True or False?: The Monitor Hypothesis suggests that conscious grammar knowledge can only edit or “polish” language, not create fluency.
True
True or False?: According to the Natural Order Hypothesis, learners acquire language structures in a random order, depending only on how teachers present them.
False – The order is predictable and independent of instruction.
Why might “caretaker speech” (the way parents talk to children) be useful for language acquisition?
Because it provides comprehensible input, often tied to the “here and now,” with context that helps children understand.
In which hypothesis the performer must be consciously concerned about correctness?
The monitor hypothesis
In your own words, explain what happens when a learner’s affective filter is high.
The learner might understand input, but due to anxiety, low confidence, or lack of motivation, the input doesn’t lead to acquisition.
The Input Hypothesis says learners acquire language when they… a) Memorize grammar rules and vocabulary lists. b) Receive input that is just beyond their current level of competence. c) Practice speaking from day one. d) Focus on producing
b) Receive input just beyond their level (i+1).
According to Krashen's construct of i+l, how learners make their language acquisition progressed?
When the input is beyond their current level of language competence
Which of the following best illustrates the Affective Filter Hypothesis? a) A student learns faster because they repeat rules aloud. b) A student understands input but cannot acquire it due to high anxiety. c) A learner memorizes vocabulary
b) Anxiety or low motivation blocks input from reaching acquisition.
In the Input Hypothesis, “i” stands for the learner’s __________, and “i+1” represents __________.
current level of competence; the next stage of acquisition.
True or False?: According to the Input Hypothesis, speaking is the cause of language acquisition.
False – Speaking is the result of acquisition, not its cause.
Give one example of a teaching method supported by the Input Hypothesis.
Total Physical Response (TPR), the Natural Approach, Suggestopedia, immersion programs, sheltered content teaching, extensive reading.