The document outlines a class on didactics of English taught by Professor Nahir Aparicio at Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador. It discusses the main representatives of the Natural Approach to language teaching, Tracy Terrell and Stephen Krashen, and some of the principles and theories of the Natural Approach, including the importance of input, meaning, and developing basic communication skills through exposure to language.

1. UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA EXPERIMENTAL LIBERTADOR
INSTITUTO PEDAGÓGICO DE CARACAS
DEPARTAMENTO DE IDIOMAS MODERNOS
PROGRAMA DE INGLÉS
CÁTEDRA DE LINGUISTICA
DIDÁCTICA DEL INGLÉS
Professor:
Nahir Aparicio
Participant:
Pérez, Veruska
Caracas, November 2011

2. MAIN
REPRESENTATIVES
Tracy Terrell and Stephen Krashen
They agreed that in the Natural
Approach, there is an emphasis on
exposure, or input, rather than
practice; optimizing emotional
preparation for learning.

3. Some principles:
 Language is view as a vehicle for communicating
meanings and messages.
 The nature of language emphasizes the primacy of
meaning.
 Students need to understand input language.
 Formula “I + 1”
 Natural Approach assumes a lingusitic hierarchy of
structural complexity.
 The Importance of vocabulary is stressed.

4. THEORY OF LEARNING
a) The Acquisiton/Learning Hypothesis
(unconscious process)
b) The Monitor Hypothesis (conscious process)
c) The Natural Order Hypothesis (predictable
order)
d) The Input Hypothesis (exposure to
language)
e) The Affective Filter Hypothesis (attitudinal
variables)

5. “ Natural approach is primarily designed to develop basic
communication skills – both oral and written”