CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Role of Grammar in Krashen’s View The only instance in which the teaching of grammar can result in language acquisition (and proficiency) is when the students are interested in the subject and the target language is used as a medium of instruction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although Krashen (2009; Krashen 2014) rejects grammatical sequencing in language instruction when the goal is language acquisition, his Natural Order hypothesis acknowledges that some grammatical structures tend to be acquired early while others late.

Detailed explanation-3: -Krashen is most widely known for his “comprehensible input” hypothesis, which suggests that learners acquire language by taking in and understanding language that is “just beyond” their current level of competence.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Krashen, in terms of foreign language performance, there are two fundamental approaches: acquisition and learning. The acquisition seems to be an authentic and natural process of languages like people acquire their native language as a child through genuine exposure and natural communication.