According to Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition, Krashen recommends keeping learners' 'affective filter' in check, to reduce anxiety in learning a new language. How can a teacher achieve this?

A) By creating a formal situation where learners are expected to produce perfect utterances

B) By constantly correcting learners' language errors

C) By creating a friendly classroom environment that is supportive and enabling

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Ashlyn Shea

20 February, 08:04

According to Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition, Krashen recommends keeping learners' 'affective filter' in check, to reduce anxiety in learning a new language. How can a teacher achieve this?

A) By creating a formal situation where learners are expected to produce perfect utterances

B) By constantly correcting learners' language errors

C) By creating a friendly classroom environment that is supportive and enabling

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Darrell Ruiz · Answer 1

C) By creating a friendly classroom environment that is supportive and enabling

Explanation:

According to Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition, a teacher can keep learners' 'affective filter' in check by creating a friendly classroom environment that is supportive and enabling. Second language acquisition does not require according to Krashen's theory a tedious drill of grammatical rules. It is important to have a meaningful interaction in the target language creating a friendly atmosphere in the classroom.