INTAKE

In language acquisition, “intake” refers to the language input that learners are exposed to and potentially acquire. Here are some examples of the three different views of intake:
1. Product view: This view focuses on the end result of the language acquisition process. The product view of intake assumes that language learners have a finite amount of language input that they can acquire, and that their acquisition is complete when they have reached this limit. An example of this might be a teacher who designs a language course with a specific set of learning outcomes, and believes that the students’ intake will be limited to the language input provided in the course materials.
2. Process view: This view focuses on the ongoing process of language acquisition, and assumes that learners are constantly modifying their internal mental representations of language as they encounter new language input. The process view of intake suggests that learners can continue to acquire new language input even after they have reached a certain level of proficiency. An example of this might be a student who learns new vocabulary words from reading books or watching TV shows in the target language.3. Quantitative view: This view focuses on the amount of language input that learners are exposed to, and assumes that the more input they receive, the more likely they are to acquire the language. The quantitative view of intake suggests that language learners can benefit from exposure to large amounts of input in a variety of contexts. An example of this might be a language immersion program, where students are exposed to the target language for several hours a day in a range of different situations.