LLT 307 UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
second language learning environment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔learning the language of
the community your in, there is extensive exposure to the language outside of the classroom
foreign language learning environment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔learning a language
other than the one of the community your in, exposure to language is limited outside of the
classroom and there are limited opportunities to interact with native speakers
contrastive analysis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔errors as a result of transfer from a learners
L1
Error analysis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔considers what learners are actually doing with
the language, decoding miscues
interlanguage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a learners developing L2 system, it may be target
like in someways rather than others, it may have some characteristics from the L1 and it is
dynamic
avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔learners will often avoid structures they are
unconfident in, so considering what is not said is as important as analyzing what is said
stages/sequences of development - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔like L1 learners, L2 learners
go through predictable stages in acquiring certain complex linguistic structures. it refers to
progress within one complex morpho-syntactic structure
input - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔language a learner is exposed to during communication, it
is essential to L2 learning, we must modify input to make it comprehensible
Krashen's Monitor Model/Input hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔SLA requires
comprehensible input, the ideal level of input was 1 level above that of the learner
learner knowledge(i)
(i+2)=no learning
, (i-1)=no learning
(i+1)= learning
Acquisition/learning hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔acquire language through
exposure, learn through conscious attention
monitor hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔draw upon what has been acquired during
spontaneous communication
natural order hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔SLA unfolds in predictable sequences
comprehensible input hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔acquisition occurs when
language is comprehensible and contains i + 1
affective filter hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a metaphorical barrier that prevents
learners from acquiring language even when appropriate input is available (refers to anxiety
or negative attitude associated with poor learning outcomes)
Output - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔produced by language learner, it forces learners to move
from comprehension to syntactic use, allows for hypothesis testing, and promotes noticing the
gap in the interlanguage
interaction - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the conversations learners participate in, directs
learners attention to problematic areas of language(noticing the gap)
negotiation for meaning - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔process in which in an effort to
communicate, learners and competent speakers provide and interpret signals of their own and
the others perceived comprehension, thus provoking adjustments to linguistic form,
conversational structure, message content, or all three, until an acceptable level of
understanding is achieved
negative evidence - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔refers to information provided about incorrect
usage (typically through feedback)
CORRECT Answers
second language learning environment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔learning the language of
the community your in, there is extensive exposure to the language outside of the classroom
foreign language learning environment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔learning a language
other than the one of the community your in, exposure to language is limited outside of the
classroom and there are limited opportunities to interact with native speakers
contrastive analysis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔errors as a result of transfer from a learners
L1
Error analysis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔considers what learners are actually doing with
the language, decoding miscues
interlanguage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a learners developing L2 system, it may be target
like in someways rather than others, it may have some characteristics from the L1 and it is
dynamic
avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔learners will often avoid structures they are
unconfident in, so considering what is not said is as important as analyzing what is said
stages/sequences of development - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔like L1 learners, L2 learners
go through predictable stages in acquiring certain complex linguistic structures. it refers to
progress within one complex morpho-syntactic structure
input - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔language a learner is exposed to during communication, it
is essential to L2 learning, we must modify input to make it comprehensible
Krashen's Monitor Model/Input hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔SLA requires
comprehensible input, the ideal level of input was 1 level above that of the learner
learner knowledge(i)
(i+2)=no learning
, (i-1)=no learning
(i+1)= learning
Acquisition/learning hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔acquire language through
exposure, learn through conscious attention
monitor hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔draw upon what has been acquired during
spontaneous communication
natural order hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔SLA unfolds in predictable sequences
comprehensible input hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔acquisition occurs when
language is comprehensible and contains i + 1
affective filter hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a metaphorical barrier that prevents
learners from acquiring language even when appropriate input is available (refers to anxiety
or negative attitude associated with poor learning outcomes)
Output - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔produced by language learner, it forces learners to move
from comprehension to syntactic use, allows for hypothesis testing, and promotes noticing the
gap in the interlanguage
interaction - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the conversations learners participate in, directs
learners attention to problematic areas of language(noticing the gap)
negotiation for meaning - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔process in which in an effort to
communicate, learners and competent speakers provide and interpret signals of their own and
the others perceived comprehension, thus provoking adjustments to linguistic form,
conversational structure, message content, or all three, until an acceptable level of
understanding is achieved
negative evidence - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔refers to information provided about incorrect
usage (typically through feedback)
