The Din

The Din according to Dr. Krashen who states in his book Insights and Inquires into Second Language Teaching, Immersion and Bilingual Education Literacy, Selected Essays: If the "Din" creates a sort of language craving in students "we are led to the hypothesis that language acquisition is a natural and enjoyable process for anyone as long as the right kind of input is provided (Krashen, pg. 41, 1985). A din is noise, usually a noise that you cannot understand. Krashen noticed that he sometimes experienced a “din” or involuntary mental rehearsal in languages that he was studying.

Yesterday was his sixth day in class.  I noticed that he was singing songs in an unintelligible language….could it be The Din at work.  I didn’t say anything to him, but I was listening and enjoying his made-up songs.