According to Stephen Krashen's 'Affective Filter' hypothesis, how do emotional anxiety and low self-confidence impact language learning?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. They raise the mental barrier

  1. Step 1: A high affective filter (caused by anxiety, embarrassment, or stress) acts as a mental wall. Step 2. When the filter is low (low-stress, supportive environment), input flows freely into the brain's acquisition processor. Answer: They raise the mental barrier. Why not the others: Anxiety impedes rather than accelerates retention; emotions have a profound demonstrated impact; anxiety does not fix errors.

Practise more Language Acquisition and Literacy Pedagogies.

Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination mock tests.

All Language Acquisition and Literacy Pedagogies questionsTake a mock test

More Language Acquisition and Literacy Pedagogies questions