Affective filter hypothesis is one of Krashen's five hypotheses on Second Language Acquisition (SLA), and it states that a number of affective variables play a very important role in Second Language Acquisition. B...Affective filter hypothesis is one of Krashen's five hypotheses on Second Language Acquisition (SLA), and it states that a number of affective variables play a very important role in Second Language Acquisition. Based on the introduction of affective filter hypothesis, this paper will analyze the significance and shortcomings of this hypothesis.展开更多
As the world is becoming more and more connected,the education system needs to provide each learner with an equal opportunity for success.Measures should put in place to ensure that obtaining an education is made poss...As the world is becoming more and more connected,the education system needs to provide each learner with an equal opportunity for success.Measures should put in place to ensure that obtaining an education is made possible for all students,including foreign students,such as English speakers in China and Chinese speakers in the United Kingdom.The biggest obstacle to making this dream a reality is that very few educators are sufficiently equipped to understand the foundational knowledge with regards to teaching learners of speaking a different language from the regional language,raising the need for target language acquisition.This paper will look into the Acculturation model of second language acquisition and Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition.Since educators are increasingly being forced to teach students speaking foreign languages understanding second language acquisition is very important.Understanding the process of second language acquisition may be important to educators and enable students in second language acquisition.展开更多
文摘Affective filter hypothesis is one of Krashen's five hypotheses on Second Language Acquisition (SLA), and it states that a number of affective variables play a very important role in Second Language Acquisition. Based on the introduction of affective filter hypothesis, this paper will analyze the significance and shortcomings of this hypothesis.
文摘As the world is becoming more and more connected,the education system needs to provide each learner with an equal opportunity for success.Measures should put in place to ensure that obtaining an education is made possible for all students,including foreign students,such as English speakers in China and Chinese speakers in the United Kingdom.The biggest obstacle to making this dream a reality is that very few educators are sufficiently equipped to understand the foundational knowledge with regards to teaching learners of speaking a different language from the regional language,raising the need for target language acquisition.This paper will look into the Acculturation model of second language acquisition and Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition.Since educators are increasingly being forced to teach students speaking foreign languages understanding second language acquisition is very important.Understanding the process of second language acquisition may be important to educators and enable students in second language acquisition.
