CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Krashen is most widely known for his “comprehensible input” hypothesis, which suggests that learners acquire language by taking in and understanding language that is “just beyond” their current level of competence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monitor Hypothesis states that the learner is consciously learning the grammar rules and functions of a language rather than its meaning. This theory focuses more on the correctness of the language. To use the Monitor Hypothesis properly, three standards must be met: The acquirer must know the rules of the language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stephen Krashen is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Southern California. He is best known for his work in establishing a general theory of second language acquisition, as the cofounder of the Natural Approach, and as the inventor of sheltered subject matter teaching.

Detailed explanation-4: -theory of second language acquisition consists of five main hypotheses: the Acquisition-Learning hypothesis, • the Monitor hypothesis, • the Natural Order hypothesis, • the Input hypothesis, • and the Affective Filter hypothesis.