The Case Against Comprehensible Input (5 Arguments)

Описание: This is going to be controversial.

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References
White, L. (1987). "Against Comprehensible Input: the Input Hypothesis and the Development of Second-language Competence." Applied Linguistics, 8(2), 95-110.
McLaughlin, B. (1987). Theories of Second Language Learning. London: Arnold.
McLaughlin, B. (1978). "The Monitor Model: Some Methodological Considerations." Language Learning.
Gregg, K. (1984). "Krashen's Monitor and Occam's Razor." Applied Linguistics, 5, 79-100.
Spada, N., & Tomita, Y. (2010). "Interactions between type of instruction and type of language feature: A meta-analysis." Language Learning, 60(2), 263-308.
Shintani, N., Li, S., & Ellis, R. (2013). "Comprehension-based versus production-based grammar instruction: A meta-analysis of comparative studies." Language Learning, 63(2), 296-329.
Lightbown, P. M., & Spada, N. How Languages Are Learned. [Multiple editions referenced]
2021 analysis - "Was Krashen right? Forty years later" noting Monitor Theory criticisms

Large-Scale Research Studies
Study of 669,498 participants - Critical period research showing adults vs. children learning differences

Researchers and Their Institutional Affiliations
Lydia White - McGill University (James McGill Professor Emeritus of Linguistics)
Barry McLaughlin - UC Santa Cruz (Professor Emeritus of Psychology)
Merrill Swain - University of Toronto/OISE (Professor Emeritus)
Michael Long - University of Maryland (Professor of Second Language Acquisition, deceased 2021)
Bill VanPatten - Michigan State University
Rod Ellis - University of Auckland (Distinguished Professor)
Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell - M.A. in Linguistics, University of South Carolina

Theories and Hypotheses Referenced
Swain's Output Hypothesis - Research on French immersion programs in Canada
Long's Interaction Hypothesis - Research on negotiation and meaningful interaction
VanPatten's Processing Instruction - Research on input processing and learner biases
Schmidt's Noticing Hypothesis - Research on conscious awareness in language learning

Additional References
Kevin Gregg's 1984 analysis - Quote about "serious flaws: undefined or ill-defined terms, unmotivated constructs, lack of empirical content and thus of falsifiability, lack of explanatory power"
Individual differences research - Studies showing working memory capacity, language aptitude, and cognitive style explain 30-70% of variance in learning outcomes

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