https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu Brady Crites' Action Research Padlet Wall - EDU 501 en-us 2019-05-15 01:58:42 UTC 2025-10-19 10:33:40 UTC hello@padlet.com bcrites1 https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362362238 Based on what I've read, comprehensible input seems to be language that is understood by listeners despite them not understanding all the words and structures in it. I suppose the idea is that giving learners this kind of input helps them acquire language naturally, rather than learning it consciously via the use of non-contextual vocabulary lists and grammar worksheets.]]> 2019-05-22 00:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362362238 bcrites1 https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362362420 2019-05-22 00:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362362420 bcrites1 https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362363212 2019-05-22 00:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362363212 bcrites1 https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362363281  "Language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules, and does not require tedious drill." 

"Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language - natural communication - in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding." 

"The best methods are therefore those that supply 'comprehensible input' in low anxiety situations, containing messages that students really want to hear. These methods do not force early production in the second language, but allow students to produce when they are 'ready', recognizing that improvement comes from supplying communicative and comprehensible input, and not from forcing and correcting production." 

"In the real world, conversations with sympathetic native speakers who are willing to help the acquirer understand are very helpful." ]]> 2019-05-22 00:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362363281 bcrites1 https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362364505 2019-05-22 00:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362364505 bcrites1 https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362364764

What is Comprehensible Input?

How effective is the CI teaching method when compared to traditional methods (vocabulary memorization, direct grammar instruction, translation exercises, etc.)?

What data already exists that may support or oppose the theory of CI?

How is CI taught? What does a CI classroom look like?

How can I go about collecting data on my findings?

• Perhaps by having students use journals/diaries or giving them rating scales, as suggested by Mills (2018, p. 110)

]]> 2019-05-22 00:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362364764 bcrites1 https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362365769 As a German teacher, I have heard a lot of talk within my profession of the benefits of "Comprehensible Input" or "CI" in language education. My knowledge of the theory is limited, but I know it is becoming increasingly popular nationwide. My goal with this project is to research the effectiveness of this theory and investigate the ways in which it can enhance my classroom and ultimately benefit my students and I.]]> 2019-05-22 00:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362365769 bcrites1 https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362366537 The episode below explains in further detail what Comprehensible Input is. Perhaps I can use this in my research...]]> 2019-05-22 00:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362366537 bcrites1 https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362375478

Lack of sufficient time within the curriculum to incorporate more CI style learning events

Potential loss of quality instruction from a teacher (me) who has limited experience teaching with CI techniques

Student and parent disengagement or skepticism of the new learning style

Difficulty producing data-collection tools that are 1) reliable, 2) non-biased, and 3) effective measurements of the success/failure of Comprehensible Input language education

]]> 2019-05-22 01:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/362375478 bcrites1 https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/363574206 2019-05-26 18:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bcrites1/w3avdmsjttgu/wish/363574206