Question

According to the Monitor Hypothesis, which system is responsible for initiating speech?

• A. Monitor system
• B. Acquisition system
• C. Learning system
• D. Affective Filter

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Acquisition system

• In Krashen's Monitor Hypothesis, the acquisition system is the utterance initiator — it's the subconscious system that generates fluent, natural language.

• The learning system, by contrast, functions as a monitor or editor that can make corrections only when specific conditions are met (enough time, focus on form, and knowledge of rules).