Influenced by Chomsky's  and the cognitive psychology, people became more and more interested in the mental process of human beings.

 is probably the main trend dominating the language teaching profession today.

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Directions: The two questions in this section are to be answered on the basis of your own teaching experience as well as the theoretical knowledge you’ve learned. Ten points are given to each question. 

What are the trends brought by applied linguistic research since the 1960s?

After the world war, Audiolingual Method was met with enthusiasm in  and then elsewhere in the world.

Answering the following questions briefly.

​Who designed the notional syllabus?

If the mother tongue and the target language have the same linguistic habits, the positivewill occur and the target language learning process will be facilitated. 

Krashen’shypothesis maintains that learners acquire language by understanding messages. 

According to behaviorists, the linguistic habits are formed through identifying and strengthening the  between stimuli and responses.

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Skinners and his like hold that the linguistic habits are formed through identifying and strengthening the  between stimuli and responses.

Krashen and Terrell stated, “Only when people understand messages in the target language can  take place.”

 believes that this natural order of acquisition is independent of the order of rules taught in the classroom.

Krashen believes that language acquisition refers to the process in which the language learners develop their language  through natural communications in the target language.

The input hypothesis claims that the best way to teach  is to focus on listening.

Krashen believes that this natural order of  is independent of the order of rules taught in the classroom.

The cognitive theory suggests that language acquisition involves constant practice until is achieved.

The monitor theory was put forward by Stephen Krashen in the 1970s.

When discussing the factors which determine the degree of acculturation success, Schumann maintains that the and psychological distances play a decisive role. 

The affective filter hypothesis attempts to account for the variation in  of language acquisition among individuals of the same group.

The affective filter hypothesis attempts to account for the variation in speed of language acqquisition among  of the same group.

The monitor theory was put forward by in the late 1970s.