Linguist and educator Stephen Krashen proposed the Monitor Model, his theory of second language acquisition, in Principles and practice in second language acquisition as published in 1982. According to the Monitor Model, five hypotheses account for the acquisition of a second language: Acquisition-learning hypothesis Natural order hypothesis Monitor hypothesis Input hypothesis Affective filter hypothesis However, […] More
Stephen Krashen is a linguist and educator who proposed the Monitor Model, a theory of second language acquisition, in Principles and practice in second language acquisition as published in 1982. According to the Monitor Model, five hypotheses account for the acquisition of a second language: Acquisition-learning hypothesis Natural order hypothesis Monitor hypothesis Input hypothesis Affective […] More
Stephen Krashen is an educator and linguist who proposed the Monitor Model as his theory of second language acquisition in his influential text Principles and practice in second language acquisition in 1982. The Monitor Model posits five hypotheses about second language acquisition and learning: Acquisition-learning hypothesis Natural order hypothesis Monitor hypothesis Input hypothesis Affective filter […] More
The Monitor Model as proposed by Stephen Krashen in his influential text Principles and practice in second language acquisition in 1982 posits five hypotheses about second language acquisition and learning: Acquisition-learning hypothesis Natural order hypothesis Monitor hypothesis Input hypothesis Affective filter hypothesis The following sections offer a description of the second hypothesis of the Monitor […] More
Linguist and educator Stephen Krashen proposed the Monitor Model, his theory of second language acquisition, in Principles and practice in second language acquisition published in 1982. Influenced by the theory of first language acquisition proposed by Noam Chomsky, the Monitor Model posits five hypotheses about second language acquisition and learning: Acquisition-learning hypothesis Natural order hypothesis […] More
Little Mabel blew a bubble, and it caused a lot of trouble… Such a lot of bubble trouble in a bibble-bobble way. For it broke away from Mabel as it bobbed across the table, where it bobbled over Baby, and it wafted him away. I have been reading to my daughter since she was a […] More
In addition to mama, daddy or dada is another common first word among babies. Until your baby can talk, however, you can teach your baby the sign for the words father, dad, daddy, and papa in baby sign language with the following description and video. The sign is identical in American Sign Language for all four […] More
Mama is often one of the first words that a baby will learn to speak. Until your baby can stalk, however, you can teach your baby the sign for the words mother, mom, mommy, and mama in baby sign language with the following description and video. The sign is identical in American Sign Language for all […] More
Baby sign language refers to the use of a signed language with preverbal babies. Using sign language with babies is nothing new. Parents, siblings, and other caregivers have always communicated with preverbal child using hand motions, gestures, and facial expressions. After a study in 1989 by Linda Acredolo, PhD, and Susan Goodwyn, PhD, however, a […] More
I just saw a commercial for a rather ridiculous product: Your Baby Can Read! Early Language Development System. After watching infants and toddlers “read,” I just had to visit the Your Baby Can Read! website and find more information on this new educational system. Right away, the homepage boasts that Your Baby Can Read! increases […] More
