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2 thoughts on “Krashen on Transparency”
From above:
“Transparent input is input in which the acquirer understands every word, or at least has the feeling of understanding every word. There is, in other words, no “noise” in the input. Also, in transparent input, the listener or reader is certain of what each word means, that is, ALL the semantic features of each new word are clear.”
…Flying = moments when input is completely transparent (or nearing transparency) for the students = students experiencing the magic buzz of AUTOMATICITY: getting it without thinking in L1. THAT is the real magic that got us all into language learning – feeling like we are flying for the first time in L2…so cool.
The whole advantages/disadvantages thing seems more like a Krashen brainstorm to me…I don’t see “transparent input” as having advantages or disadvantages (as if it were a technique or something), but more as a descriptor of the flying sensation that some of us have been trying to get a handle on as of late…
…[transparency] does not allow the acquisition of vocabulary or grammar through context, which is necessary for acquirers to get the full meaning of words (beyond a synonym or translation)….
I don’t even know what this means. I think that it is Krashen’s brainstorming and your comments helped me see that, Brian. Krashen likes to attach his ideas to a single word. CI worked, all the keywords of his various hypotheses work, transparency may not. It’s his lack of actually standing in front of kids day after day, possibly. I like the way you hogtied the term as a “descriptor of the flying sensation” above, Brian. That’s pretty much it for me too. Thanks. I can let that go now.