CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Menezes (2013) the acculturation theory, Krashen’s model, and the sociocultural theory all incorporate a strong emphasis on the social experiences one has with the language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although there is a huge number of SLA theories and hypotheses, I will briefly summarize only eight of them: behaviorism, acculturation, universal grammar hypothe-sis, comprehension hypothesis, interaction hypothesis, output hypothesis, sociocultural theory and connectioni-sm.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Five Stages of Second Language Acquisition Students learning a second language move through five predictable stages: Preproduction, Early Production, Speech Emergence, Intermediate Fluency, and Advanced Fluency (Krashen & Terrell, 1983).