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affective filter  

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  • With the publication of the book The Natural Approach in 1983, Stephen Krashen and Tracy Terrell introduced a five-hypothesis model, known as the monitor model, that describes their view of the second-language acquisition process. In addition, they proposed a curricular approach designed to ensure an environment that would provide optimal conditions for language learning, known as the natural approach. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Affective Filter]

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