Stephen Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition

"Language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules, and does not require tedious drill." Stephen Krashen

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According to Dr. Krashen's acquisition theory, acquiring language is the product of a subconscious process. It is very similar to the process children undergo when they acquire their first language. Students have meaningful interactions in the target language, in the form of natural communication, in which students are concentrated not in the form of what they are saying, but in the communicative act. Krashen also believes learners with high self-confidence and a low level of anxiety are better able to succeed in language acquisition. Students need this "low affective filter" so they do not experience a mental block which could prevent comprehensible input from being used to acquire the new language.