Teaching English to Young Learners

In one or two sentences, summarize the Critical Period Hypothesis.

Mention one of the reasons why the Critical Period Hypothesis is considered to be controversial.

Select all the options that could be part of the description of the learner variables concept.

• Psychological constructs

• Same for all learners

• Unique learning experiences and perceptions

• Some of them are affect, aptitude and learning styles

Motivation is an affective variable. One type of motivation is instrumental, which is driven by the ____ reasons a person has to learn something.

Which one of the following options represents an example of integrative motivation?

• Learning a language to have access to better job opportunities

• An interest for learning about the culture of the members of the target language

• Learning a language to improve one's academic performance

• A desire to obtain a professional qualification that requires learning the target language

Explain the difference between learning styles and learning strategies.

What learner variable can you identify in the following example?

Two classmates got the same overall score on an English test. One of them stood out in the speaking section of the test, whereas the other one excelled in the writing section. They just concluded that they are better in different aspects of the language.

• Learning styles

• Creativity

• Aptitude

• Affect