CTET PAPER II 2019 · PYQ · Language Pedagogy / Krashen's Theory · medium
This is assumed to be a major difference between language acquisition and learning.
A.Language acquisition is natural and language learning is deliberate/instructed.✓ Correct
B.Language acquisition happens at an early stage while language learning takes place later.
C.Language acquisition always happens in mother tongue and language learning happens in the second language.
D.Language acquisition is meaning formation and language learning is making meaning.
Explanation
According to Krashen's Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis, language acquisition is a subconscious, natural process similar to how children pick up their first language, while language learning is a conscious, deliberate process involving explicit instruction about rules and structures. This is the fundamental distinction. The other options confuse acquisition/learning with age, language type, or meaning-making, which are not the core differences.
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