Tipo: capítulo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: tecnología educativa

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We have not exploited the most obvious and inexpensive uses of technology in language education, but are instead encouraged to spend substantial amounts of money using ineffective and even untested commercial programs. None of these programs that we have seen makes a serious attempt to provide language students what they need the most: compelling comprehensible input. We present here some promising attempts to use technology in an inexpensive and still very helpful way.

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Tipo: capítulo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: adquisición de segundas lenguas

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The main rivals to the input or comprehension hypothesis are the skill-building and comprehensible output hypotheses. Studies claiming to show that the skill-building hypothesis is correct consist of studies of the impact of grammar instruction and error correction. These studies show only that instruction and correction have a modest impact on tests in which subjects are focused on form. Comprehensible output is rare, and there is no evidence supporting its efficacy.

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