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Question 1

What is the focus of Input Processing in Second Language Acquisition?

Answer 1

Processing and comprehending language input as a crucial component of language learning.

Question 2

What is meant by ‘Comprehensible Input’?

Answer 2

Exposure to language input slightly beyond learners’ current proficiency level.

Question 3

What do learners attend to during comprehension?

Answer 3

Both the grammatical form and meaning of language input.

Question 4

What increases the likelihood of language feature acquisition?

Answer 4

Salience or noticeability of language features in the input.

Question 5

What is the purpose of Processing Instruction?

Answer 5

To help learners notice and process specific linguistic forms and structures.

Question 6

What does Input Enhancement involve?

Answer 6

Highlighting, underlining, or providing explicit information to draw attention to specific language features.

Question 7

Fill in the blank: Learners need _______ to facilitate language acquisition.

Answer 7

Comprehensible Input

Question 8

True or False: Attention to form and meaning is not important in language comprehension.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

List the key characteristics of Input Processing in Second Language Acquisition.

Answer 9

• Comprehensible Input
• Attention to form and meaning
• Noticeability and salience
• Processing instruction
• Input enhancement