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Date Posted: 20:47:41 04/16/07 Mon
Author: Aline Costa
Subject: Peer editing to Viviane

The importance on (Wwe) Input in language learning

In some aspects the L1 and L2 learning are similar. (P) As the input process that occurs in both ways of language learning. Although this (Bwe), (V)is important to say that they occur in different environments. It is also possible to separate the input in the memorial representation and the unconsciously acquired language, according to the Input hypothesis (Krashen 1982-1985). It is important to explain that input consists in i +1, that means the previous knowledge plus something new. Every time (Bwe) there is learning the input is present (Wvf). The input process is in all learning strategies and without it, (P) learning is not possible.
There are some types of inputs as the baseline input that according to Ellis is “The kind of input that native speakers provide when they talk to other native speakers.”(C) There is the negative input that as Robison says “Negative evidence is defined as evidence that some form or structure is ungrammatical, while positive evidence is evidence that some form or structure is grammatical.” These two sorts of input show that this really exists in L1 and L2 learning. And this fact proves the importance of input on language acquisition.
The negative input only happen (Wvf) on the L2 acquisition.(P) It is claimed that a learner who receives a negative input is better succeed on language learning. This means that the input received in L1 acquisition can never be negative. According to the learnabilty model a native language is learned by every normal human (Robison; 2001). This model indicates two states of learning, the initial, which is related to the input and the final, which is the grammar acquisition. The input in L1 acquisition consists essentially of utterances in context addressed to the learner, especially by caregivers and siblings. So we can say that input helps not only the learning process but also helps to improve the accuracy in a language.
There are two kinds of acquisition (P) the intentional and the incidental. The intentional acquisition occurs when the learner learn(Wvf) the L2 because he studied it (Ellis, 1999). This kind of acquisition involves long-term memoring (Sp) and also knowledge to extract grammatical information. In addiction, to learn by input }(V) is necessary to pay attention to that input. When important information is transmitted by input, it is necessary to be clear and also the learner needs to be attentive to somehow memorize the information. After the input process the student needs to intake the information(P) this mean to understand. Later(P) the learner pass(Wvf) to the output process, which is the process where the knowledge acquired is used. Doing this, happens(Ww/e) the incidental acquisition as Ellis state that “Incidental acquisition occurs, with [or] without awareness, when learners are primarily concerned with trying to communicate.” Because of the communication involved on incidental acquisition it is more liked to have more input in relation (Ww/e)with the negotiation of meaning the exists on conversations.
To sum up, input is a language learning process that consists in learning/acquiring information (i + 1). This process happens on L1 and L2 learning, but only in the L2 that the negative input occurs. This kind of input is fundamental in L2 learning. It was also debated that there is no language learning without input and that this is the most efficient category on language learning. It is clearly most common to happen on casual or classroom conversation as the incidental acquisition. Even this does not eliminate the fact that input also occurs on grammar and vocabulary acquisition, for example, meaning that it also occurs on classroom or self-study practices. It is the case of intentional acquisition. On this essay is showed the presence of input on language learning.

Vivis,
I can see you've worked hard and it's something really good. Congratulations!!! But I had some problems to get your point in some sentences and also in the conection between your ideas. My comments are brief, but I'm sure we'll find time to talk about our texts and we'll be able to share our ideas, so that we improve our work, right?
Hugs,
Your friend Aline Costa

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