CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘Mental Block’ prevented comprehensible input from being used for acquisition because of these factors EXCEPT
A
low motivation
B
high anxiety
C
social activities
D
lack of self-confidence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Low motivation, low self-esteem, anxiety, introversion and inhibition can raise the affective filter and form a ‘mental block’ that prevents comprehensible input from being used for acquisition.

Detailed explanation-2: -The affective filter is a metaphor that describes a learner’s attitudes that affect the relative success of second language acquisition. Negative feelings such as lack of motivation, lack of self-confidence and learning anxiety act as filters that hinder and obstruct language learning.

Detailed explanation-3: -This well-known theory, first presented by Stephen Krashen in the 1970s, is initially based on 5 Hypotheses: The Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis, the Monitor Hypothesis, the Input Hypothesis, the Affective Filter Hypothesis, and the Natural Order Hypothesis.

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