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INPUT- BASED STRATEGIES
1 Input based strategies rest on the idea that learning occurs primarily through exposure to
2 language input in the form of written or spoken texts and language descriptions. Input is
3 seen as a sine qua non of learning. Two distinct subcategories of input-based strategies
4 can be identified. The first is premised on the idea that input is sufficient for learning and the
5 second on the idea that input needs to be followed by student output for learning to occur.
6 In this strategy, students are primarily provided with language input inasmuch as exposure
7 to it is understood to promote learning. Learning comes about as the students see evidence
8 (sometimes also termed positive evidence) of how language works or how language is used
9 in workplace, academic, or professional target environments. Students do not need to be
10 pushed into immediate production in order to learn.
(BASTURKMEN, H. Ideas and options in English for specific purposes. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers, 2006. pp.114-115)
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