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Krashen's monitor hypothesis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Editor in our brain that tells us our
utterances are correct.
It is developed through language exposure.
Implication: provide students with rich language experiences
Krashen's natural order hypothesis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Predictable order for
acquiring language.
Implications: can't be altered. Provide meaningful language exposure. Concentrate
on the message.
comprehensible input hypothesis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔L2 is acquired faster when
message is understood.
Implications: Input that is too advanced won't be learned, must use scaffolding
strategies, visuals, familiar topics, context cues, modified speech (motherese)
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CI + 1: Comprehensible input + one - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Similar to zone of proximal
development. L2 is acquired with input just beyond their level of competence.
Implication:Introduce new concepts that are just one step beyond what they already
know.
L2 acquisition - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It's subconscious. Focused on communication and
message.
Implication: provide comprehensible input in a meaningful context. Use scaffolds
in a supportive environment
7 principles of SLA - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. functional
2. varies
3. implies learning a second culture
4. long-term process
5. needs meaningful context and interaction
6. L1 contributes to L2
7. multilinguism is societal asset
acquisition vs learning - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Learning is knowing about language.
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Acquisition is subconscious, It's use for meaningful conversation
Implications: provide meaningful, comprehensible input to help acquisition. Make
input comprehensible through scaffolds and use of background knowledge.
affective filter - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔barrier that increases with high anxiety. High
affective filter has negative effect on L2 acquisition.
Implications: Low anxiety facilitates language acquisition. Overt correction raises
affective filter. Need positive, comfortable,welcoming environment.
natural approach - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔We develop L1 and L2 BICS similarly. Both
L1 and L2 go through the 4 PEPSI stages. Content over form
Implications: avoid overt error correction, drills, scripted dialogues. Don't force
speech. Provide comprehensible, interesting input
Stage 1 - Preproduction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Characteristics: Silent period.Minimal
comprehension.
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NBPTS ENL Assessment 2025/2026
Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Guaranteed Success | Already Rated A+
Krashen's monitor hypothesis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Editor in our brain that tells us our
utterances are correct.
It is developed through language exposure.
Implication: provide students with rich language experiences
Krashen's natural order hypothesis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Predictable order for
acquiring language.
Implications: can't be altered. Provide meaningful language exposure. Concentrate
on the message.
comprehensible input hypothesis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔L2 is acquired faster when
message is understood.
Implications: Input that is too advanced won't be learned, must use scaffolding
strategies, visuals, familiar topics, context cues, modified speech (motherese)
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CI + 1: Comprehensible input + one - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Similar to zone of proximal
development. L2 is acquired with input just beyond their level of competence.
Implication:Introduce new concepts that are just one step beyond what they already
know.
L2 acquisition - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It's subconscious. Focused on communication and
message.
Implication: provide comprehensible input in a meaningful context. Use scaffolds
in a supportive environment
7 principles of SLA - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. functional
2. varies
3. implies learning a second culture
4. long-term process
5. needs meaningful context and interaction
6. L1 contributes to L2
7. multilinguism is societal asset
acquisition vs learning - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Learning is knowing about language.
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Acquisition is subconscious, It's use for meaningful conversation
Implications: provide meaningful, comprehensible input to help acquisition. Make
input comprehensible through scaffolds and use of background knowledge.
affective filter - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔barrier that increases with high anxiety. High
affective filter has negative effect on L2 acquisition.
Implications: Low anxiety facilitates language acquisition. Overt correction raises
affective filter. Need positive, comfortable,welcoming environment.
natural approach - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔We develop L1 and L2 BICS similarly. Both
L1 and L2 go through the 4 PEPSI stages. Content over form
Implications: avoid overt error correction, drills, scripted dialogues. Don't force
speech. Provide comprehensible, interesting input
Stage 1 - Preproduction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Characteristics: Silent period.Minimal
comprehension.
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