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Long’s Interaction Theory. Learner must be active conversational participants who interact and negotiate with the type of input they receive in order to acquire language. Long’s Interaction Theory.
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Long’s Interaction Theory • Learner must be active conversational participants who interact and negotiate with the type of input they receive in order to acquire language.
Long’s Interaction Theory • Negotiation of Meaningrefers to “exchanges between learners and their interlocutors as they attempt to resolve communication breakdown and to work towards mutual comprehension.
No Negotiation?! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7rm-yadkGY
Discussion • Do you have experience on negotiating with other people in a foreign language to reach mutual comprehension?