TEFL
leanguage hypothesis:
– Input hypothesis: „n+1“ → content always one step ahead of the current level
– constantly evolving
– challenge → might raise motivation
affective filter:
– a filter blocks information from being received
– filter must be taken down so information can be processed
– input becomes intake
monitor hypothesis:
– students check their utterance before speaking, checking for mistakes and errors
– self- correction
– needs plenty of time to pull of
identity hypothesis:
– L2 is learned like L1
– L2 is learned in different steps since learners already know their L1. This has become very
important for primary school language classes.
– Not correct in many points
contrastive hypothesis:
– L1 mistakes and errors make their way into the L2
– learning difficulties are the same: grammar, vobaulary, spelling
– exact errors and mistakes cant be forseen, but there can be a distinction made limiting the
possible mistakes, e..g. Student xy struggles in german grammer, might aswell struggle in
english grammar
Interlanguage hypothesis:
– most popular and beliefed to this day
– allwos mistakes → able to improve upon
leanguage hypothesis:
– Input hypothesis: „n+1“ → content always one step ahead of the current level
– constantly evolving
– challenge → might raise motivation
affective filter:
– a filter blocks information from being received
– filter must be taken down so information can be processed
– input becomes intake
monitor hypothesis:
– students check their utterance before speaking, checking for mistakes and errors
– self- correction
– needs plenty of time to pull of
identity hypothesis:
– L2 is learned like L1
– L2 is learned in different steps since learners already know their L1. This has become very
important for primary school language classes.
– Not correct in many points
contrastive hypothesis:
– L1 mistakes and errors make their way into the L2
– learning difficulties are the same: grammar, vobaulary, spelling
– exact errors and mistakes cant be forseen, but there can be a distinction made limiting the
possible mistakes, e..g. Student xy struggles in german grammer, might aswell struggle in
english grammar
Interlanguage hypothesis:
– most popular and beliefed to this day
– allwos mistakes → able to improve upon
