QUIZ ON PROPONENTS: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORY OF STEPHEN KRASHEN

According to Krashen, acquisition is a subconscious process while learning is conscious.

There is no "silent period" when learning a new language, during which students listen to the sounds of the language but do not speak or express it.

According to Krashen, language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules and does not require tedious drill.

Is the statement below true or false?

“If i represents the language learner's current level of proficiency in the foreign language, then i + 1 represents the next stage along the growth continuum. As a result, if the goal is to help the language learner progress in their tasks, it is critical to offer comprehensible input (i + 1) to the student/learner.”

What factors influence a student's success in acquiring a second language?

Which of the following is NOT one of Krashen’s hypotheses for Second Language Acquisition Theory?

It pertains to one of Krashen’s hypotheses wherein “learning is the conscious effort to develop language. Acquisition is the unconscious development of language via exposure. Krashen believes that only acquisition results in true language proficiency.”

What hypothesis of Krashen best describes the definition below?

“It states that learners acquire language when they are exposed to input at i+1, where i is the current state or stage of language proficiency.”

Which of the 5 hypotheses of Krashen refers to the practical result of the learnt grammar?

The _______________ hypothesis says that knowing grammar can help students to correct their speech and writing under certain conditions.

In the affective filter hypothesis, which of the following must a learner be equipped with in order to succeed in acquiring the second language?

The _______________ hypothesis suggests that the grammatical elements of a language are acquired in a predictable sequence that cannot be altered by focusing on certain features.