INPUT- BASED STRATEGIES

Input based strategies rest on the idea that learning occurs primarily through exposure to language input in the form of written or spoken texts and language descriptions. Input is seen as a sine qua non of learning. Two distinct subcategories of input-based strategies can be identified. The first is premised on the idea that input is sufficient for learning and the second on the idea that input needs to be followed by student output for learning to occur. In this strategy, students are primarily provided with language input inasmuch as exposure to it is understood to promote learning. Learning comes about as the students see evidence (sometimes also termed positive evidence) of how language works or how language is used in workplace, academic, or professional target environments. Students do not need to be 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)