0/iqrsqs99eih7xye3/wish/1744321271