An Application Research of Krashen's Input Hypothesis to English Listening Teaching in High School

Abstract

Listening, speaking, reading, writing and viewing are crucial for every English learner. As one of those skills, listening plays an important role in daily communication and interaction. Moreover, listening is considered a receptive skill, and the process of input runs through the whole process of language learning. However, in the current educational setting, high school English listening is often not sufficiently emphasized. Krashen's Input Hypothesis focuses on the comprehensibility, interest, relevance, and sufficient amount of language input, which is important and necessary for English language learners, and which has implications for English listening teaching. This thesis attempts to reveal what problems exist in the English listening classroom and how teachers can teach English listening efficiently from the perspective of Krashen's Input Hypothesis.