TOPIC 2 A SEC

According to the behaviourist theory, how do children learn to speak a language?

• By imitating sounds and vocabulary

• By being exposed to comprehensible input

• By developing conceptual ability

• By using their language acquisition device (LAD)

Who proposed the theory of innatism in language acquisition?

• B.F. Skinner

• Jean Piaget

• Stephen Krashen

• Noam Chomsky

What is the main alternative account to the theory of innatism?

• Cognitivism

• The Input hypothesis

• Behaviourism

• The Monitor Model

Which theory of second language acquisition views L2 learning as the acquisition of a complex cognitive skill?

• Cognitivism

• Behaviourism

• Innatism

• Krashen's Monitor Model

According to Chomsky, what is language?

• A form of behaviour

• A set of finite rules

• A subconscious process

• A conscious process

What is the 'Monitor hypothesis' in Krashen's Monitor Model?

• A device that learners use to edit their language performance

• A predictable order of acquiring language rules

• The process of acquiring language through comprehensible input

• The use of contextual information and extra-linguistic knowledge

According to the Input hypothesis, how do people acquire languages?

• By imitating sounds and vocabulary

• By using their language acquisition device (LAD)

• By developing conceptual ability

• By being exposed to comprehensible input

What is the 'Affective-filter hypothesis' in Krashen's Monitor Model?

• The process of acquiring language through comprehensible input

• A device that learners use to edit their language performance

• The influence of emotional factors on language acquisition

• The subconscious process of language proficiency development

What is the main limitation of the behaviourist theory in explaining second language acquisition?

• It does not explain the use of the 'Monitor' in language performance

• It does not consider the role of comprehensible input

• It does not account for the natural order of language rule acquisition

• It does not fully explain all facets of language acquisition

What is the main tenet of Krashen's 'acquisition vs. learning' hypothesis?

• Learning leads to acquisition

• Acquisition is more successful and longer lasting than learning

• Learning results in explicit knowledge of language forms

• Acquisition is dependent on the teaching of grammatical rules